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Could not find this item - when deleting files/folders |
Issue:
Folder that will not allow you to rename, move or delete. But you could successfully delete the contents of the folder.
However when you try to delete the folder you get the error message à
Solution:
The only way to fix this is :
Delete the file from the command prompt with administrator privileges.
Steps:
Step A:
- Go to Start menu
- Type 'Cmd' in the search box
- Select and Right click it
- Select run as Administrator
Step B:
Step B1: Refer - point 1 in the below image
- Browse to the folder containing the affected file/folder
- Enter the path command window
- CD \to\the\folder\containing\the\problem\file
Step B2: Refer - point 2 in the below image
- Type 'dir /a/x/p' to obtain the 8.3 formatted filename
Step B3: Refer - point 3 in the below image
- Note the short filename(8.3 formatted filename) of the problem file
- It will look for example like SAMPLE~1
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Step B4: Refer - point 4
Delete folder
- To delete use the 8.3 filename
- Eg : Type rd/s AFFECT~1 or del AFFECT~1 and enter then select Y to delete
Rename folder
- Use Rename or Ren command to rename the File or Folder(use 8.3 filename)
- Eg : ren AFFECT~1 "New filename"
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