Can not delete folders!?

[Indybird]

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

[xRyokenx]

Run some virus, etc. scans.

[jdbnsn]

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

[Indybird]

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

[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.

[Spawn-Inc]

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

[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.

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.

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

Where do I get a hold of this?

Thanks,
Indybird

[Lord Ned]

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.