Unable to delete

XP Pro, NTFS, Ext USB 160Gig HD; used for backup staging
Backups/files were created by Powerquest (Symantec) DataKeeper.

I have two paths I cannot delete because the last file in each
path returns an error message about name length or corrupted.
Additionally, the overall Free Space is incorrect.

I've run disk health and chkdsk on the volume; no problems found.

I've tried to delete from:
-- windows
-- Safe Mode
-- Command Prompt
-- Booted Command prompt
-- A Deltree prog I pulled out of archive.

I've also tried to:
Move, copy, open and rename the file; it cannot be done, though
doing so does not return an error message.

The path to the file in each case is ridiculously long and
does not exist on the main drives. It's SO long it has to be
pasted rather than typed in; I tried! It almost looks like some
filenames got twisted around into a path; several of the
directories are xx.xx.xx format, and they are empty directories.
Explorer sees them fine so they're "real" as far as the OS is
concerned.

Any advice or similar experiences? Or should I just forget about
it and go ahead and do a format? I've recovered all but 44 Gig
of the data so it wouldn't kill me to reformat.

TIA,

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