After a search and a found file, Windows says "no longer located......

jagman55 said:

I like to do a SEARCH of a drive and find files that are names like "invoices", then cut them from the search and paste them in a folder together.

BUT, windows 7 Home Premium 64bit has a problem, it finds files with that name, says they are in PATH 12345 but when you CUT/COPY and PASTE to a new Folder, you get on some files:

Could not find this item

This is no longer located in C:12345\....................

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Why does it find a file only to tell you it is not there? Something must be stored someplace telling it during the find it is located there.

Does something need to be cleared that was stored that has the file located there?

Nothing seems to "clear" that info and reboot, etc does not help this error.

Thanks

Just check that what you're finding isn't actually a shortcut to a file that has been moved or deleted rather than the actual file. Right click the "file" you want to copy and choose "properties"



Then check the Target and make sure that the path is valid.

See if any of these might help:

Search Options - Change or Restore

Index - Rebuild

Use a different search engine.

For locating files, I use Everthing Search Engine.

Locate files and folders by name instantly.

This one is also very good: Agent Ransack - Free File Searching Utility

Agent Ransack is a free software program for finding files on your PC or network drives. It is a 'lite' version of FileLocator Pro and is a free for both personal and commercial use.

Nymerius said:

For anyone else who has this problem:

Try this:

START | type cmd.exe into the start search box | right-click on cmd.exe

Then copy/paste the following (you may have to right click on the top of the DOS box and select EDIT then Paste) -

del "C: locatoin of files\*.*"

You can copy and paste into the CMD from the properties of one of the two offending files to get location.

What has this got to do with locating files?

Rick could this harm someones computer??
I do worry about such things.

del "C: locatoin of files\*.*"

del "C: locatoin of files\*.*"

It deletes the files that aren't locatable which is what the thread was asking to begin with. You put in the location of the files that won't delete using all those other programs. Replace "location of files" with where they are showing up and it will delete them from the command prompt. It just gets rid of the empty shadow. I had the same issue and it fixed it for me. Mine were showing up in C: windows.old\user\dave\local\ or something like that

So I put in command del "C: windows.old\user\dave\local\*.*" and it removed them. Searching for the answer led me here and you guys were suggesting all these removal programs and a simple DOS command did the trick.

For the ultra paranoid response above this one, the phrase "location of files" is meant to be replaced with where that person was actually viewing the undeletable files on their system.

But it removes every file under C:\ windows.old\user\dave\local (for instance). Not what was asked as far as I can see.

*.* is dangerous unless you are very sure what you are doing.