Files are not dissapper from desktop


  1. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64BIT
       #1

    Files are not dissapper from desktop


    why if i delete a file from desktop the file move to recycle bin but the file still on the desktop! but if i try to delete it again i get an error "the file already deleted"
    how to solve that problem? please help me.
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  2. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #2

    Welcome
    Try to delete using this method
    Folder - Delete from Command Prompt
    and more
    http://winhlp.com/node/39

    If that does not work, try this software
    http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/
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  3. Posts : 2,686
    Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
       #3

    After you delete the file, right click the desktop and select refresh and it should clear. I noticed the same thing in normal folders also. Just a quirk in Windows 7 not refreshing your view.

    Jim
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  4. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64BIT
    Thread Starter
       #4

    hey thanks for the help!
    i did restart and it fixed! but its happens often...
    and this problem will be back
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  5. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #5

    This trick comes with a warning. It involves registry so make a system restore point, first. Registry changes can cause problems.

    This should work
    Click on Start at the lower left
    Type the word regedit in the search box and hit enter
    Right click HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and click Find
    Type dontrefresh in the search box and then hit enter
    You will see DontRefresh, right click it to change the settings, set it to 0
    Boot your computer. It should be set properly.
    Be sure to make a system restore point first, to restore registry if necessary.

    I have suggested this to other posters and got the response that they cannot get through the process, not true, works for me.

    Try in an elevated command prompt if necessary
    Elevated Command Prompt
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  6. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64BIT
    Thread Starter
       #6

    ok thank you very much
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  7. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64BIT
    Thread Starter
       #7

    this problem happen again! how to fix it for lifetime?
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  8. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64BIT
    Thread Starter
       #8

    richc46 said:
    This trick comes with a warning. It involves registry so make a system restore point, first. Registry changes can cause problems.

    This should work
    Click on Start at the lower left
    Type the word regedit in the search box and hit enter
    Right click HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and click Find
    Type dontrefresh in the search box and then hit enter
    You will see DontRefresh, right click it to change the settings, set it to 0
    Boot your computer. It should be set properly.
    Be sure to make a system restore point first, to restore registry if necessary.

    I have suggested this to other posters and got the response that they cannot get through the process, not true, works for me.

    Try in an elevated command prompt if necessary
    Elevated Command Prompt
    i dont find "dontrefresh" in registry
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  9. Posts : 3,960
    W7 x64
       #9

    That registry entry, to me, seems to represent functionality within Internet Explorer. Historically speaking, Microsoft have always in the past linked IE into the Windows explorer shell. Therefore it may work, however there's an easier and safer solution.

    Go to Tools/Folder Options/General Tab, and at the bottom, in the 'Navigation Pane', make sure 'Show all folders' and 'Automatically expand to current folder' are checked.

    That worked a treat for me :)
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