How to delete non-deleted folders

[Togijak]

Normal rmdir /s works without any problem but there is a folder created from R-Undelete that cant be deleted

 

 

any idea how to remove / delete it?

[jano222]

Maybe with Unlocker?

[911]

Take ownership and try again

rmdir "Folder name" /S /Q

 

[Skunk1966]

have you tried removing that folder in safe mode?

[trufpal]

Happened to me before. I have an empty folder that couldn't be deleted. Tried all methods i could think off without luck.

 

Then i found iobit unlocker and surprisingly it could do the job easily. So you might want to consider to try this prog.

[Togijak]

@jano22 Unlocker did not work

@csc911 you did not look to the picture? that is what I try at this moment

@skunk1966 yes without any better results

@trufpal sounds in the first moment good but

 

[Skunk1966]

19 minutes ago, Togijak said:

@jano22 Unlocker did not work

@csc911 you did not look to the picture? that is what I try at this moment

@skunk1966 yes without any better results

@trufpal sounds in the first moment good but

 

open that folder and try to delete files inside one by one in order to find out which file is blocking deleting that folder

[Togijak]

@Skunk1966

 

I try but that way also don't work. I found this 

and used all the tools from there but nothing helps

 

 

 

 

 

[Kalju]

At first tell, why this folder at all is there (don't where, because You haven't said it).
Maybe You have R-Undelete installed and this folder is in use or locked or not empty etc?
Then tell, which Windows it is and exactly where this folder located.
Then is possible to say something at all. Even this may be, that there isn't any files, but You have not deleted icon cache and You see there icon thumbnail, not icon itself.
If so, then there isn't at all any folder, is only thumbnail. And then You trying to delete nonexisting folder. 

[Togijak]

 

@Kalju

 

1. It is a Win 7 x64
2. I used R-Undelete portable
3. R-Undelete creates a mirror from a deleted SD card
4. the full path is D:\WORK3~1\Deleted\BLOCK_~1\ORPHAN~1\CL8208~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\1\1\1\1\1\1\1\1\1\1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\DER_FA~1\der_Fall_Daschner
5. thumnails cleaned = there are folders

[911]

This will take some time but you can also download any Linux distributions with live cd like Linux Mint and try to delete this folder

[dee.pee]

Check if in the last sub-sub...sub-folder there is not an hidden file.

If yes try to delete it and maybe now you can delete the whole thing.

 

I already had this problem (still unsolved) with some folders and the only way I could found was ..... to hide the main folder itself .

So after a good spleeping night, I forgot the existence of that damn trouble.

 

Yes, I know it's not what you're expecting, but ....

[Kalju]

If so, open the folder, then enable to see hidden files and folders, if there is some, try to delete. If not possible to delete, try rename them,
Then rename this folder, if possible then move it for example on desktop or much better on other partition or USB drive. If it all possible, restart computer. 
After restart You can  probably delete it.  

NB! You do not have any R-Undelete installed or connected, otherwise it will make a new folder immediately.

[Togijak]

I found a way - I booted Tails and try first safe delete but after 5 minutes without any reaction my next try was to put it in trash. After reboot to Windows der folder is deleted

 

 

 

that is why we cal Windows in such situations in Germany Windoof and doof can be translated to stupid (but sounds better in German)

 

 

 

[Kalju]

In fact, the situation was then similar, what I said before - the folder had deleted already, but not a thumbnail and you saw it there. This usually disappears after a restart, but not always.
But remember this trick, what was advised above, it will help almost always.

Good luck in future.

[Togijak]

I am sorry but I have to inform you that my information was wrong - yes the folder was removed from Work 3 = it was empty but in the root of drive D. was a new folder .Trash. OK next try using Linux Mint DVD and that was the result

 

 

 

and now the trash just has a other name

 

 

I think the only way to remove this nonsense is to format this partition

[macnavarra]

i would try to rename the file(s) with a good renamer app or  with DOS based commands and the try to delete the file(s).

[Skunk1966]

1 hour ago, Togijak said:

I am sorry but I have to inform you that my information was wrong - yes the folder was removed from Work 3 = it was empty but in the root of drive D. was a new folder .Trash. OK next try using Linux Mint DVD and that was the result

 

 

 

and now the trash just has a other name

 

 

I think the only way to remove this nonsense is to format this partition

have you tried combofix yet?

[dee.pee]

Under Shadow Defender mode, I deleted 2 "very resistent" folders using EastTec Eraser (in its last version 12.9.x), and some hours after they didn't magically come back.

It's not necessary a proof, but it seems that it works, because generally folders came back after some minutes.

I can't tell you what could happend after a reboot as a restart will erase all actions I made under Shadow mode.

 

[Kalju]

If this folder will return, then should be somewhere that folder maker/user/owner. (it is so-called cause)
As long as the cause is not eliminated, it will return always. So do not try to delete the folder, which is in use.

Remove firstly the reason, why the folder is at all there.

[macnavarra]

2 hours ago, dee.pee said:

Under Shadow Defender mode, I deleted 2 "very resistent" folders using EastTec Eraser (in its last version 12.9.x), and some hours after they didn't magically come back.

It's not necessary a proof, but it seems that it works, because generally folders came back after some minutes.

I can't tell you what could happend after a reboot as a restart will erase all actions I made under Shadow mode.

 

there is system volume information + shadow copy Windows service that will keep restore you´re folders so in my opinion you shoul´d try to rename these folders and don´t mess with the attrib ownership of the folders  to del them.