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Can't delete folder in Windows 7

I have a folder that appears to be mildly corrupted or something in Windows 7: Windows shows it, but if I try to delete it, I get this:

Could not find this item

This is no longer located in [path]. Verify the item's location and try again.

This has continued beyond reboot, chkdsk, chkdsk -F and reboot. I've tried from the GUI and a command window. It's still happening even if I do something like

rd "folder[space]"

in an elevated command window: I receive "The system cannot find the file specified."

I have a pretty good idea what the issue may be: the folder name is ended with a space (it was created by a script). Since Windows 7 tries to prevent this from happening, it can't imagine the possibility that the folder has a space in it, so I think it's trying to delete "folder" instead of "folder[space]". If this is the case, how do I fix it?

Mokubai
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Margaret
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