Windows 10: Unable to delete folder due to 'File Not Found Error" in Safe Mode

Hello. I am trying to delete a folder in my C drive. When i click on the folder to delete I get the error "Could not find this item. Verify the location and try again".


I have tried restarting and I have tried deleting the file through the command prompt directory. I have tried to delete it both as a file/folder and from the short name in the directory. When I tried deleting it as a file/folder using del/rmdir, it says the file cannot be found. When I tried using the short name, I respond Y and hit enter and the CMD flashes, but nothing happens and the file is still there. I have also tried repeating this process in Safe Mode with no luck.


I felt like I have exhausted all of the tips I could find online so i thought id try asking here. Any help is appreciated. Thanks,

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Can't delete folder!

have you tried using safe mode to delete it? i dont know what you had in it, but i have tried to delete files that said they had nothing in them from the program files folder and it said "DUNK" and NO but i was able to delete them from safe mode

 

Unable to delete files or folder

I am using windows 10 pro version 1903 and I need to delete a folder containing about 6 files and 4 sub folders.

When I click delete, I get the following error:




I am then prompted with a dialog where I enter the administrator username and password.

I then get the following error:



and it's saying it wants permission from my user account. I would have thought that if I log in as an administrator, this would have more permissions than I do!!

I keep going around in a circle with windows wanting permission after permission and I just cannot delete these files or folders; they all behave the same.

I have tried under safe mode but I get the same and I have tried changing ownership too but I still keep getting asked for permissions. I have also tried inheriting permissions from a folder further up but this doesn't do anything either.

I am limited in that I cannot install any software due to domain restrictions so is there any other way to delete this folder and files?

Thanks

 

Can I delete this unknown file safely?

Well then simply erase (Shift + Del) the $RECYCLE.BIN folder of that drive, I just find it odd that Windows doesn't pick up the drive's recycle bin when you connect it.
And yes it's completely safe to delete the whole $RECYCLE.BIN folder, it wont affect any of the other files/folders on the drive, and whenever you delete (Del) another file it will be re-created.