How to get rid of "RECYCLER" and "System volume information" files in windows XP?

Question

My hard disk recently crashed. Fortunately i had backed up everything into an external drive. I have now got back all the files from the external into my new hard disk. However, there are two folders called RECYCLER and System volume information. They appear in half shade and i cannot delete them. I get the message "acces denied" and advises me to see if the disk is wrtie protected. How can i get rid of these files? I use windows XP .

regarding the "system volume information" , properties show: size of the folder is 0 bytes and contains 0 files

i suspect that these files are from my previous installation of windows.

Answer 1

You cannot delete them, they are critical Windows system folders.
You can, however, hide them.
Head to: Control Panel>Folder Options>View (tab)>...and select 'Hide protected operating system files (recommended)'>Click 'Apply' & they're gone!
OK, not gone, but hidden from view as you can't do much else with them.

Answer 2

hi, this probably means they are read-only files or are write protected by windows because. try going into thier properties and put a tick/check the archive box then click apply and if this doesn't work it means they are read-only.

OR step two is that they are in a queue to be put onto external storage devices

Answer 3

These are system files. If you get rid of them, your computer won't work. That's why they are protected.
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