Berns

Thank you for both of your help. However, I still am unable to delete the
file. Fortunately, I can now see the file in the $recycle.bin. However, I
can not delete it. I've tried different administrator logins, but it still
says access denied. I've done the following commands to try and delete it:

del *.*
del *.qbw
del *rtdjfdg.qbw
del $rtdjfdg.*
del ?rtdjfdg.qbw

I have not tried to delete the folder that it sits in though. I have a
feeling that it will tell me that there is a file in that folder that I can
not delete. Thoughts?

Thank you again for your time and efforts in helping me out.

Take care,

Bernie

""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:

> Hello,
> Open an elevated CMD prompt.
> First run chkdsk on the volume to check for file corruption.
> if that doesn't help then try.
> from the root of the C drive.
> cd $recycle.bin
> now do a dir /a /s >c:\filelist.txt
> use notepad to open filelist.txt
> Look for files or folders with non-alphanumeric characters in them.
> try manually deleting those files or folders using wild cards (* or ? for
> example)
> For a file like D&lete.me you could try using del D?lete.me to attempt to
> delete the file
> The question mark replaces the single character that may be causing the
> isuse
>
> Thanks,
> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
>
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> |> Every time I start up the computer, I get an error message that says
> there
> |> was a corrupt file in the Recycle Bin would you like to delete it? I
> say yes
> |> and it says that it can't be deleted and asks if I would like to retry
> or
> |> cancel. If you hit retry it just circles back to the same question of
> |> wanting to retry or cancel. If you hit cancel, then the issue goes
> away,
> |> until you try to empty your Recycle Bin. Also something that is
> strange; if
> |> you open the Recycle Bin or look at the icon on the desktop, you'll
> notice
> |> that it's empty.
> |>
> |> I've checked the settings and have restored to the default settings.
> Any
> |> ideas???
> |>
> |> Thank you for your time!
> |>
>
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