Weird Problem When Deleting

[glenn71x]

I am having a weird problem that is making me crazy. When I try to delete certain directories that I dont want anymore, I am getting a message cannot delete because files are in use or open etc. They are not open anywhere. They are just directories of MP3 files, not anything important. I even booted into safe mode and tried to delete a bunch of these directories and it STILL wouldnt let me. What is going on here? Do I have a virus or something preventing me from deleting? It is making me batty. Any help is appreciated!

Thanks

 

[LiLithTecH]

Have you tried booting to a 'Command Prompt', navigating to the "Root"
directory where the directorie(s) reside, then try deleting?

Do the directorie(s) have any special characters used in them?

 

[glenn71x]

Yes I just tried that and even in Command Promt it is Saying "This Process can not access the file because it is being used by another process"

Hmmm Any suggestions..this is so strange...

 

[lenjack]

Did you try it in safe mode?

 

[glenn71x]

Yup, In my original post I stated I already tried it in safe mode. This is crazy. I was able to delete all the files in the directory, but it wont let me delete the directory entirely.

 

[Gustavus]

There is a little program called KillBox that I have used several times to remove files Windows wouldn't allow me to delete -- even in safe mode.
You can get it here:

http://www.scancomplete.com/download/killbox/

Hope this helps.

 

[glenn71x]

Thanks ! Great tip, it has removed almost everyone of those directories...still some stubborn ones. Damn Id love to know what is causing that, so weird!