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Cannot delete folder from desktop... 'Item not found'

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by Suzy Free, Jan 17, 2008.

  1. ace99

    ace99 Guest

    Thanks. Clicking "cut" and refreshing worked perfectly for me!


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  2. Semaj

    Semaj Guest

    Worked great, thanks alot for the info...

    Drew T;4286964 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > ameya_ahr,
    >
    > Mmm, now why didn't it get replaced? Go figure. I suppose you can't
    > drag the
    > problem folder into the new folder and then delete the new folder. Or
    > better
    > yet, rename the problem folder and then try to delete. I know I was
    > able to
    > delete it with a similar solution. Keep trying, you'll get it.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


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  3. ameya_ahr

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    I hate to say this .. but I have tried everyyyy thing mentioned on this
    forum but alas .. the folder is still there ! please please please help
    !!


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  4. You don't state what your problem is so it is difficult to assist you.

    You can't expect people to routinely go back and search for what YOU are
    referring to.

    State again your problem - clearly and concisely!

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    "ameya_ahr" <ameya_ahr.3v3xza@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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    > I hate to say this .. but I have tried everyyyy thing mentioned on this
    > forum but alas .. the folder is still there ! please please please help
    > !!
    >
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  5. ameya_ahr

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    Wow.. Okay.. assuming the thread had a topic and i had posted twice not
    too long ago, i thought i'll keep it short.
    Anyway, my bad.

    So I have this folder on my desktop, and it is not getting deleted. I
    try to delete it, it says " It is no longer located in c:\- - -
    \desktop". Verify Items location and try again.
    I have tried to delete it through command prompt. No avail.
    Tried cutting the folder(it gets cut, i.e. its icon gets faded) then
    pressed F5 multiple times.. no use.
    Tried deleting the icon from Safe mode .. same old message.

    Can you please help?


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  6. Many times you can cure this by running chkdsk C: /f from an elevated
    command prompt window.

    You will be told that you can not run this now - do you want it to run
    during the next boot up. Type Y and press the enter key.

    Reboot.

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    "ameya_ahr" <ameya_ahr.3v493d@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
    news:ameya_ahr.3v493d@DoNotSpam.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > Wow.. Okay.. assuming the thread had a topic and i had posted twice not
    > too long ago, i thought i'll keep it short.
    > Anyway, my bad.
    >
    > So I have this folder on my desktop, and it is not getting deleted. I
    > try to delete it, it says " It is no longer located in c:- - -
    > desktop". Verify Items location and try again.
    > I have tried to delete it through command prompt. No avail.
    > Tried cutting the folder(it gets cut, i.e. its icon gets faded) then
    > pressed F5 multiple times.. no use.
    > Tried deleting the icon from Safe mode .. same old message.
    >
    > Can you please help?
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  7. Hobo

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    ameya_ahr wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Wow.. Okay.. assuming the thread had a topic and i had posted twice not
    > too long ago, i thought i'll keep it short.
    > Anyway, my bad.
    >
    > So I have this folder on my desktop, and it is not getting deleted. I
    > try to delete it, it says " It is no longer located in c:- - -
    > desktop". Verify Items location and try again.
    > I have tried to delete it through command prompt. No avail.
    > Tried cutting the folder(it gets cut, i.e. its icon gets faded) then
    > pressed F5 multiple times.. no use.
    > Tried deleting the icon from Safe mode .. same old message.
    >
    > Can you please help?
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Right click on the desktop and choose refresh.
     
  8. ameya_ahr

    ameya_ahr Guest

    @Hobo,
    Even rightclick+refresh is not working. Anyways, I kinda had least
    hopes from this solution since I had presumed F5 and Rightclick+refresh
    should not make much of a difference.


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  9. speedhawk

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  10. Patrick

    Patrick Guest

    Solution for Vista's "Item not found" error when deleting or renaming
    files/folders

    When you try to delete or rename a file/folder, you may receive a
    window that says:
    "Item not found. Could not find this item. This is no longer located
    in [folder]. Verify the item's location and try again."

    To solve, follow these steps:
    1. Open up a command prompt (run cmd.exe from the Start Menu).
    2. Navigate to the folder that the object resides in.
    3. Run "dir /a /x /p" to display the contents of the folder, including
    hidden files (/a) and 8.3 filenames (/x).
    4. Find the 8.3 filename of the object to the left of the regular,
    long filename.
    5. Run "ren <8.3 name>" to rename the object, "del <8.3 name>" to
    delete it if it's a file and "rd /s <8.3 name>" to delete it if it's a
    folder.
    Note: If renaming to a long filename, make sure to enclose the long
    filename in quotations. If that fails, temporarily rename it to an 8.3
    name and then rename it to what you want outside of the command
    prompt.
     
  11. warped

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    thanks speedhawk, your solution worked for me [​IMG]


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