Sateros Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 (edited) On my desktop, I have three "ghost files" which cannot be removed. I downloaded .torrent files and they were there among normal torrents. They came as a set of two with exactly the same name (which is strange!) with the size of 10 KB ~ 20 KB and they are easily removed. You can right-click on the "ghost files" to show properties , but unable to rename or delete because of zero size. I tried everything from CCleaner to AVG and no idea what to do. 1. They came in a set of two. 2. The ghost files. Edited February 10, 2012 by Sateros Re-edited by moderation. Do not replace the deleted images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodles Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 (edited) File names.. Have you tried deleting them in Safemode? Or with some unlocker/remover software like Unlocker? You also may have virus/malware on your PC, so you should scan for viruses while in Safemode. Edited February 7, 2012 by nodles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sateros Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Of course I did Safemode and also EMCO MoveOnBoot. MoveOnBoot says "it may not exist", apparently it could not find them because of zero size. But I try Safemode scan which I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted February 7, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 7, 2012 Make a folder on the desktop and see if the files will drag into it and then try to delete it. Or try right-click rename the files perhaps and then try to delete. If you right click on the files and select properties do you have full control over them in the security tab? Downloading torrents of files with such names is eventually going to get you into big trouble. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sateros Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 I tried to drag it into a folder, and also to rename it for the first time. And I tried Safemode to have full control over the files, but there were no security tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted February 7, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 7, 2012 These can sometimes be deleted via command line apparently. Open a command line and navigate to your desktop, which will probably be "C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop" Use the command "cd C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop" (no quotes). Then enter "del filename" (no quotes) See if that gets shot of them. EDIT: I chopped some images from your post to make the thread easier to navigate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sateros Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 I tried "del LUCKY" and "del Pregnant" (no quotes) at "C:\Documents and Settings\Sateros\Desktop" (no quotes ) and it says Could not find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroozer Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Did you try nodles' suggestion of using Unlocker? It always works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted February 7, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 7, 2012 Sateros, I've edited your first post for a second time, and I strongly suggest you don't go back and redo my edit again. There are two reasons I edited your post. 1: It made an unnecessarily long thread, which I explained, and the images I removed aren't needed to explain your problem. 2: They contained reference to a particularly unpleasant subject, and I could, and maybe should, have closed your thread because of that. I gave you the benefit of the doubt, and removed them with an explanation as to why without mentioning the distasteful content. Please leave well alone, as people are trying to help you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sateros Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Unlocker did the perfect job, thanks nodles and kroozer. I thought it could not find the files, but it did that miraculously. Thanks to all folks who helped. http://dl.dropbox.co...nHunter_001.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 2: They contained reference to a particularly unpleasant subject, Yeah, I was gonna say but didn't, seeing how everyone else was ignoring them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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