Icon won't delete

A while ago, I tried downloading a file (something like MediaGold10?) and quite the download before it finished. The mounting disk icon showed up and I searched for anything related to mediagold and deleted it. Now the icon is still there but when I try to delete it I get message "The item is being used by another task right now. Other tasks include moving, copying, or emptying the Trash. Try again when the other task is complete." I can't seem to delete the disk icon.

Rename the file to end in .rtf, and then open TextEdit. Create a new document and save it to the same location as the file you're trying to delete with the same name, overwrite the existing document when prompted, and delete the TextEdit document.
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