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Question

cannot delete files

Oct 22, 2018 11:16PM PDT

Hi
i downloaded 2movie files with the avi extension, but now i cannot move, rename or delete them, they will not even play and instead a random music file in my folder will play instead. i ran malware programs, antivirus programs, used hijack this, trying to delete them and other force delete programs.
I used command prompt and even booted in with a Linux disk, tried file shredding software and still cannot delete the files.
One can see them, but when you want to delete them you get message like, not valid file or file name, file cannot be found etc,so i am worried is it, say a Trojan, how can I delete them, they take up about 2gb space on my hard disk.
Thanks

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Re: delete files
Oct 23, 2018 12:53AM PDT

If you can't even delete them from Linux, I'd do a chkdsk in Windows first.

Sometimes you can do it by moving all other files out of the folder, and then delete the folder.

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Kees is correct
Oct 23, 2018 5:50AM PDT

They may no longer exist, but still be registered in the file table as being there. Only correcting that with chkdsk /r /f will fix it.