HT2237 I am trying to delete unwanted files from an external drive and am getting error code -50. What do I need to do to clear this and delete the files?

Can someone tell me how to clear this error. I am trying to delete unwanted files from an external drive and get error code -50. How do I clear this so I can delete these files? Thanks.

Re: Error Code-50 when trying to copy or delete files on external hard drive

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