I have some mp3 files which can not be moved, copied, deleted, or dragged to the  or anything else.somewhere including all media players I have.
If I R-click on any one file instead of getting the usual drop down menu I only get a few choices. Most important choice missing is "properties"
I do get the choice if I choose all of the files though. So I chose all of the files and then go to properties, it will show as checked "Read only" and "Hidden" and if I go to the advanced button it will show all choices as checked. If I uncheck them and then click on Apply and the OK nothing happens. If I then R-click again the above mentioned are all checked again.

This has happened before. And the one thing I remember in all cases is that I checked on a group (or all) files and began the process of moving them. I feel that while doing so the mouse did something wrong--like accidentally double-clicked or released one of the files or something. In any case. Some of the files became moveable and others not. The rest became untouchable. I tried a software program named "unlocker" and though this has worked wonderfully in all instances of a locked file this is not the case here.
It's as if these files don't exist, as if the are invisible in every way except to my eyes.

Of possible interest: I downloaded a software program called 'FileBoss' in the hope it would solve the problem--I didn't BUT something interesting was revealed. Though all othe MP3 files showed their proper icon, these files did not. They had the usual icon of an 'unknown' file.

Any suggestion as to how I can delete these files?can you set your explorer view to Details, and then see if there is anything interesting to see in the other COLUMNS? (filesize, for example)


It might have been that you pushed "Alt" when you tried to move the files originally, which created shortcuts. This would explain the icon if the files they are pointing to are missing.

Do they have small arrows in the lower left corner?Safemode...
What flavor of Windows ? ?
Sounds like they are orphaned files.If l'm allowed to suggest this, you could try removing the file/folder/program upon reboot using a freeware program from EMCO 
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/emcomob.html
Checked it out, no malware or viruses.
WTC

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 39 on the rightthanks to all of you;
willythecat: I will try your aoftware suggestion
patio: Windows XP Home SP3
BC_Programmer: Explore is set to view. All is normal. thay show as MP3 files, and not as shortcuts, and the file sizes are as they should be, from 3,000 KB to 9,000KB
karnac: line 39 says, "4) Move all the files in the Desktop folder to another location (well all except the problem files...if those could be moved you wouldn't be
in this PREDICAMENT!)."
They are not on the desktop. They are on the D: drive and WITHIN that sub-folder is over 25 Gigs of files. Considering the size I will consider moving them when no other option exists.

Once again thanksSo did you try in safemode ? ?Thanks again to all who helped

problem has been solved. How? The problem folder in question, or rather the files in it, was a subfolder of another. I decided to change the name of the main folder. As I was doing this I THOUGHT that perhaps I would not be able to do so but the main folder did accept the change of name. I then decided to try just for fun to move the problem files from it to the main folder, and, lo and behold, they did. Suddenly the files could be moved, played deleted etc. and all I did was change the name of it's main folder. how odd.