Have the empty directories been empty for a long time? Or does it only happen when you have just "emptied" a directory?
- (check write cache, deactivate for this disk)
The directories have been empty for weeks.
Are they self-created directories or possibly which a program has created there?
Self made
Are there any hidden files in the directories that are still being accessed?
No, it was pure data, not programs
- (possibly connect the hard drive only when the computer is already on, and then try to delete it first)
Tried already. Nothing helps.
Have the directories been created on another computer?
- (with NTFS drives, access rights and ownership rights are taken over from the respective computer when a folder is created)
No
Does the error occur on several computers or only on one?
(Possibly a write protection active on one computer?)
Other directories can be easily created and deleted again.
btw. why does FAT32 make no sense on a terabyte FP?
It is not FAT32 that causes Windows 2000 / XP to refuse formatting. The file system theoretically supports hard disks up to 2 terabytes.
It's correct. But only with utilities, Windows doesn't do that.
In the meantime, I am no longer concerned with deleting. I want to understand what's behind it. Sure, with Ubuntu you would probably get rid of the directories .........