How to delete corrupt folder?

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Published on 2013-11-11T14:42:24Z Indexed on 2013/11/11 16:00 UTC
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I have a folder on the desktop which is about 1.6 GB in size. When I try to open it I get a message like this:

The file or directory is corrupt or unreadable

Fortunately, I have a backup of that folder so I want to get rid of this folder. If I try to delete it, it fails to delete however I can rename the folder, move it and do whatever except deletion. I've tried various methods but could not succeed.

I am using Windows 8.1 Pro.

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