How do I delete an uncompleted saved folder in Time Capsule?

I have spent more than a few days searching for an answer to this problem in the support forum without success.
I was saving an important Folder from a previous 3 year old MacBook Pro as data folder (not backup) into my Airport Time Capsule, also about 3 years old (2nd generation I think) as I was having a lot of problems with the MBP. However, during the process, my MBP crashed and the transfer was incomplete. After I restarted the MBP, the Folder I copied into the Time Capsule is shown as a light shade text and when I click on this Folder it shows just a folder icon and not the contents of files and sub-folders in this Folder that may have been copied before the crash. The info says that the folder size is 20.52GB. I tried option key and delete but it stopped at 13,950 items with a statement "The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items." The folder is not locked, but I suspect some of the files in the folder may be locked.
Have just bought a new MBA and connected to the Time Capsule and still cannot delete this folder.
Can anyone assist. Thanks a million.

Do you have anything worth keeping on the TC?? If not erase it.
See https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4865906?tstart=0
The quick erase will take about 1-2min. Reformat the drive.
If there is stuff you do need to keep on the TC. Try creating an empty folder with the same name as the existing one.. that can delete the folder. Although I may not be remembering all the details.
I am hunting.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/22895031#22895031
Seems to be extraordinary that a new folder of the same name deletes the old one but there you go .. it worked for at least one user.

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