Impossible to delete a file

Why if files look like this... i try to delete them but... they're impossible , i mean... impossible

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Are you running Parallels or VMFusion?

EE

i do, a test version of parallels is installed is that the problem?

Have you tried dragging the file out of your Trash and into the folder structure of your Windows platform, and then deleting it through windows?

EE

I do have installed paralels but no windows at the moment. Should I try deleting paralells?

So you have Parallels installed, but you are not actually using it?

I've run into several instinces where files that were part of Windows/Parallels inadvertantly get moved to the Mac trash, and cannot be deleted properly.

If you are not using Parallels to run Windows then its not the same issue.

EE

Hey, I'm also encounter this undeletable file on my Mac too. My case was my bootcamp installed a software that enable windows to write HFS+ volumes (Paragon HFS). And whenever windows open a folder with images, it will create a Thumbs.db file. And fore some reason it became a file called "Thumbs.db:encryptable" in windows. And while boot into mac it will become "Thumbs.db/encryptable". Both of it are un removable from mac even in windows.

So my solution is boot into my current installed Bootcamp (windows 8), and you must have a software that enable explorer to write on HFS+ Partition like Paragon HFS or Macdrive.

1) Disable windows explorer to cache thumbs into thumbs.db.

2) Search out all the Thumbs.db:encryptable

3) Rename the " : " into a space.

4) Delete it.

Though this thread might be already many years old, I think its still a worth mention about my solution here. I wasn't able to remove it through Terminal. Hope this helps anyone.

How you change the file name? I could not change the name on Mac and Windows too.

Don't work for me. I could not change the name.