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Weird folder won't delete.
So I've had this weird folder for quite a while now. I haven't a clue where it came from, or how it even got on my PC. I've tried 2-3 programs specifically for deleting undeleteable folders/files and they haven't worked. This is an external hard drive so "reinstalling" isn't going to solve anything, and I have no where to put 400 gigs of data. It's not THAT big of a deal, but I really want to get rid of it.. As you can see it has a character which isn't allowed on windows, So I really don't know how it possibly got onto my computer? (for anyone wondering, the blanked out folder is an inappropriate band name)
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F:\music\x|k. Is the location. Thanks for the response. |
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Oh, and about malware... it was just a supposition, since usually you cannot put some invalid characters in a file/folder name. |
You don't type the commas. That's just twocows using proper grammar. And, it's not weird with both of those. Those are okay programs, but not great. MalwareBytes is better for spyware, in my opinion, and Avira is better than MSE.
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Did you try installing MalwareBytes, and running a scan to remove it?
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Forgot to ask... what's the external drive file system?
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EDIT: I just finished the malwarebytes scan and it appears that X|K is a band, cause I saw mp3s in the folder... So it's not spyware... 160,000+ files and nothing detected. http://www.last.fm/music/x|k Apparently a chiptune artist. Maybe I got him off 8bitpeoples. None the less, I want to get rid of it. |
Batch script won't work. I have a few suggestions.
1. Try making a new folder and moving the x|k folder into it, then deleting the folder you moved it into. 2. Try booting into a Linux live CD and deleting it from a terminal instance. 3. Use DelInvFile to delete it. Google it to find it. |
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Have you tried renaming the folder and then deleting it?
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Insert the Ubuntu Live CD. Find your external hard disk through the file explorer and remember the file path to that folder. type:
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Alright guys, Thanks it worked. Specifically Twocows and Advanced.. Thanks to everyone else for helping too though.
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