Can not delete folders!?

I've got these three folders on my External hard drive that just appeared there over night. Heres a picture, its those three folders with numbered names:

When i go to delete them it says "Access Denied". When i go to change their security settings so that I can have access it says that i can not change security settings. It even says that the "owner" is unknown. Whats up with this? They couldn't possibly be uber-important system files because they are on my external hard drive which I often carry around with me.

Does anyone know a) what they are and b) how I can delete them.

Thanks,
Indybird

Run some virus, etc. scans.

have you tried re-booting? I've had this happen before and a re-boot freed them up.

I've restarted several times, and I scan for viruses automatically ever night @ 12:00PM, it still says the same thing after restarts and the virus scan hasn't found anything.

-Indybird

Go to http://www.gibinsoft.net/gipoutils/ and download the Move On Boot program. Install it, it add's a "delete on next system boot" option to the right click menu in explorer. It add's a delete command into the boot process before the OS has loaded. It will bypass any security measures you have and the file/folder will be gone forever so make sure you dont need the files.

This is also usefull for viruses ect that can be detected but not deleted with AV software.

ultimate boot disc 4 windows will give you full access to all files on a hard drive, even system volume info.

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Originally Posted by J-Roc

Go to http://www.gibinsoft.net/gipoutils/ and download the Move On Boot program. Install it, it add's a "delete on next system boot" option to the right click menu in explorer. It add's a delete command into the boot process before the OS has loaded. It will bypass any security measures you have and the file/folder will be gone forever so make sure you dont need the files.

This is also usefull for viruses ect that can be detected but not deleted with AV software.

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I tried that out and no luck, after I restarted they were still there. That is a very useful tool though, so I'll probably leave it installed. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Spawn-Inc

ultimate boot disc 4 windows will give you full access to all files on a hard drive, even system volume info.

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Where do I get a hold of this?

Thanks,
Indybird

I forget what it's called, but there's another program that lets you end whatever processes or programs are calling on a file so you can delete it.