Delete the reference to the backup folder

I created a 'A' backup volume on an external hard drive using Microsoft backup/restore utility.  I then "deleted" this backup volume "A" using Windows Explorer.  When I use "Backup/Restore" to restore files from other backups, backup volume 'A' is always displayed as a location valid for restoring files.  If I choose the volume 'A', I am allowed to choose a folder or a file and when I run the "restore" command, an error message appears indicating the folder or file is not on the drive (which is as it should be).  My question is "How do I remove the reference to A backup volume, so it does not appear to be a valid backup volume?

Hi Bill,

Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

If you do not have appropriate (or permission) rights for a file or folder, you can not remove it. If not create you the file, you may not be able to delete it, even if it is stored in the Public folder. If this is the case, you must ask the owner of the file to delete. To learn more about permissions, see permissions are?

In addition, you cannot remove a file (or the folder that contains it) if the file is currently open in a program. Make sure that the file is not open in any program, and then try again to delete the file or folder.

Close all open programs, and then try to delete the folder. If this does not work, restart your computer and try again to delete the folder. Most likely, the file has not been deleted because another program was using a file that was in the file.

Hope this information is useful. Please feel free to answer in the case where you are facing in the future other problems with Windows.

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