Windows 10: Anyone else suddenly delete an entire folder by accident and have no idea how??

Was just trying to delete a single file, but changed my mind after hitting DEL key... so I Ctrl+Z to undo, but... nothing happened, it didn't restore the file.. So I try Right Click menu and there is no option to undo delete, only undo rename... so I try that instead. But then an entire different folder not the file I was deleting! just vanishes. Neither file is later recycled... just permanently deleted. Bug or am I wrong about this??Using a formated 4 TB HDD, not a thumbdrive... usually everything goes to Recycle Bin... but the dev flight versions seem to be hiding it somehow??? You have t

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Trouble deleting a folder

Thanks for the suggestion but it says "delete folder failed for E:\....." for each folder I try.

*Confused

Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well hwell:

 

Suddenly reappear a deleted folder

I notices two other strange things.

1. The folder is not complete empty. It has also a folder inside. In this folder is exist also a empty folder.
2. I tried to move the 'Public' folder to wastebin and the I asked from Bitdefender to erase the waste bit. Bitdefender read this name wrong. See attachment.
3. When I confirm to delete it, it said that access denied - See second attachment.

PS: The folder name between the two screenshots is different because I restore the folder, change the name and move it back to wastebin.

 

Unable to delete a folder - Invalid folder name


Suggestion:

1. Run chkdsk x: /r to make sure that there's no HD corruption.
   x: is the drive containing the folder you want to delete.
2. Try to delete the folder again. If still does not work, go to step 3.
3. Download: Download - Linux Mint and create a bootable USB using: Rufus - Create bootable USB
4. Boot up with Linux Mint and try to delete the folder again.
   NOTE: Unlike WinPE. Linux does not have any Windows permission imposed to it so it is easier to delete.