Solved I cant move files and am getting the following error message...

[DeemSLeep]

I can't move files or rename them, and i keep getting the error message "Could not find this item" and "this file is no longer located in..." Tried contacting support but they were no help

 

[JaidynM]

Does this happen for all files or just a handful of files in a particular folder?

 

[unifex]

That happens when the file is somehow moved or deleted, but the corresponding record was not changed yet. Usually a refresh - or re-login - would simply get rid of the phantom file. Of course in this case you would not be able to open the file either.

Can you open the file in question or you are getting the same error message when you try to open the file?

 

[Sam The Techie]

I would agree that it is because the file has been deleted but the record has not. You might be able to recover the file by using a recovery program. i would suggest trying one from ninite.com

 

[Britton30]

Hi, tryTHIS to see if it is of any help. It appears you have deleted the file(s) and this should help you recover them.

 

[DeemSLeep]

I'm sorry but this happens to every file in the C: drive, it is not just one or two files

 

[DeemSLeep]

If I click try again, it works and i can move and rename but i have to click it every single time

 

[Brink]

Hello DeemSLeep, and welcome to Seven Forums.

You might see if this may fix this error for you. It's for Vista, but should apply to Windows 7 as well.

Cannot Rename or Move a File or Folder in Vista Fix - Vista Forums

If not, then as a test, create a new administrator account to see if it works properly in it. If so, you could just copy over what you want from your old user account's folders to the new account's, and delete the old account if you like when finished.

 

[DeemSLeep]

It doesnt apply to windows 7 because in step 2, you have to download vista registry files and i have windows 7, i doubt those registry files will work..also i tried creating a new admin account but the problem continues there as well

 

[Brink]

Please give the REG file a try. It should apply to Windows 7 as well.

 

[DeemSLeep]

I'm sorry but i cannot manage offline files in the Sync center, that option is disabled, when i click on it, nothing happens, all other options are clickable

 

[Brink]

Go ahead and do the STEP TWO section to see if it may help afterwards.

 

[DeemSLeep]

tried to click merge and clicked yes but it said "cannot import, not all data was written successfully to the registry'

 

[Brink]

...and how does renaming and moving work after restarting the computer?

 

[DeemSLeep]

restarting the computer doesn't help

 

[Brink]

Well, you could try doing a system restore using a restore point dated before this started happening to hopefully fix it.

 

[DeemSLeep]

i tried it, but it made no difference, so I reversed it...this problem started when I installed windows 7 service pack 1, so i think ill call microsoft for technical support, thanks

 

[Brink]

Ok mate. If you would, please post back with any findings or results to help others that may have the same issue.

 

[DeemSLeep]

Oh, did I mention that this only happens when trying to rename/move a folder, not an individual file?

 

[James Colbert]

It can't hurt to run a disk check to see if there are free space indexing issues or the like:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html?ltr=D

James