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Strange External Hard Drive Problem

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by dougal79, Nov 10, 2006.

  1. dougal79

    dougal79 Regular member

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    up until last week i was using my 250gb samsung sp2504c sata hard drive for windows & all my programs/pictures/music/videos/games..
    i bought the 320gb western digital my book external hard drive,
    so that i could use it for all my games/films/music/pictures etc
    & use the samsung for windows & all my programs..

    anyway, everything was fine until today when i noticed 2 new folders on my new hard drive called recycler & system information.
    the new files cant be deleted as i have tried.
    everytime i try to delete either folder it says access denied, make sure the disk isnt full or write protected..
    when i right click the folders & go to properties, the checkbox marked "hidden" is ticked with no option of unticking it..

    when i go into the recycler folder its just a lot of files that
    look like the recycle bin & each one has a lot of numbers..
    these can't be deleted, but when i empty the recycle bin they dissappear, but the folder cant be removed..
    the system information folder is always empty.

    does anyone know what these folders are there for?
    & more importantly, can & how do i delete them?

    any help is appreciated, thanks

    P.S heres a picture of the files in question:
    http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n16/neild79/mybook.jpg
     
    Last edited: Nov 10, 2006
  2. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    don't worry about them as you must have unhid all files by mistake to see them now & not before. i get that on my internal & external hd's plus my usb memory stick.
     

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