Windows 10: Can't delete folders

I have a video downloading app that I use frequently. I download music videos from You Tube and group several intoa music video or extract the audio and put those together. On three occasions I created separate folders for differentgenre music, downloaded the clips in those folders, did my editing, then deleted the clips but not the folders.Now, when I access my video file, those three folders are still there but empty.When I try to delete them, I get thisI've searched throughout my computer but cannot find these folders. If I go to the link given, the 4K downloader file is there but none of 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:

 

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.

 

Delete a file folder.

In such cases it is often possible to use this 3-step process:

1. Move the folder to C:\
2. Reboot
3. Delete the folder