Remove "Other Files" from Backup Drive

I have 10.08 GB of "Other Files" on my backup drive that i need to get rid of, however i am unable to directly access the files to delete them.
Can anyone tell me how to do this?
The files are a mis-directed computer back up.

The Q drive typically contains the Factory Recovery data to restore to original factory settings. The S drive typically has the Rescue and Recovery standalone software. I dont think this is a Mis-directed backup. Are you trying to use an old Vista HDD as data Hdd now?
Read this link, it my help.
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-70829
IF this is an old hdd( now secondary drive), that USE to have a functional vista system, you can't View the Q drive
because it is NOT set as an ACTIVE partition. If this is the case, diskpart DOS command can make the Q drive Active, and thus delete able.

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