Minor annoyance - Seemingly invincible file I want to delete...

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A while back, my PC died, so I copied over a whole load of files. After the backup and reinstall, there was a folder in my %Appdata% backup that I didn't need, so I tried to delete it. I got some error saying it couldn't be deleted because the file I specified was not valid or too long.

Can't remember how, but now, long story short, it's somehow in my recycle bin, and I can't permanently delete it, so my recycle bin always shows as full. Which annoys me a great deal. Anal? Probably. But hey. It's irritating.

Not only can I not empty the recycle bin, but I can't even move it from the recycle bin to the desktop, or anywhere.

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Any ideas anyone? I'm baffled.
 
open command prompt with admin rights

rd /s /q C:\$Recycle.bin

Repeat for all drive letters

Make sure you type it in correctly




-to open cmd with admin rights, click start, type cmd, right click it and click 'run as admin'
 
open command prompt with admin rights

rd /s /q C:\$Recycle.bin

Repeat for all drive letters

Make sure you type it in correctly




-to open cmd with admin rights, click start, type cmd, right click it and click 'run as admin'


This did the trick, cheers guys :)
 
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