Can't delete files recovered with TestDisk
Posted: 25 Feb 2019, 03:40
Hello, everyone!
I extracted TestDisk (7.0 for Windows) from compressed archive and created "DESTINATION" folder inside it. Then I ran TestDisk to recover thousands of text files into that folder. I managed to delete almost all of the recovered files when I no longer needed them, but the folder itself together with a few files inside can't be deleted for some reason.
When I'm trying to delete the folder using Windows Explorer, I get "Could not find this item. This is no longer located in \testdisk-7.0. Verify the item's location and try again." And same goes for the two files inside.
Does anyone know what could cause this and how I can get rid of that folder? Would it even be properly erased when I reformat the disk (although I'm not planning on doing so in the near future)?
Your help is appreciated. Thank you.
I extracted TestDisk (7.0 for Windows) from compressed archive and created "DESTINATION" folder inside it. Then I ran TestDisk to recover thousands of text files into that folder. I managed to delete almost all of the recovered files when I no longer needed them, but the folder itself together with a few files inside can't be deleted for some reason.
When I'm trying to delete the folder using Windows Explorer, I get "Could not find this item. This is no longer located in \testdisk-7.0. Verify the item's location and try again." And same goes for the two files inside.
Does anyone know what could cause this and how I can get rid of that folder? Would it even be properly erased when I reformat the disk (although I'm not planning on doing so in the near future)?
Your help is appreciated. Thank you.