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Hi,i had resolve this kind of problem with this reg tweak work on 32-bit Win7 even if made for 64! For me work even without a restart.
Last edited by sHAKaJaada; 25 Dec 2010 at 20:43. Reason: Added text
Hi,i had resolve this kind of problem with this reg tweak work on 32-bit Win7 even if made for 64! For me work even without a restart.
Last edited by sHAKaJaada; 25 Dec 2010 at 20:43. Reason: Added text
Hi, I'm having exact the same problem with a long name file, to delete, move, rename, attribute change, etc. I deleted the file, which I received the confirmation. However, the file is still there, with zero bytes and no extension. When I try to delete, move or change the file, I get the error "Could not find this item, This is no longer located in xxx. Verify the item's location and try again."
I tryed everything: Using DOS, there's no 8.3 name format; In safe mode; chkdsk and sfc. Nothing worked.
I also tryed the tricks in
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...a08422a1<br /> "Could not find this item..." Nothing works! - Vista Help
Can not delete file. Error is "Could not find this item".
Without success.
I Have Windows 7 professional 64bits and NTFS.
Please, help me on this. Thank you very much.
I had two directories I couldn't delete. Here is how I solved it:
1) Open CMD
3) CD to the directory that contains the directory you cannot delete.
4) To see the DOS names, do DIR /X
5) Rename the folder to a new short name (like foo): RENAME dosname newname
6) I was then able to delete the folder.
thanks man renaming through dos mode worked for me.,.
I am using Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 with 2GB of DDR RAM.
I used a freeware tool called Piriform Recuva and created a new folder on my desktop through this program. I have done this many times before prior to SP1 and had no issues.
However, this time I had a folder that I could not delete.
I was able to resolve the issue by creating a new folder directly on my desktop and moving the problematic folder into it, then deleting the newly created folder.
Weird issue, simple solution. Cheers guys.
I like post #5 by usasma. Some times a restart or a complete shut down and a reboot is needed. Now when you do either one of these watch your little blinking lignt; if is still blinkin after a re-start or a boot don't don anything until it gets done blinking.
Last edited by Layback Bear; 24 Apr 2011 at 21:35.
Big thanks to Brash, post #17, for the dos command renaming solution that worked for me! (also mentioned by Jcapson on post #25).
I also had to register just to thank Brash (post #17) and Jcapson (post 25) for their advice in resolving this problem for me. I swear I tried every other solution recommended in here, along with a bunch of other ones. I had problem directories 3 layers thick and had to start at the bottom, renaming and deleting, but it worked! Also, while I renamed the problem directories in CMD Prompt using the 8.3 format name, I was unable to delete the directories from within the CMD Prompt. I had to go to to Windows Explorer to delete them. I hope that tidbit helps someone.
(Also, I did run the registry script from #21 above, though I still could still not delete using that method, it may have impacted the end result.)