Deleting the files corrupted in the recycled folder

I am running Windows XP and I have tried to run the defrag program.  The program will not work until the end because of corrupted files (4) in the recycled folder.  I can view the list of files by going to the command prompt, but no action that I have tried there will allow me to delete these files.  How can I delete these files in the recycled folder?

You have left out some important information and may not have read material thread the Tom very carefully.

Represents the drive on which this basket located in NTFS or FAT32 format?

On NTFS, XP drives, the name of the file from the Recycle Bin is DRIVE: \Recycler

On the FAT, XP drives, the name of the file from the Recycle Bin is DRIVE: \Recycled

(The name change again in Vista and Win 7, but you said you have XP)

If the drive is NTFS, it was converted to FAT32 or formatted directly?

If you used the CONVERT command to convert a drive to the FAT format on a disk formatted in NTFS, you will always have the directory drive: \Recycled old, but he is no longer the basket.  If this is the case, you can delete the whole directory (if ensure that a directory C:\Recycler exist, just in case) using rmdir /s in a command prompt window.

You can read all documents under the "basket" at http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

There are several methods to remove otherwise undeleteable files.  In ascending order of the drawbacks:

Method 1
Open a command prompt window (start > run > cmd > OK)
Type the following commands in the command prompt window and press ENTER after each line

CD C:\Recycled
ATTRIB s h - r *. *
Del *. *

If the last command was NOT successful, then

Method 2
1 always open method command prompt window, start the Task Manager
Find explorer.exe in the processes list, right-click and select end process
Return to the command prompt window and see if del *. * will now delete the files
If the files are deleted, return to the Task Manager, click on file > new task (run...), type explorer.exe, and then click OK.

If the files still do not remove, then

Method 3
Redemarrer restart in Safe Mode, and then follow the steps in method 1

If the files still do not remove, then

Method 4
Download the iso file to a live Linux such as Knoppixdistribution.
Burn a CD using a tool like the free ImgBurn
Boot from the CD (you may need to change the boot order in your BIOS)
Remove files from Linux

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