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  I created a file then created another file and registered under the same name, which worked. The usual windows save as. Now, I can't open the file. I can't delete the file. I can't change anything in the properties. I want to really just delete the file. When I do, I get "error deleting the file or folder: cannot delete < Filename > access is denied ' I use a version fully update 7.

  There is an excellent freeware called Unlocker that will tell you what applications are locks the file and you cannot remove.

  Have a look here: http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/

• Cannot delete the file - paths are too long

  Trying to delete a folder.  He complains that the folder contains items whose names are too long for the Recycle Bin.

  The problem I think is that this folder is a backup copy of an old folder AppData, in which it seems to be an almost infinite folder "Application Data" series - I am sure that these are in fact the links as opposed to records, but there is a huge tree full of them.  At the end of some branches, there are some 'real' files, but then several sub-branches of Application Data files.

  So I guess that when I try to remove the top-level folder, the full path to the way in which the files down is just too long.

  When I shift-DELETE, nothing happens, and I tried to remove it from the command prompt, nothing helps.

  Don't know what to do next.  I want to just get rid of the folder tree.

  Mike

  OK, well, irritating as it is that there is no apparent way to force Vista to do, I just crossed the entire folder structure and renamed each 'Application Data' folder to 'a', to shorten the overall paths, and this then allowed me to remove the top-level folder.

  Mike

• How can I delete a file that is no longer associated with a page?

  I have an obstacle that prevents me from completing a task.

  I am trying to build an asset spry - specifically a vertical menu. When I built at the beginning of the page, I have built the menu. However, the look was rejected and asked me to re - create. I went back, deleted all references to the spry assets and stripped from the page menu. But when I open the page that I want to build the menu again, it always shows a .css and .js file associated with that event, even if they are not. And when I try to restore the assets, it will not add the file .css and .js appropriate because he thinks that the files are already created. See the screenshot below to see what I mean.

  If anyone has any idea how to tell Dreamweaver that these two files are more associated with the page, I would appreciate the help. It is the last major obstacle before I can complete a project.

  Thank you

  Ken

  

  Hello

  Provide you deleted all references to js/css files, (have you removed the code at the bottom of the page?), use the spry updater to insert your new js/css.

  You can get the spry update extension form the area of downloads here - http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/.

  PZ

• Cannot delete a file in windows 7. Indicates the specified file name is not valid or too long.

  Hello everyone, I'm pretty stuck here. I can't delete a file in windows 7 or any other do with it besides. Says "the specified file name is not valid or too long. It has a funny name [~ t] and no extension. The file type, say "file". The properties are all screwed looking with a mistake on the Security tab, a size of 0 k, is a Windows (c) \Windows\en-US.The other files in this folder appear normal. The computer seems to work very well without any obvious problems. The only problem is my anti-virus reports with a kind of syntax for the file error and indicates it cannot parse this file. I do not. I can't do a thing with it either. Cannot open, rename, move, delete, change passwords, properties, permissions, nothing. It may be necessary for a good part with 0kb. According to me, I want to just delete the thing. Please, anyone? Thanks in advance.

  Hey bud, I figured out how fix it earlier. I am so happy. I came to remember a command called chkdsk which worked very well for various issues, that I had since the construction of my old 2000 Professional machine. I think that one was my first NTFS system. I always liked how well he error correction. Seemed a lot better than the old scandisk. Low and behold, I tried and star ANISE, it is went through it, found this file almost from the beginning of the analysis and a few lines later, he said has been removed. Says something about the file being orphaned some time ago. It was a very bad child, that I tell you. I ran it in safe mode command prompt. I guess he would have done the same thing in the normal windows well, but I happened to be in safemode, when it came to me. I used the switch /f with her. Since the C:\ command prompt or any drive letter your operating system is selected, type CHKDSK/F if I remember although the f was to have it automatically CORRECT errors. I hope this info helps others with their file or disk problems. It seems that many people say they get mistakes and cannot delete various files here in these forums. Thanks Sandeep for answering me and try to help. It does not matter whether or not it was the fix, it takes time to post and your helping people learn to be it. The only thing that remains unanswered for me is actually the thing of the answer. I mean I can't say someone at - it really answered my question and do not count me? Maybe I should mark so that people will bother to read it and get the fix. HMMMM... I come back here some time later and see whats up.  SeeYou, EWOO

• Cannot delete a file in a folder that I can see his name in the list of directories

  Help

  I can't delete a file that I can see in a folder and a list of directories of files.

  The name of the file is "000" without visible extension.  Don't know if there is a hidden extension, but it isn't.

  I went into the same folder using the "Command prompt" window

  However, to enumerate the files in the command prompt window, the file name is not visible, but the forlder report indicates that there is a file whose size is 15 bytes.

  The file is not readable in a normal DOS window or text editor, which means that a file such as 'Crimson Editor' Editor opens the file, but there is no visible ASCII character.

  How can I delete this file?

  It is a virus, and if so, how can I delete?

  Best regards, Roy

  Try using one of the following free products to remove the file.  Assassin http://www.malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php of files (with or without forcing the deletion: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/12/27/force-delete-cannot-delete-locked-or-in-used-files-or-folders-with-fileassassin/) or Unlocker to: http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Unlocker.shtml.  These programs often work when normal functions remove Vista not work correctly.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - a - MCSE/MCSA/network + / A +.

• Cannot delete a file 'empty '.

  I recently downloaded a file and thought I had deleted. However, I managed to create a 0 byte file that appears on my desktop, appears in the file dir / x of order invites and still cannot be moved, renamed, or deleted. Windows reports, "failed to find this article. It is no longer in... ».

  My problem is similar to the "cannot delete illustrates file listed in the file Explorer Vista - does not exist?" thread. I tried several of the steps used in this situation, as the use of a third party file removal tool (KillBox) and also get into the command prompt and try Rd (filename) to remove. I also tried to use e/s (filename), but he kept reporting that "the directory name is incorrect.

  This file is also not protected, and I am logged on as administrator. Any thoughts?

  Hello MrMichael,

  Thank you for using Microsoft Vista answers Forum!

  Try to start your PC in safe mode by following the steps below and see if you can delete that folder/file from there.

  How to start in safe MODE

  1. Restart your computer if it is running.
  2. Press the F8 key after your computer powers initially.
  3. Once you see the menu Advanced Startup Options , you can stop tapping.
  4. Up/down arrow keys to highlight your selection.
  5. Select Safe Mode with network and press enter.
  6. You should see loading drivers and then Please wait.
  7. You should then be on the Welcome screen.

  Connect to your computer using an account with administrator privileges.

  David O
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Cannot delete the file. Says "not not found could not find this item check the location of this object and try again."

  Cannot delete the file.  Says "not not found could not find this item check the location of this object and try again."

  I got this file from my friend got sent - is a word document, I had on their computer.  So I tried to use Disk Cleanup to delete temporary files, temporary internet files and files program downloaded.  Does not work.

  When I check the properties, there is no security tab so I can't transfer ownership in this way.

  I don't want to experiment using the way of the transfer of ownership command prompt as the name of the file is several sentences long.  I can't rename it either, of course.

  Windows 7, a week and I already have a stupid problem which has already lost an hour of my time.

  What I did was to create a Notepad file that was empty and saved in the same location as the file that won't go away.  Once registered.  I click with the right button on the new file and rename the exact name as the file problem.  Don't forget to change the file extension (ex: .doc)

  ex file problem: word.doc

  new file: word.doc

  as long as they match eachother exactly you should see the file problem disappear and once that's gone, you can delete the new file created.

• How get rid of audio files of your audio file that you no longer need? I have

  How get rid of audio files of your audio file that you no longer need? I went to the project and selected unused files, then deleted. However, there are unwanted files still in my audio file.

  Use this command after you remove unused files from the bin:

  

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• I get a msg saying windows media player cannot delete a file from the device. What should I do?

  I put an album on my sansa fuse. The synchronization process has not finished now correctly the album does not work on my mp3 player. I tried to remove it so that I can re sync and im getting this msg saying "windows media player cannot delete a file from the device." I also tried to delete the album directly from the mp3 player and it does not always remove. What should I do?

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  You can follow the steps described in the article below and then check if it makes a difference

  You cannot view, add, or delete items in the library of Windows Media Player 11

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/925718

• Cannot delete the file. 'trial' "impossible to find this element". It is neither located in C:\Users\master\desktop.

  I have a folder called test on my desk that I created to try the xcopy commands.  Anyone who has nothing to do with it.  I think that when I created the folder I could add a space somewhere in the file name.  He is currently empty that I deleted a word of her documents.

  However I can't remove it.   It says cannot delete the file. "Cannot find this item. It is neither located in C:\Users\master\desktop.  Have already tried to delete the file in safe mode but not no luck.  Also if I navigate to the path C:\Users\master\desktop folder is not there and I hid the displayed files.  If I right click a properties to create the size is 0bytes and created a modification dates are suppressed.  How can I delete the file?

  
  

  '\\?\%userprofile%\desktop\trial*' of RD/s
  '\\?\%Public%\desktop\trial*' of RD/s
   
  Note the * appended to the name.
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  ..
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  "J.Summers" wrote in message news: a8ec7720-22a6-465f-bbbe-a27df3ace7a2...
  > Ok, I tried both commands and came to the same thing.
  >
  > Other ideas please?
  >
   

• I can't delete some files that I uploaded to the server. What should I do?

  I can't delete some files that I uploaded to the server. I get a notice: FTP an error occurred - cannot delete the PDF download server folder. Operation failed. The directory is not empty, or there may be a permission problem.

  What should I do?

  Try to delete the files in your folder first.

  If there is a permissions problem on the server that you cannot delete files, you need to contact your Site Administrator (if you have one) or your Web hosting provider.

  Nancy O.

• I deleted a file that was on my desk and I was hoping to restore it.

  I deleted a file that was on my desk and I was hoping to restore it.

  Perhaps with this tool.

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  http://www.Piriform.com/Recuva

  Bruce Hagen
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• Cannot open DOC files that are sent to me. I have wordpad and Notepad on my computer but you do not have Microsoft Office

  original title: DOC files

  Cannot open DOC files that are sent to me. I have wordpad and Notepad on my computer but you do not have Microsoft Office. Most of the time, I get a screen that says 'open' or 'save' the file and when I click on 'Open', this message disappears. Sometimes it opens, but the message is completely scrambled with letters and symbols.

  Cannot open DOC files in wordpad or Notepad. you will need a more advanced software suite. Try OpenOffice.org - it's free, and it supports the DOC format. But the best solution is to get Microsoft Office once and for all.

  Download OpenOffice.org: http://download.openoffice.org/contribute.html?download=mirrorbrain&files/stable/3.2.1/OOo_3.2.1_Win_x86_install-wJRE_en-US.exe. Note: Click on the link at the bottom that says "http://download.services.openoffice.org/files/stable/3.2.1/OOo_3.2.1_Win_x86_install-wJRE_en-US.exe" to download the program.

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• Cannot delete empty file on the desktop icon...

  Work with a Dell Inspiron N5110 running Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) SP1.

  I have an icon named on my desktop which is no longer an underlying file.  When I try to remove it, the system responds that it cannot find the file.  I searched and found that there is no file with the name on the icon.

  Should what steps I take to remove the stubborn icon?

  Hello

  Do you know that the file has been – a program, a Web link, a toolbar button? Have you tried to uninstall through Control Panel (programs and features)? Have you looked into the device for her Manager (if it was related to a USB or flash drive)?

  I'm also not clear when you say that when you try to remove the system responds that it cannot find the file - exactly how you try to delete computer system responds? Have you tried just right click on it and then left-click Delete. What happens to the icon at this time?

  Sorry, but your description sounds a little strange to me. If you could answer these questions however, I may be able to help you.

  Kind regards

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