Cannot delete files. Try to delete files but they don't seem to go away. What do I do?

Did you delete the photos from your computer after they went into Time Machine backup? Time Machine backs up the current version of your computer, so deleting from computer= deleting from backup. Open Time Machine application, skip back to when you might've deleted the photos, try recovering from there.

Seems like you got a virus in your mp3 player. Try scanning the device with an antivirus first. You can use the program unlocker to delete the files which are adamant to go away.

You can often successfully recover deleted files from a PC, it all depends on what has happened since the files were deleted.
When you delete files the data itself isn't deleted, just the index entry that tells the system where the data for those files is located. The area containing the deleted data is also now marked as free space so it is available for any new files to be written there instead.

If and when that happens, then it is too late to recover your deleted files so it is very, very important to not save any new files or data to the device concerned.

One of the easiest ways to see if you can recover deleted files is to try some good file recovery software. One I used to use is this data recovery program which you can download from site below
http://www.asoftech.com/adr/

To recover lost, inaccessible and permanently deleted files from Windows partitions, there are several free tools available but they don't provide guarantee to success in every case. Kernel for Windows is a robust third party software that efficiently retrieves lost, deleted, damaged and inaccessible data from Windows partitions having FAT & NTFS file systems.

Try to replace any application that double. It maybe will say operator failed. Don't worry just after u did that. Do the next step.
2. Turn the phone off then turn it on again.
3. Open file manager go to application and try to delete any doubled application. It will maybe show you nothing after deleted. But don't worry. Get out from application folder then open it again. You will find unknown application with the same name of the deleted application that you did before. Just delete it then its gone.
4. Repeat that with every double application or games. If it say failed. Then restart your phone then try and it will be deleted.

seems like your omega drive will need reformatting completely then you should be able to transfer file to it.
I had similar problem with thumb drive and solved it this way

Hi frank aileen...
Try this easy way of deleting files you no longer want

Deleting Files,Pictures,Videos,Audio
Books, Apps,etc. from MP3 Player/Ipod
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BIG WARNING: DO NOT DELETE THE FILES NEEDED TO OPERATE YOUR MP3 PLAYER.
Hook up your mp3 player to your computer
Go to your desktop and double left click on "My Computer"
When it opens you will see listing that says "Devices with Removal Storage" your mp3 player should be listed there.
Right click on your mp3 player, and a window will open, right click on "Open" and now your files/songs should be visible.
Hold the left click down and drag it across all the files/songs that you do not want this will highlight the files/songs you do not want, release,right click and then click on "Delete"
Now you mp3 player should be clear of the files/songs you do not want.
ONE MORE BIG WARNING: BE CAREFUL AND DO NOT DELETE THE FILES NEEDED TO OPERATE YOUR MP3 PLAYER.
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Hi, I got a fabulous response from Corel and it fixed my same problem! Here is what they sent me. The first step did not work alone, but may have been necessary for the second step to work properly. Good luck!
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We are working on a permanent fix for this issue. Use the following workaround to allow launching of Paint Shop Pro Photo versions X1 or X2:
Delete or rename the Paint Shop Pro Photo XI database file: ImageDB.db.
Database file locations
On Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Corel On Windows Vista: C:\Users\<username>/AppData/Roaming/Corel Here are instructions to easily delete the ImageDB.db file.

1. On XP systems, Go to Start | Run. On Vista systems, Click on Start button and then highlight the "Start Search" field.
2. Type %appdata% and click Ok (or push Enter on keyboard on Vista systems).
3. Double-click on the Corel folder.
4. Delete* the ImageDB.db file and then close this window.

You should now be able to successfully run Paint Shop Pro Photo. *NOTE: if you receive a message that the file cannot be deleted or is in use, Restart the computer, then immediately try deleting the file. It should delete fine after a restart.
If Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 still hangs or is slow responding, try the following: Do the following to delete the Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Database files. The program will recreate the files upon next launch. First Close Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 if is it running.

1. Go to Start | Run, Type %temp% and click Ok. (on Vista, click Start button, then highlight Start Search. Type %temp% and then push enter on keyboard)
2. On the Windows® Explorer Tool bar, Click the Up Folder button. The Up Folder button looks like a folder with a green arrow pointing up. If you don’t see it, Click View | Go to | Up one level. (On Vista, click Organize | Layout | Menu bar. Once displayed, go to View | Go to | Up one level).
3. Double click on the Application data folder. NOTE: The Application Data folder is a hidden folder. Make sure you have enabled viewing of Hidden files and folders to see this folder. We have included instructions* below for enabling this view.
4. Double-click on the Corel folder.
5. Delete all content in the Corel Folder and then close this window
6. Try running Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 again and note how it functions.
   

* To enable viewing hidden files and folders do the following:

1. Go to Tools | Folder Options.
2. Click on View tab.
3. In the large white area marked Advanced settings, check the "Show Hidden Files and folders" radio button.
4. Click OK to accept this setting. You should now see the Application data folder as described above.

Source: http://www.ehow.com/how_2023687_delete-files-sansa.html

Step 1Connect the USB cable to your Sansa MP3 player, then hook the other end to a free USB port on your computer. Step 2Give the computer time to recognize the Sansa MP3 player. Once it has, double-click on the MP3 player’s icon to view the music files stored to memory. Step 3Scroll through the list of audio files until you find the ones that you wish to delete from the Sansa MP3 player. Step 4Click on single items or click and lasso multiple files. Step 5Right-click on the highlighted files to pull down an action list and from there select Delete. The computer will ask if you really want to throw the file away. Select OK. Step 6Exit from the window, then disconnect the USB cable from the Sansa MP3 player. The player will automatically turn off. The memory will update the first time you turn the player on after deleting songs. Tips & Warnings

• Optionally, you can left-click on a file and drag the file icon to the Recycle Bin. Either way, you can delete music that you don’t want from your Sansa MP3 player.
• Unlike other documents and files, once the music file hits the Recycle Bin, it’s gone. Make sure that you are deleting the correct file.

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