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

[Suzy Free]

Hi there,

Can anyone help me?? I have an empty folder on my desktop that I cannot
delete. I get this message when I try and delete it....

Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in C:\Users\Marianne\Desktop. Verify the item's
location and try again.

Its driving me crazy so any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

[John Inzer]

Post by Suzy Free
Hi there,
Can anyone help me?? I have an empty folder on my desktop that I
cannot delete. I get this message when I try and delete it....
Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in C:\Users\Marianne\Desktop. Verify the
item's location and try again.
Its driving me crazy so any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

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I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

[Suzy Free]

Hi John,
Thanks for that - tried it and when i tried to run the unlocker it says
'Error ebug Privileges'.... checked the site but cant figure out what I am
supposed to do next....

Post by John Inzer

Post by Suzy Free
Hi there,
Can anyone help me?? I have an empty folder on my desktop that I
cannot delete. I get this message when I try and delete it....
Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in C:\Users\Marianne\Desktop. Verify the
item's location and try again.
Its driving me crazy so any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

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Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695
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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer
Solutions that work for
me may not work for you
Proceed at your own risk

[Suzy Free]

Woops I meant 'Debug privileges' not 'Ebug'.

Post by Suzy Free
Hi there,
Can anyone help me?? I have an empty folder on my desktop that I cannot
delete. I get this message when I try and delete it....
Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in C:\Users\Marianne\Desktop. Verify the item's
location and try again.
Its driving me crazy so any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

[John Inzer]

Post by Suzy Free
Woops I meant 'Debug privileges' not 'Ebug'.

============================
First...did you try deleting the folder in Safe Mode?

Windows Vista -
What Is Safe Mode
http://tinyurl.com/2mpeef

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/d063548a-3fc9-4723-99f3-b12a0c4354a81033.mspx

Windows Vista -
Start your computer in safe mode
http://tinyurl.com/397vhf

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/323ef48f-7b93-4079-a48a-5c58eec904a11033.mspx

Sorry...I haven't seen that error before.

The following thread is discussing
the same issue but it's unclear about
the fix:

VISTA: Why do i need permission to delete a file?
http://forum.notebookreview.com/archive/index.php/t-184797.html

Maybe it means you need to run it
as administrator but I'm not sure.

Windows Vista -
Run As Administrator
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/run_as_administrator.htm

Good luck.
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I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
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[Jane C]

Hi Suzy,

If you right-click on the Desktop and select "Refresh", does the offending
folder disappear?
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Post by Suzy Free
Hi there,
Can anyone help me?? I have an empty folder on my desktop that I cannot
delete. I get this message when I try and delete it....
Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in C:\Users\Marianne\Desktop. Verify the item's
location and try again.
Its driving me crazy so any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

[CB]

Post by Suzy Free
Hi there,
Can anyone help me?? I have an empty folder on my desktop that I cannot
delete. I get this message when I try and delete it....
Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in C:\Users\Marianne\Desktop. Verify the item's
location and try again.
Its driving me crazy so any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

Suzy Free,

Drag the icon to the Recycle bin and see if you can delete it that way.
Have a nice day.

C.B.

[Suzy Free]

Thank you all for your help but I have tried everything and nothing works....
Any other suggestions?!

Post by CB

Post by Suzy Free
Hi there,
Can anyone help me?? I have an empty folder on my desktop that I cannot
delete. I get this message when I try and delete it....
Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in C:\Users\Marianne\Desktop. Verify the item's
location and try again.
Its driving me crazy so any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

Suzy Free,
Drag the icon to the Recycle bin and see if you can delete it that way.
Have a nice day.
C.B.

[---Fitz---]

Post by Suzy Free
Thank you all for your help but I have tried everything and nothing works....
Any other suggestions?!

Post by CB

Post by Suzy Free
Hi there,
Can anyone help me?? I have an empty folder on my desktop that I cannot
delete. I get this message when I try and delete it....
Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in C:\Users\Marianne\Desktop. Verify the item's
location and try again.
Its driving me crazy so any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

Suzy Free,
Drag the icon to the Recycle bin and see if you can delete it that way.
Have a nice day.
C.B.

Can you delete the folder using the command prompt?

[william davidson]

you could try & create your self a new profile & then get rid of the ols one
(only if this is causing a major issue)
have you rebooted ?

Post by CB

Post by Suzy Free
Hi there,
Can anyone help me?? I have an empty folder on my desktop that I cannot
delete. I get this message when I try and delete it....
Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in C:\Users\Marianne\Desktop. Verify the item's
location and try again.
Its driving me crazy so any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

Suzy Free,
Drag the icon to the Recycle bin and see if you can delete it that way.
Have a nice day.
C.B.

[fillopastry]

Post by Suzy Free
Hi there,
Can anyone help me?? I have an empty folder on my desktop that
cannot
delete. I get this message when I try and delete it....
Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in C:\Users\Marianne\Desktop. Verify th
item's
location and try again.
Its driving me crazy so any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

I had exactly the same problem. I figured it must have something to d
with my registry file so I downloaded Registry Doctor, reapired registr
problems and was able to detlete the old user folder without an
problems.

Hope this helps, good luck

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[gandalff]

Have you tried right clicking on the desktop and choosing refresh?
Gandalff

Post by Suzy Free
Hi there,
Can anyone help me?? I have an empty folder on my desktop that I cannot
delete. I get this message when I try and delete it....
Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in C:\Users\Marianne\Desktop. Verify the item's
location and try again.
Its driving me crazy so any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

I had exactly the same problem. I figured it must have something to do
with my registry file so I downloaded Registry Doctor, reapired registry
problems and was able to detlete the old user folder without any
problems.
Hope this helps, good luck!
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[Jailee]

so I have this folder that wont go away. When I try to delete it it get a
message that says:
Could not find this Item.
This is no longer located in C:\ . Verify the item's location and try again.

So here is what I have tried to get rid of it:
1. delete...got message above
2. Cut folder and refresh...still there
3. create a new folder and name it the same as the bad folder...I just end
up with two folders with the same name and only able to delete the newest
folder.
4. create new folder and move bad folder into it...got message that says
"The action cannot be completed because the folder is open in another
program." It's not open though.
5. delete the file from the Command Prompt....message saying it could not
find the folder

I'm at a loss here. Anyone have any other solutions? I would be greatfull
for your help

[Jim]

On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:51:01 -0800, Jailee

Post by Jailee
so I have this folder that wont go away. When I try to delete it it get a
Could not find this Item.
This is no longer located in C:\ . Verify the item's location and try again.
1. delete...got message above
2. Cut folder and refresh...still there
3. create a new folder and name it the same as the bad folder...I just end
up with two folders with the same name and only able to delete the newest
folder.
4. create new folder and move bad folder into it...got message that says
"The action cannot be completed because the folder is open in another
program." It's not open though.
5. delete the file from the Command Prompt....message saying it could not
find the folder
I'm at a loss here. Anyone have any other solutions? I would be greatfull
for your help

Google for and use Unlocker .

[whatsup1]

I just fix a problem just like yours.

Right click on the folder and then select "Cut." THEN you can righ
click on the desktop background and hit refresh. I had my icon Cut an
I noticed the icon image faded away, then I read people's replies o
here and clicked refresh. Worked like a charm

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[j***@gmail.com]

I had a file on my desktop that did not want to delete, and the "cut
and refresh" method did not work for me in Windows Vista.
The correct way to do it is to delete the file from the Command Prompt
with administrator privileges.

To do this, find Command Prompt in your Start menu by typing 'Command'
in the search box, then right-click it and select Run as
Administrator.
Then type 'cd %userprofile%\desktop' and press enter, that should take
you to your desktop folder. (If the file is located in another folder
you will have to navigate there yourself, this is not a treatise on
using the Command Prompt)
Type 'dir' to view the contents of the directory, which for this
example would be your Desktop folder.
Then type 'del filename.xyz' where xyz is the file's extension.

e.g. the offending file is called wontdelete.zip
You would type 'del wontdelete.zip' and press enter.

If there are spaces anywhere in the filename you will have to put it
in quotation marks.
e.g. del "w o n t d e l e t e.zip"

Sometimes the filename or folder is so complicated it might still say
'file could not be found'
Try searching for an shorter name using the dir command and * as a
wildcard

e.g. The filename or folder contains the word 'zip' in it, you would
enter 'dir *zip*'
As long as you get only the desired file or folder, you can now safely
enter 'del *zip*'
If you enter it when there are i.e. 4 entries then it would delete all
4.
It shouldn't take long to experiment with the dir command and
wildcards to narrow your search down.

Hope this helps.

I just fix a problem just like yours.  
Right click on the folder and then select "Cut."  THEN you can right
click on the desktop background and hit refresh.  I had my icon Cut and
I noticed the icon image faded away, then I read people's replies on
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[Sapan]

Post by j***@gmail.com
I had a file on my desktop that did not want to delete, and the "cut
and refresh" method did not work for me in Windows Vista.
The correct way to do it is to delete the file from the Command Prompt
with administrator privileges.
To do this, find Command Prompt in your Start menu by typing 'Command'
in the search box, then right-click it and select Run as
Administrator.
Then type 'cd %userprofile%\desktop' and press enter, that should take
you to your desktop folder. (If the file is located in another folder
you will have to navigate there yourself, this is not a treatise on
using the Command Prompt)
Type 'dir' to view the contents of the directory, which for this
example would be your Desktop folder.
Then type 'del filename.xyz' where xyz is the file's extension.
e.g. the offending file is called wontdelete.zip
You would type 'del wontdelete.zip' and press enter.
If there are spaces anywhere in the filename you will have to put it
in quotation marks.
e.g. del "w o n t d e l e t e.zip"
Sometimes the filename or folder is so complicated it might still say
'file could not be found'
Try searching for an shorter name using the dir command and * as a
wildcard
e.g. The filename or folder contains the word 'zip' in it, you would
enter 'dir *zip*'
As long as you get only the desired file or folder, you can now safely
enter 'del *zip*'
If you enter it when there are i.e. 4 entries then it would delete all
4.
It shouldn't take long to experiment with the dir command and
wildcards to narrow your search down.
Hope this helps.

I just fix a problem just like yours.  
Right click on the folder and then select "Cut."  THEN you can right
click on the desktop background and hit refresh.  I had my icon Cut and
I noticed the icon image faded away, then I read people's replies on
here and clicked refresh.  Worked like a charm.
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This worked for me. Even if the folder is located somewhere else....
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.

[jedileen]

Help! I have the same problem :( I have a file on my desktop that is
bytes and will not delete. Keep getting "could not find this item". So
tried the command prompt solution provided above. I ran it as a
administrator, viewed the contents of the directory (and it was there)
but when I tried to delete it - "Could Not Find C:...
The file I'm trying to delete is a download gone bad - it has n
extension and the name is pretty long. Does that make a difference i
"how" I should delete it

Help!! It is driving me n-u-t-

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[ameya_ahr]

Even i am unable to delete the folder ! tried all the measures posted o
the thread so far ! all of them

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[Drew T]

ameya_ahr,

Give this a shot. Right-click on your desktop, select 'New > Folder'. Name
the folder exactly the same as the problem folder. When asked, select 'Copy
& Replace'. You should now be able to delete the new folder.

Drew

Even i am unable to delete the folder ! tried all the measures posted on
the thread so far ! all of them !
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[ameya_ahr]

Nop .. this one failed as well ! I could very easily create a new folde
with the same name ! And when i tried to delete both folders, the ne
folder got deleted and the problem child still standing tall

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[Drew T]

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.

Drew

Nop .. this one failed as well ! I could very easily create a new folder
with the same name ! And when i tried to delete both folders, the new
folder got deleted and the problem child still standing tall !
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[Semaj]

Worked great, thanks alot for the info...

Post by Drew T
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.

[ameya_ahr]

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
!!

[Richard Urban]

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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Post by ameya_ahr
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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[ameya_ahr]

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?

[Richard Urban]

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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Post by ameya_ahr
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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[Hobo]

Post by ameya_ahr
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?

Right click on the desktop and choose refresh.

[ameya_ahr]

@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.

[speedhawk]

Hi
Recently i also had the same problem it was solved with the help of
7zip explorer.
download it from here
http://www.7-zip.org/
It is a explorer like windows explorer. After installing it open the
program and go to the location where that specific file is located. you
can't delete it directly with it. But you can change the name of the
file. Some characters are not allowed in the names of a file. so change
the name of the file to something without any special characters and
spaces. now you can delete the file.
I hope it will work for you.

Cheers
Rajiv

[Patrick]

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.

[warped]

thanks speedhawk, your solution worked for me :

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[mcrave20]

I accidentally found a solution in vista :)

Open a notepad file, save as the same name as the un-deleteable
filename, when you 'save as', make sure to click 'all files' (dont save
as .txt extension) and save the same extension as that un-deleteable
file. It will prompt to replace, agree, and two identical files will
appear and you can now delete both. Worked for me :)

[MrQwerty]

Post by Patrick
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
"Item not found. Could not find this item. This is no longer located
in [folder]. Verify the item's location and try again."
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.

Thanks Patrick!

I just had the same problem, and this is the only fix that worked. Th
issue stemmed from a couple of files deep within a directory structur
with unprintable characters as names.

I ran the command prompt as administrator, navigated to the folder wit
the files, and used the above "dir /a /x /p" command to get the 8.
names (which were of the form "ABCD~1". Instead of renaming the files
I just deleted them using the 8.3 names. After that, I was able t
delete the folders normally

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[bob obo]

this one failed as well ! I could very easily create a new folder wit
the same name ! And when i tried to delete both folders, the new folde
got deleted and the problem child still standing tall !
So I have this folder on my desktop, and it is not getting deleted.
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) the
pressed F5 multiple times.. no use.
Tried deleting the icon from Safe mode .. same old message.
Can you please help?
Even rightclick+refresh is not working. Anyways, I kinda had least hope
from this solution since I had presumed F5 and Rightclick+refresh shoul
not make much of a difference.
Recently i also had the same problem it was solved with the help of 7zi
explorer.
download it from here
It is a explorer like windows explorer. After installing it open th
program and go to the location where that specific file is located. yo
can't delete it directly with it. But you can change the name of th
file. Some characters are not allowed in the names of a file. so chang
the name of the file to something without any special characters an
spaces. now you can delete the file.
I just had the same problem, and this is the only fix that worked. Th
issue stemmed from a couple of files deep within a directory structur
with unprintable characters as names.
I ran the command prompt as administrator, navigated to the folder wit
the files, and used the above "dir /a /x /p" command to get the 8.
names (which were of the form "ABCD~1". Instead of renaming the files
I just deleted them using the 8.3 names. After that, I was able t
delete the folders normally.
Drag another file into this folder or copy it into it.Then delete th
folder. It works.
Take care to have a backup of the file you put in that folder if it i
an useful one.
I have the same problem but my file is not on the desktop, when i typ
in the search bar for the file, i can see it but when i try to delet
it, it says item not found. please help

Everyone - I tried to get rid of an undeletable file. The above metho
worked easily. Thank you - Thank you - Thank you! Bob Ob

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[ace99]

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

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[mcrave20]

It reappeared after a while :(

[n1ner6er]

I had this same problem until just now. I created a new folder in th
same directory (for me "desktop") with an identical name. This allowe
me to delete the old folder. The new folder with the same name had th
same "item not found" problem

I tried the same thing again and I was able to delete the folder

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[mmarivas23]

I had this same problem until just now. I created a new folder in the
same directory (for me "desktop") with an identical name. This allowed
me to delete the old folder. The new folder with the same name had the
same "item not found" problem.
I tried the same thing again and I was able to delete the folder.

I really sought out many versions of help with removing folders that
were not found in my C:/ Drive and found a much simpler way, of course
with the help of other postings...

Now, I don't know if it will work for everybody but it certainly worked
for me. What I did was very simple.

I created a new folder (did not named it) and just dragged it over to
the trouble folder.

Now this part can be very tricky because a duplicate folder may
apprear. If this happens delete the old folder and keep the new one that
appears.

Then create a new folder (no need to name it) and drag it over to the
"New" Trouble Folder.

Then you'll notice that it will accept the un-named drop in folder and
Whalla.....Now You Can Delete The Folder And No More Nightmares..!!!!

[rscar]

Absolutely genial!
I was desperate...
It worked!!!!
..I created a folder with the *same name* [in # directory], and ...as
below

I had this same problem until just now. I created a new folder in the
same directory (for me "desktop") with an identical name. This allowed
me to delete the old folder. The new folder with the same name had the
same "item not found" problem.
I tried the same thing again and I was able to delete the folder.
I really sought out many version of help with removing folders that were
not found in my C:/ Drive and found a much simpler way...
Now, I don't know if it will work for everybody but it certainly worked
for me. What I did was very simple.
I created a new folder (did not named it) and just dragged it over to
the trouble folder.
Now this part can be very tricky because a duplicate folder may apprear.
If this happens delete the old folder and keep the new one that
appears.
Then create a new folder (no need to name it) and drag it over to the
"New" Trouble Folder.
Then you'll notice that it will accept the un-named drop in folder and
Whalla.....Now You Can Delete The Folder And No More Nightmares..!!!!
I really sought out many versions of help with removing folders that
were not found in my C:/ Drive and found a much simpler way, of course
with the help of other postings...
Now, I don't know if it will work for everybody but it certainly worked
for me. What I did was very simple.
I created a new folder (did not named it) and just dragged it over to
the trouble folder.
Now this part can be very tricky because a duplicate folder may apprear.
If this happens delete the old folder and keep the new one that appears.
Then create a new folder (no need to name it) and drag it over to the
"New" Trouble Folder.
Then you'll notice that it will accept the un-named drop in folder and
Whalla.....Now You Can Delete The Folder And No More Nightmares..!!!!

[EaglesFan05]

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.

Worked for me Thanks alot

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[creep]

Yep I agreed..the easiest way to remove the file that cannot be deleted
from your window 7 desktop. It certainty worked for me after I finished
writing this and reviewed it, I found that some of you already figured
it out. I only create any kind files for the desktop and drag it in to
the trouble folder and then delete it ALTOGETHER..BAMM...all gone!

[GenX]

Noodle i love you!

i was being bugged for days with 3 "item not found" on my desktop then
tried your cmd method in the last post and IT WORKED!!
thanks so much dude

they were slightly dodgy files too if you know what i mean so its goo
to get rid of them;

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[Swaines]

Running on Vist

Basically, I have a file in the form of a .mp4 video. It was within
file calle
C:\Users\George\Desktop\extensions\{B13721C7-F507-4982-B2E5-502A71474FED
(sorry for the long name.

This file has now been deleted also, and the only way I can see th
video in question is by typing its name into the Start Search.
The file is called "Crookers - Knobbers remix" just so you know, an
when the mouse is hovered over it, it claims to be 14 MB. (however righ
click -> properties says 0 bytes.
However click on it and i get the dreaded message... The problem wit
the command prompt method is that I have no clue where to find th
file..

Please help :

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Type in a command prompt

Dir "c:\Crookers - Knobbers remix.*"/s /a

which will search the whole hard drive
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Running on Vista
Basically, I have a file in the form of a .mp4 video. It was within a
file called
C:\Users\George\Desktop\extensions\{B13721C7-F507-4982-B2E5-502A71474FED}
(sorry for the long name.)
This file has now been deleted also, and the only way I can see the
video in question is by typing its name into the Start Search.
The file is called "Crookers - Knobbers remix" just so you know, and
when the mouse is hovered over it, it claims to be 14 MB. (however right
click -> properties says 0 bytes.)
However click on it and i get the dreaded message... The problem with
the command prompt method is that I have no clue where to find the
file...
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[EricaG]

TRY THIS.
This un-removable folder on my desktop has been driving me nuts for
months.

I tried _Everything__Everyone posted.

Then, I googled for a utility for deleting unwanted folders and files.

This WORKED, and it was simple as pie.

The utility's name is DelinvFile.
http://www.purgeie.com/delinv/index.htm

Click on Download and choose which download works best for you.

[Jim]

On Mon, 6 Sep 2010 22:07:31 -0500, EricaG

Post by EricaG
TRY THIS.
This un-removable folder on my desktop has been driving me nuts for
months.
I tried _Everything__Everyone posted.
Then, I googled for a utility for deleting unwanted folders and files.
This WORKED, and it was simple as pie.
The utility's name is DelinvFile.
http://www.purgeie.com/delinv/index.htm
Click on Download and choose which download works best for you.

Unlocker is free .

[s***@gmail.com]

@Patrick,

I was struggling from this issues from last 2 years. On my desktop, there were 5 folders that I was not able to delete/ move/ cut/ recycle bin/ refresh. Even my computer admin did not offer much of help to me.

But your post really did th emagic. I am so happy. And thanks a zillion for posting this robust process and perfect cure for the problem rather than merely guessing something which is not working out.

Great. Thanks

Swapnil, INDIA

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Post by Suzy Free
Hi there,
Can anyone help me?? I have an empty folder on my desktop that I cannot
delete. I get this message when I try and delete it....
Could not find this item.
This is no longer located in C:\Users\Marianne\Desktop. Verify the item's
location and try again.
Its driving me crazy so any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

This was mentioned by someone before but it worked for me. FYI the folder i can't delete is within another folder on my desktop....

1. I created a new folder and didn't rename it, in the same location as the one that won't delete.
2. i dragged the new folder into the folder that wouldn't delete which created a duplicate of the same folder.
3. i created two more 'new folders' without renaming them and dragged one into each of the previous two existing folders.
4. from my desktop, i dragged the folder that has the folders within that won't delete into my recycle bin which was a success - i then emptied my recycle bin.

Hope this helps!