I'm trying to delete a folder in Windows 7 and get a perplexing error message: "Could not find this item: This is no longer located in G:\Graphics. Verify the item's location and try again.
I can see the folder — I can find it. I just can't delete it.
I also get a second error message (sometimes) when I click on the folder: G:\Graphics 2009-11-17 refers to a location that is unavailable…this information might have been moved to a different location.
I'm using Windows 7; this folder is on an external hard drive. I've emptied the folder (there were items in it); I've scanned that external hard drive for errors. Trying to rename the folder yields the same enigmatic error message.
Is there a way to delete this folder?
Best Answer
Open Command Prompt, use
dir /xto get the 8.3 name of the folder which cannot be deleted, and then userdwith the 8.3 name of the folder, and it should be gone.If this doesn't work, ensure first that the folder is empty.