Annoying folder keeps restoring itself on my desktop

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melodic777

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Just wondering if you have any clue on how I can stop this madness.........I had a folder on my desktop (Win XP) and when I remove to recycle bin.......the forkin thing keeps going back to my desktop, even after I empty the contents of the recycle bin. I have searched for everything related to the name of the folder and deleted all off my PC in hopes that it won't connect itself wrongly to another similarly named file/folder
Any ideas?
Thanks
~Randy
 
Welcome to hardwareforums!

What is the name of this folder?
What files are in it? (or is it empty)
 
Impotence said:
Welcome to hardwareforums!

What is the name of this folder?
What files are in it? (or is it empty)
Click to expand...

it was a folder I created to put music my old band was doing in......I deleted all of the songs so it is now empty but still named what it was after the band that the music was for. I've tried to delete in safe mode, shift Delete, deleting and restarting without clearing recycle bin......
 
OK, i have no idear why its happening but here's a few things to try!

- Rename the folder, Then delete it
- Where any programs (ie Mp3 encoders, Audio editors) using files inside it? (its possible that that program is re-creating the folder...).

When does the folder re-appear? (does it re-appear immediately or when you re-start?)
 
Impotence said:
OK, i have no idear why its happening but here's a few things to try!

- Rename the folder, Then delete it
- Where any programs (ie Mp3 encoders, Audio editors) using files inside it? (its possible that that program is re-creating the folder...).

When does the folder re-appear? (does it re-appear immediately or when you re-start?)
Click to expand...

Tried renaming and deleting a minute ago and its back already.....sometimes it comes back quicker than others. I used windows media player to play the songs inside the folder. I tried "Simple File Shredder" and it didn't work either apparently.
 
Try deleting in command line.

Open command line (Start > Run > then type cmd and press enter)

It should show what directory you're in like:

C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME>_

Type RMDIR Desktop\FolderName

(where FolderName is the name of the folder you want to delete)

Try that and see what happens, just another way of deleting but I don't think it's been mentioned / tried yet.
 
i don't think desktop flickering is related to the problem, thats probably just a low refresh rate (Htz) and a high desktop resolution (1600 x 1200, 1280 x 1024) for your monitor

does it stay deleted when deleted from the command line ?

if not try deleting it in safe mode & immediatly delete from recycle bin then reboot
 
I'd try all of the possible options in both safe mode and normal mode to see what happens. Just to make sure you've covered it all.
 
after you delete in safe mode, could you restart and again load in safe mode and see if the folder appears again.
 
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