Recycle Bin Can't Delete External Drive Files

Recycle Bin Can't Delete External Drive Files.
It gave me an error message.
The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in “xxxxxxxxxxx” can’t be read or written.
(Error code -36)
And
The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in “” can’t be read or written.
(Error code -36)
PLEASE HELP!!

Corrupted files on the HD. Input/output errors might require erasing and reformatting the HDs. See http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html for more info. BTW, there's no recycle bin on a Mac, only a trash can and the containers are referred to as Trash.

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