SpotCheckBilly,

Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.

Is the recycle bin empty before deleting the folder?  Some users have used a program called "UnLocker" that seems to delete folders that wont delete.

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I had a problem with not being able to delete a folder. Try booting up in safe mode and deleting the folder. Safe mode doesn't load anything and if this folder has a virus or spyware in it it could launch on startup. Hope this helps.

Thanks so much for the responses.

@DELL-Jesse L.: yeah, I've tried just about everything I could think of. I've heard good things about UnLocker but have never used it. I'll give it a shot. I figured I could use Pocket Killbox, too but that just seemed a little drastic. So is this just one of Vista's quirks?

Edit: just tried to download UnLocker. NOD32 flagged it and would not allow the download.

@woolwv: You are absolutely correct in that I could probably delete the folder in Safe Mode. That, too, seems a little drastic. Considering the fact that I created the folder myself and there's nothing in it, I'm pretty safe in thinking that it is not infected with anything. Here's another little odd thing with this situation. I use CCleaner to clean my temp files and one of the cool features of this program is that when you run it from within the recycle bin (right-click context menu), you can set it to "shred" files and folders by making multiple passes. Even set at the maximum number of passes, the folder just kept coming back.

I guess I will go the Killbox route first and if that doesn't work I'll try the Safe Mode option. Thanks again for the responses. -- SCB  :emotion-11: