Can't Delete Aliases/Can't Drag and Drop

For the past few days I have been trying to delete aliases and .webarchive files and I can't drag and drop them into the recycling bin. What do I do?

when you have your device plugged and you can browser it with Windows Explorer,
delete all bbthumb.dat files in the Music\ folder.
then unplug, and open the media application. And wait.
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