HELP - Recycle bin

[jk666uk]

question i can't delete files on my computer

when i go in to recycle bin
i click on empty recycle bin

then i get a message saying
confirm yes / no
are you sure you want to delete these 12 items

i click yes

then i get this message comes up saying
error deleting file or folder
cannot delete file:
canot read from the source file or disc

so my question is their anything i can do
to delete these files ?
thanks

 

[jts963]

question i can't delete files on my computer

when i go in to recycle bin
i click on empty recycle bin

then i get a message saying
confirm yes / no
are you sure you want to delete these 12 items

i click yes

then i get this message comes up saying
error deleting file or folder
cannot delete file:
canot read from the source file or disc

so my question is their anything i can do
to delete these files ?
thanks

I had this problem once when some deleted files got cross-contaminated or something. Try deleting them one at a time. If that doesn't work, restart your computer, I think you'll find the recycle bin empty then. if that doesn't work, I don't know how to solve the problem.

 

[jk666uk]

I had this problem once when some deleted files got cross-contaminated or something. Try deleting them one at a time. If that doesn't work, restart your computer, I think you'll find the recycle bin empty then. if that doesn't work, I don't know how to solve the problem.

try it doesn't work its been like this for 2 days now
thanks anyway

its just the 12 files are 12gb in size , and its a lot of room on my computer

 

[the_jimmy_james]

Remove them from the Recycle Bin. Then, select them, hold down Shift and press the Delete key on your keyboard. This will remove the files, bypassing the Recycle Bin.

Windows has worked that way since 1995... why don't people know things like that?

 

[MistressValerie1]

You may have disk corruption. If nothing else works, try a disk check by going to Start -> Run, then type chkdsk /r, then click OK, then choose Y in the DOS box which will appear, then press Enter, then reboot. Windows will scan the entire hard drive for physical errors and repair affected files. (This will take an hour or more, but it worked for me recently when I was getting strange error messages on a very old hard drive.)

 

[jk666uk]

You may have disk corruption. If nothing else works, try a disk check by going to Start -> Run, then type chkdsk /r, then click OK, then choose Y in the DOS box which will appear, then press Enter, then reboot. Windows will scan the entire hard drive for physical errors and repair affected files. (This will take an hour or more, but it worked for me recently when I was getting strange error messages on a very old hard drive.)

cool thanks MistressValerie it was all that chkdsk /r stuff

 

[jk666uk]

Remove them from the Recycle Bin. Then, select them, hold down Shift and press the Delete key on your keyboard. This will remove the files, bypassing the Recycle Bin.

Windows has worked that way since 1995... why don't people know things like that?

and cool thanks The Inner Jamie , i didn't know about hold down Shift and press the Delete key , will be useing that now