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Resolved How to remove undeletable folders

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by andsaw, 2014/12/26.

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    andsaw

    andsaw Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    To cut a long story short, i had to do a system restore which didn't work for me, which i resolved anyway, i now have 2 folders one is Recycler and System Volume Information on my D and E drive it is also on my C drive but when you double click on the drive, they are yellowed out as well, every time i empty and delete using with a combo of FileAssassin and Unlocker, they come straight back, i have had a look around the internet but nothing seems to work, i am waiting for a new SSD in a few days with Windows 7 from xp, when i put win 7 on the new SSD would i be able to remove the D and E drive folders or would the win 7 attach itself to the folders, my C drive will be getting wiped and used for storage, hope this is in the right section.
     
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    TonyT

    TonyT SuperGeek Staff

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    Those dirs are created automatically by Windows. They are needed for Windows to properly function. They did not just show up after doing a system restore, they have been there since day 1.
     
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    Evan Omo

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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    Evan,
    that link is muerto!
     
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    Admin.

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    Works fine for me...
     
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    andsaw

    andsaw Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    They only appeared after doing the system restore, on the D and E drive which is storage never had them there, there was a diskeeper folder as well that was never there as well but that's not so stubborn, why would they get replicated on D and E drive, i know the recycler was configured together in the C drives recycle bin properties, but i did configure them seperately and would still get them replicated after deleting them, i haven't looked at the link yet, just come on and will have a nose bit later
     
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    SpywareDr

    SpywareDr SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Boot the computer from a Live USB (or CD/DVD) and delete whatever you like.

    A "Live" USB flash drive contains a complete bootable computer operating system (OS). When you boot a computer from it, this OS loads into, and then runs from the computer's memory instead of booting from the OS on your hard drive. This allows you to run a different OS without installing it or making any changes to your computer's current configuration.

    To create one of these, download an ISO file containing the OS you want to use, such as Ubuntu, Slax or Zorin, then use something like Rufus[/u] to burn that ISO file to a USB key/flash drive

    Now boot your computer from this USB key/flash drive and your computer will be running the OS on it instead of the one on your hard drive.

    When you're done, simply remove the USB key/flash drive and reboot your PC from the hard drive.​


    Warning: Be careful. One misstep can destroy your Operating System.
    Macrium Reflect Free - "The fastest disk imaging and cloning software! "
     
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    andsaw

    andsaw Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    That sounds like a good idea, the C drive is getting wiped anyway, and a SSD drive is replacing it with windows 7, and i could do that on the D and E drive before starting the new install.
     
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    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    Or you could probably go into Folder Option and "Hide" system files..
     
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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    Now it works for me as well. Temporary glitch ... :confused: ... I suppose!
     

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