>When trying to delete it I would get filename or directory name or 
>volume label syntax is incorrect. I've tried defrag but it won't let 
>me complete it, I've tried Chekdisc and nothing happens, and now I 
>have a bunch of files that are labeled gobbly gook, strange symbols, 
>some of the folders are semi-transparent and I really want to get 
>rid of this folder since it has over 170 GB and I at a loss. One 
>more thing its using fat 32.
>Can anyone help me?

To clarify, the file that won't delete is on your computer, not an 
external drive, and the drive is formatted as FAT32.
Boot off any Windows 98 floppy, and using DOS commands navigate to 
the directory where the file is located. Once there, remove any 
system attributes attached to the file like this, assuming this is on 
your C drive.

attrib -h -r -s -a  c:\path\your.file

then making sure you are in the directory where the file is, ...delete it
del your.file

You might also want to do the same thing to the recycle bin

attrib -h -s -r c:\recycled
deltree /y c:\recycled

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