There is a stupid “D…” file that came from a media download(it’s a trusted, highly rated Firefox addon, DownloadHelper) and it won’t go away because apprently… it doesn’t exist… it’s just a bunch of pixels stuck in my Downloads folder. It’s becoming very annoying. I can’t move it, I can’t rename it, I can’t copy/cut and paste it, and I can’t do ANYTHING with it but let it bring up a stupid error message claiming that it cannot be found.
Any help? Are there any ways to at least hide this?
Why the fuck does it matter?
Because it’s been in the folder for a week now and it’s getting annoying when I try to organize my downloads folder.
I suggest you move it to a rarely used location (c:\program files\undeletable files) and all such files you encounter because it might be sitting on a dead HDD block or a few. I’ve learned this with experience, sometimes you delete a file like this and some other file gets lost right after, as long as its not an .exe or .dll file (in which case it could be infected), just leave it there and don’t bother deleting it.
he cant move it.
Does this help?
https://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
I have used this program a few times with success, but I am not sure if it will work with files that do not really exist.
lol windows
Windows makes me wut sometimes.
Bolteh, SS, did you have anything to contribute to the discussion or were you just trying to troll?
Usually what happens when Windows can’t delete, move, or even “find” the file is that it’s currently in use; it’s possible that the file hasn’t finished downloading or such. Try the options ITT first and then if that doesn’t work, we can figure out why it doesn’t.
Suggestion - try deleting the file while in Safe Mode, or just End Task any process besides Explorer that is registered under your username (as opposed to System or Local Service). If that doesn’t work, try KillBoxor one of the other utilities mentioned above.
I had a similar problem on a MacBook. 
I cant believe Batz is the first to suggest safe mode lol. Safe mode should work, if not, its a more serious problem like a virus or some shit.
Last resort is booting dos and deleting it old school.
Delete system 32.
Malwarebytes has a file assassin tool (I think thats what its called…) that deletes anything. I think thats how I fixed this problem when I was in this same situation. If that doesnt work then I’m sorry because I dont remember how I deleted it…
The program Metritutus suggested should work for you because it did for me 4 months ago.
File Assassin, that program mentioned above, or install another copy of windows on another hard drive and just delete me file when the hard drive is not in use.
You know me well enough to realize that I never troll.
Have you tried deleting the file while in safe mode?
Btw, try deleting the file in safe mode.
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