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    Solved (Knock on wood,)
     
    Thanks to everyone for the prompt suggestions. For future reference, the list below contains commonly advised methods to delete stuck files when a space has been appended to the file names.
    Use quotes that enclose the trailing space:  rd "my folder " Same as above, but add a trailing [back]slash: rd "my folder \" Try using <shift>+delete to bypass the recycle bin, as suggested by otispresley Specify the UNC path:  rd "\\.\C:\temp\my folder " Try 8.3 names (if enabled): rd myfold~1 Finally, boot a Linux Live CD:  rmdir "/media/blahblah/temp/my folder " What worked for me:
     
    I first uninstalled Dropbox, just in case there was some interaction as Christopher suggested. (I have a vague recollection that the troublesome folders were,in fact, related to a Dropbox incident.)  Next, I launched an administrative command prompt and traversed the PoolPart folder on each of the two drives, one drive containing the original and the other the duplicated copy of the intransigent folders. Finally, after trying the UNC path solution and the Shift-Delete method with no success, I tried the second of the ideas listed above, adding a trailing backslash to the "shellext " folder name that was causing all the trouble. ( RD "shellext \"  )  It worked.  Once done, the remainder of the folder structure was removed with RD /S FIXME, "fixme" being the first-level folder.
     
    The errant folders have also disappeared from the DrivePool virtual disk, which did not happen when I had tried a Linux Live CD on my previous attempt.
     
    Anyway, thanks again.
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