Need to delete folder, but cannot because it's "not there"


  1. margrave55
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    Need to delete folder, but cannot because it's "not there"


    I have a folder called "Bluthner.1.0." ... and yes, there's a dot at the end of the folder name.

    I need to deleted it ... but when I try to delete it in Windows Explorer ... a popup says:
    Could not find this item.
    This is no longer located in D:\
    Verify the item's location and try again.

    Is this a filesystem error? How do I fix it?
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  3. Ghot
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    margrave55 said:
    I have a folder called "Bluthner.1.0." ... and yes, there's a dot at the end of the folder name.

    I need to deleted it ... but when I try to delete it in Windows Explorer ... a popup says:
    Could not find this item.
    This is no longer located in D:\
    Verify the item's location and try again.

    Is this a filesystem error? How do I fix it?



    Did you try deleting it in Safe Mode?
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  4. margrave55
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    I tried to rename it, thinking that the dot at the end was the problem. It would not let me.

    So I restarted. Still could not delete, but I could rename the folder. Then I could delete it. All done.
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  6. Ghot
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    margrave55 said:
    I tried to rename it, thinking that the dot at the end was the problem. It would not let me.

    So I restarted. Still could not delete, but I could rename the folder. Then I could delete it. All done.



    Good job.
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