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Hello there! I have a folder on my desktop, in which is a .iso file. For some reason it was downloaded to my desktop a while ago, but now it will not be moved/renamed/deleted. No exceptions. Vista tells me "this action cannot be completed because the folder is open in another program."

Ive tried:
Dragging it to the recycle bin
Right click - delete
Defogging the computer to stop any and all emulation tools (I eventually uninstalled them all anyway)
File Assassin
Killbox
Unlocker
And all of these Ive done in safe mode, normal mode, backwards, forwards, and upside-down. All 5.55G of file still remains in the darn folder on my desktop.

Im so frustrated. Does anyone have any instructions or suggestions to remove this file? It doesnt seem to be doing any damage and my computer was reported as clean from viruses by another forum (which pointedly avoided any mention of this annoying file).

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

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What is the exact file name?
Make sure, you don't misspell it.
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EXACT file name: The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso

Location: C:\Users\Mal\Desktop\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro

Thanks for the response! :)
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Please download SystemLook from one of the links below and save it to your Desktop.
Download Mirror #1
Download Mirror #2

  • Double-click SystemLook.exe to run it.
  • Vista users:: Right click on SystemLook.exe, click Run As Administrator
  • Copy the content of the following box into the main textfield:
    :filefind
    The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso
  • Click the Look button to start the scan.
  • When finished, a notepad window will open with the results of the scan. Please post this log in your next reply.
Note: The log can also be found on your Desktop entitled SystemLook.txt
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The log is as follows:

SystemLook v1.0 by jpshortstuff (11.01.10)
Log created at 23:46 on 07/07/2010 by Mal (Administrator - Elevation successful)

========== filefind ==========

Searching for "The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso"
C:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-1069935959-2833028206-2659529042-1000\$RQ3A1LD\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso --a--- 1673986048 bytes [19:46 27/06/2010] [15:24 11/06/2010] EBB2B74457AF56521032E307C7351A38
C:\Users\Mal\Desktop\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso ------ 1673986048 bytes [21:38 10/06/2010] [15:24 11/06/2010] 3C7D5B8D7810007CFFADE6FA511904FF

-=End Of File=-




I will attach the file itself, too.

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Please download OTM

  • Save it to your desktop.
  • Please double-click OTM to run it. (Note: If you are running on Vista, right-click on the file and choose Run As Administrator).
  • Copy the lines in the codebox below to the clipboard by highlighting ALL of them and pressing CTRL + C (or, after highlighting, right-click and choose Copy):

:Files
 C:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-1069935959-2833028206-2659529042-1000\$RQ3A1LD\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro\The  Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso
C:\Users\Mal\Desktop\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro\The  Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso	 
:Commands
[purity]
[emptytemp]
[Reboot]

  • Return to OTM, right click in the Paste Instructions for Items to be Movedwindow (under the yellow bar) and choose Paste.
  • Click the red Moveit! button.
  • Copy everything in the Results window (under the green bar) to the clipboard by highlighting ALL of them and pressing CTRL + C (or, after highlighting, right-click and choose copy), and paste it in your next reply.
  • Close OTM and reboot your PC.

Note: If a file or folder cannot be moved immediately you may be asked to reboot the machine to finish the move process. If you are asked to reboot the machine choose Yes. In this case, after the reboot, open Notepad (Start->All Programs->Accessories->Notepad), click File->Open, in the File Name box enter *.log and press the Enter key, navigate to the C:\_OTMoveIt\MovedFiles folder, and open the newest .log file present, and copy/paste the contents of that document back here in your next post.

Edited by Broni, 07 July 2010 - 09:57 PM.

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Contents of the OTM log:



All processes killed
========== FILES ==========
File/Folder C:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-1069935959-2833028206-2659529042-1000\$RQ3A1LD\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso not found.
File/Folder C:\Users\Mal\Desktop\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso not found.
========== COMMANDS ==========

[EMPTYTEMP]

User: All Users

User: Default
->Temp folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Flash cache emptied: 0 bytes

User: Default User
->Temp folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Flash cache emptied: 0 bytes

User: Mal
->Temp folder emptied: 184482455 bytes
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 66340 bytes
->Java cache emptied: 0 bytes
->FireFox cache emptied: 39073716 bytes
->Apple Safari cache emptied: 0 bytes
->Flash cache emptied: 1263 bytes

User: Public

%systemdrive% .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot% .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\System32 .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\System32 (64bit) .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\System32\drivers .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
Windows Temp folder emptied: 828 bytes
%systemroot%\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment folder emptied: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\sysnative\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 32902 bytes
RecycleBin emptied: 6071888329 bytes

Total Files Cleaned = 6,004.00 mb


OTM by OldTimer - Version 3.1.12.2 log created on 07082010_000114

Files moved on Reboot...
File move failed. C:\Windows\SysNative\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini scheduled to be moved on reboot.
File move failed. C:\Windows\SysNative\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\desktop.ini scheduled to be moved on reboot.

Registry entries deleted on Reboot...
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Is the file still there?
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Yup :)
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Let me ask some other experts, what they think about it.
What is puzzling to me, is the fact, that the very same file in recycle bin and on your desktop has different MD5 numbers, like something is recreating it.
Possible infection, but as I said, I'll ask.

I assume, it's rather illegal download of a copyrighted material?
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Correct. Hence my want to get rid of the darn thing! Thank you for your help. I'll wait for your reply. :)
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I posted at Staff forum. I'm not sure how soon anyone will reply there :)
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Next advice (credit goes to JSntgRvr):

Have the user open a command prompt with an administrative elevation and attempt these (Copy and paste) commands (quotation marks included):

rd /s /q C:\$RECYCLE.BIN
rd /s /q "C:\Users\Mal\Desktop\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED"
Exit



open a command prompt with an administrative elevation

Go Start and in "Start search" type in:
cmd
Hold CTRL and SHIFT, press Enter.
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Another expert turned my attention to an extra space, which somehow was inserted in my OTM code, so before you try that command prompt commands, please retry OTM with correct code. I'm juts curious, if that was the reason, OTM didn't work.

Correct code:

:Files
C:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-1069935959-2833028206-2659529042-1000\$RQ3A1LD\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso
C:\Users\Mal\Desktop\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso	
:Commands
[purity]
[emptytemp]
[Reboot]

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Heres the OTM log (the file is still here!!!):




All processes killed
========== FILES ==========
File/Folder C:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-1069935959-2833028206-2659529042-1000\$RQ3A1LD\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso not found.
File move failed. C:\Users\Mal\Desktop\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso scheduled to be moved on reboot.
========== COMMANDS ==========

[EMPTYTEMP]

User: All Users

User: Default
->Temp folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Flash cache emptied: 0 bytes

User: Default User
->Temp folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Flash cache emptied: 0 bytes

User: Mal
->Temp folder emptied: 33996 bytes
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 33170 bytes
->Java cache emptied: 0 bytes
->FireFox cache emptied: 32323385 bytes
->Apple Safari cache emptied: 0 bytes
->Flash cache emptied: 564 bytes

User: Public

%systemdrive% .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot% .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\System32 .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\System32 (64bit) .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\System32\drivers .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
Windows Temp folder emptied: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment folder emptied: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\sysnative\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 32902 bytes
RecycleBin emptied: 0 bytes

Total Files Cleaned = 31.00 mb


OTM by OldTimer - Version 3.1.12.2 log created on 07082010_230850

Files moved on Reboot...
File move failed. C:\Users\Mal\Desktop\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 Final MAXSPEED\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro\The Sims 3 - Razor1911 MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.iso scheduled to be moved on reboot.
File move failed. C:\Windows\SysNative\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini scheduled to be moved on reboot.
File move failed. C:\Windows\SysNative\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\desktop.ini scheduled to be moved on reboot.

Registry entries deleted on Reboot...





and command prompt told me the same thing, that its open in another program. :)
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