can not delete a file inside the Prefetch folder , help

[mantra]

Hi
sadly dragging the firefox icon , i did a mistake and i did drag it inside the Prefetch folder

now i have lots of *.pf folder
and a file firefox.exe.lnk
and i can not delete and i can 't rename

how can i do it?
windows xp sp3 32bit pro

please help
thanks
cheers

[ABee]

Lots of files inside the Prefetch folder is not unusual.

Have you tried dragging it back to its original spot? Or highlighting it and choosing 'Edit-Undo move' if that's an available option?

What's the message you get when you try to delete it?

[siberianwolf]

in no particular order, you could try any of these;
1- try to delete it in safe mode,
2- restore an earlier created image,
3- use a linux live cd/dvd and access to the part of your hdd where the prefetch folder is located at and delete that file w/in linux.

[gerardwil]

Possibily WinPrefetchView from Nirsoft can help you.

Gerard

[InfinityAz]

Maybe unlocker (http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/) can help, though not sure.

[allizomeniz]

When I've had similar problems, sometimes for some strange reason it'll let me cut and paste to the desktop then delete from there. Worth a shot.

[mantra]

-{ Quote: "Maybe unlocker (http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/) can help, though not sure." }-
i used KillBox.exe and did the job
but just a bit afraid it could be malware

[mantra]

-{ Quote: "When I've had similar problems, sometimes for some strange reason it'll let me cut and paste to the desktop then delete from there. Worth a shot." }-
thanks sadly it did not work to me :(


-{ Quote: "Possibily WinPrefetchView from Nirsoft can help you." }-
thanks Gerard , cool program but it was not able to delete it

thanks to all

[LenC]

CCleaner has an advanced option to clear out older and unused prefetch data.