When delete won't do it...

[tisatashar]

There are times when I need to copy folders from one drive to another - particularly an external HDD. Later, when I need to delete or transfer that folder it sometimes registers as corrupt.

Now no matter what I do I can't get rid of those folders by deleting or shredding. Re-formatting is the only way I know... so far.

How can I easily kill a folder that is immune or insubordinate to the "DELETE" instruction?

[gerardwil]

You can try KillBox

http://spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/

Gerard

[GlobalForce]

Hi tisatashar,

Have you taken into account the "attributes" of file's contained in those folder's (system, hidden, etc ...)?
Quick overview - http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy06.htm

You might try from within a cmd shell (http://www.ss64.com/nt/) (as I suspect you've been using copy/delete from the simple file/edit menu's) if no such file's are present.
Traverse (cd) drive's employing the /d switch, copy using the /v switch, delete individual file's with del and it's switches, rd for folder's.

System or hidden file's involved? XP ship's with xcopy (http://www.ss64.com/nt/xcopy.html).


GF

[Franklin]

The surest way to delete any folder is to boot from a Bart PE live cd and navigate around the hard drive with the A43 File Management Utility.

[Genady Prishnikov]

You might give Unlocker a try. It's free and I find it useful very often.
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/