Gh0st_Slay3r Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 So I created a folder on my desktop yesterday and turned out I didnt need it. I forgot about it and then today I came to delete it but cannot and cant even open the folder :/ Here is when I try to delete it - And here is when I try to open it - Any ideas how to get rid of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokturnis Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Maybe try logging in through safemode. might let you access it that way. but that is 100% a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenmu Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Try refreshing your desktop or restarting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourdee Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 services.msc, make sure "application experience" is started and running. Scandisk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PublikDomain Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 If you have to you can always go through command line, but I had a similar problem myself and I fixed it by refreshing my desktop. Didn't even know my desktop could refresh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gh0st_Slay3r Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 ahh well the file is gone.... I tried restarting like 5 times before but after booting in safe mode the file just disappeared lol. No idea what all that was about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourdee Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) ahh well the file is gone.... I tried restarting like 5 times before but after booting in safe mode the file just disappeared lol. No idea what all that was about. File/folder was locked at filesystem level (queued for deletion but not fulfilled). Will occur if "application experience" service is not running. - or - Filesystem damaged (hdd failure etc) Honestly, check the following if you want to really "fix" your issue. services.msc, make sure "application experience" is started and running. Scandisc. Edited August 10, 2013 by Fourdee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigloblam Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Safe mode is a great idea, its one of the best tools for windows that you could ever ask for. Also, when i run into situations like that and cant do it any other way, I usually pop in a Linux Live USB, and i do whatever i need with that. Linux doesnt give a damn about windows security or file locations or anything. With just my Live USB, i've saved the data of literally hundreds of computers where windows is either dying, or is dead. As long as its not a bad hardware issue, Linux to the Rescue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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