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• 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.

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  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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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?

  Hi danat4489,

  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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  "J.Summers" wrote in message news: a8ec7720-22a6-465f-bbbe-a27df3ace7a2...
  > Ok, I tried both commands and came to the same thing.
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  > Other ideas please?
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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.

• 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

• NEED TO MERGE TWO ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNTS AND ALL THE FILES IN XP - NO WINDOWS 7! CANNOT FIND TRANSFER IFTO ANYWHERE.

  I desperately need to merge two administrative accounts on my laptop - using XP and NOT windows 7 (so there is no transfer Assistant). I need to transfer all of the OLD admin. account in the NEW Admin account.

  For the full backup used Carbonite - due erase hard drive and reinstall XP - carbonite cust. veeeeery slooooow service and I had to use the laptop for the preparatory work.  When the backup has been restored, he implemented the administrative account of origin, besides I have created a new.  Now, most of the files are under the old administrative account, and I need to move the OLD files in the NEW Admin account.

  Would sincerely appreciate your very specific instructions? ... step by step, if possible? Not quite a prolific technician, but no slouch, not more.

  Thank you very much!

  You can't really merge two accounts. You can copy data from one account to the other. Folder options > view tab > check "Show hidden files". Then go to:

  c:\Documents and Settings\name of the old account and copy the files to My Documents, desktop, Favorites in folders in your new user account. When you have all your stuff, you can delete the old user account from the control panel > user accounts. MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• Cannot delete the file/folder even in Administrator Mode or Mode safe

  I. hate. Vista. Windows XP has NEVER been this difficult to work with!

  I recently installed MagicISO. Didn't like it, so I deleted it. He left behind a small dll file and the folder. I wanted to remove both, couldn't.

  Tried safe mode. FAILED

  Administrator account I tried. FAILED

  Tried both together. FAILED

  Help me please? How could I not have permission to delete a file in administrator mode? Seriously, Windows Vista is just messed up all unrecognizable... * rant rant rant *.

  In fact, I thought that the answer.

  Went to safe mode.

  Used ShellExViewer (RUN AS ADMIN) and disabled MagicISO.

  Walked over to the directory and delete the .dll and the folder that it is.

  Restarted my computer in normal mode.

  Problem solved.

  Thank you all for helping me. I appreciate it a lot! I don't know what I'd do without you people. : D

• Cannot delete video files. Error "Destination folder access denied".

  Cannot delete files on Vista Ultimate vidoe as owner/administrator.

  I am the owner and administrator of my laptop and a single user. I am running Vista Ultimate. I have video files, that I can't remove. In the Properties window, it says I have full access and permissions for the files and folders. However, I get the message "Destination folder access denied."  Or "you must be authorized to perform this action." I get the window with the options RETRY or CANCEL. So boring. Any help would be great. I'm not a pro with computers, but know my way around the essentials. Step by step would be great. Thank you!

  Hi David,

  ·         What is the location of these files?

  Try the following.

  Method 1: Check if you can change the location of the files and then remove them.

  Method 2: Start the computer in safe mode and try to delete the files.

  Method 3: Check to see if this article helps you.

  Troubleshoot "access denied" when opening files or folders

• Cannot delete the file due to permission problem

  I can't delete files because I said that I don't have permission. When I try to change the permissions, I said I can't.

  Opening of session as administrator in Win7, 8 and Vista
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-Windows-Vista/

  Last sigh.

  Unlocker File Remover
  http://www.emptyloop.com/Unlocker/

• Cannot delete the file on my Mac

  I feel so frustrated at the moment. It's my computer and my files and sometimes it says I don't have permission to delete or it is used when it is not because it is the first time I have connected the player via an ethernet cable.

  I don't know if he connection via ethernet cable makes a difference. I searched the net and cannot see messages about how to empty the things you cannot delete from the trash. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

  Sorry, I'll try and be a little more specific. The I'm trying to delete files are video files and projects related to the soft of Adobe. When I try to delete the file, it indicates a specific folder with videos is in service. I did not open this file or folder for more than a year.

• Cannot delete a file in my mail to send iPhone 6s +.

  I sent a friend a file short live film of my iPhone 6 s +. He is stuck in the Outbox. Cannot remove. Tried to reset the phone, no joy. My friends file just keeps looping, too. Impossible to open, close, or delete the file. Any suggestions?

  TIA

  Chuckcars wrote:

  I sent a friend a file short live film of my iPhone 6 s +. He is stuck in the Outbox. Cannot remove.

  How what you are trying to delete? Have you tried to delete the attachment it yourself or the entire email. Have you tried to delete the entire thing on the server using a web browser?

  Tried to reset the phone, no joy.

  What does that mean? Have you tried to restart the phone? Have you tried to close the mail application and force restart the phone?

  Press the Home button twice quickly. You will see small glimpses of your applications recently used. Drag to the left to find the application you want to close. Swipe up on the preview of the application to close

  To force the reboot your device, press and hold the two buttons of sleep/wake and home for at least ten seconds, until you see the Apple logo.

  My friends file just keeps looping, too. Impossible to open, close, or delete the file. Any suggestions?

  What file are you talking about?

• Cannot delete the file, access is denied

  try to format the old drive hard could not
  all files deleted but can not delete 2 files adobe indicates that access is denied

  Schroeder7952,

  To add to what mysoul said, you can also try the following:

  To resolve this problem, you must turn off Simple file sharing, and then take ownership of the folder:

  1.	Turn off Simple file sharing: one. Click Start and then click my computer . b. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options , and then click the view tab. c. Under Advanced settings , clear the use simple file (recommended) sharing , and then click OK .
  2.	Right click on the folder that you want to take control and then click Properties .
  3.	Click the Security tab, and then click OK in the Security message, if an unknown device appears.
  4.	Click Advanced , and then click the owner tab.
  5.	In the name list, click your user name, administrator , if you are logged in as administrator, or click the Administrators group. If you want to take ownership of the contents of this folder, click to select the check box Replace owner of subcontainers and objects .
  6.	Click OK . You may receive the following error message, where folderis the name of the folder you want to take care of: You are not allowed to read the contents of directory folder . Do you want to replace the the directory permissions with permissions granting you full control? All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.
  7.	Click Yes .
  8.	Click OK , and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and the contents of the folder .

  More information can be found in 810881 KB.

  Lisa
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Cannot delete a file.

  I copied the SC5.exe of a SuperCalc installation disk on my desktop. Now I can't delete it, I get the error that it is used by another program or person. How can I find what who or who is using it?

  Hello

  Use the Safe Mode if possible - repeatedly, press F8 that you start.

  If necessary, use these utilities

  UnLocker (free) + 1.91
  http://unlocker.emptyloop.com/

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-click on - RUN AS ADMIN

  Below also work on Vista 64 bit

  Another good alternative - use FileAssassin:

  FileAssassin - free
  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php

  Force delete (cannot delete) closed or in used files or folders with FileASSASSIN
  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/12/27/force-delete-cannot-delete-locked-or-in-used-files-or-folders-with-FileASSASSIN/

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-click on - RUN AS ADMIN

  And this - MoveOnBoot

  MoveOnBoot
  http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/MoveOnBoot.html

  I hope this helps.

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• no administrator account - cannot remove other accounts

  recently to create new account on the computer form ym administrator accont and tried to make one of them administrator instead of mine. somehow, that didn't work now none of the administrator account, all are standard. I am trying to delete other accounts, but I can't because it is written enter administrator password, but it does not work. I don't have the fingerprint reader because I hated that and I can't put it back on because, once more, do not have the apparent administrator password to put it on. What can I do to create an account administrator or make it mine admin again?

  Your post is quite dispersed and hard to read, but consider that most of the problem is that you have not all administrator accounts. The first thing to try is to start safe mode. This, by repeatedly pressing the F8 key as the computer starts. That you will get to the menu on the right where you can use your arrow key to select Mode safe [Enter]. The built-in Administrator account is disabled by default in Vista. However, if no other administrative accounts exist on the system it can be activated. If this is the case, you will see an icon for the administrator on the homescreen mode without failure. Sign in (password will be white) and then go to control panel > user accounts and make changes to the user to other accounts on the system. You can then follow the General instructions for setting up user accounts in Vista that I will give you at the end of this post.

  All this requires a certain level of computer skills. You know better and whether taking the machine to a competent local computer tech (not a type of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad place) or a knowledgeable friend is the best solution for you.

  If you don't see the icon for the administrator mode safe account, then the built-in Administrator account is always disabled.

  1. you will need to use NTpasswd to enable (disabled by default) built-in Administrator account and set a password to null (empty). Allowing this account will put an icon for it on the logon screen so that you can then connect.

  http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

  Download CD (.iso) image and burn as an image, not as data. You will need a third party burning software. Then boot with the CD that you created and follow the directions. After you are done with NTpasswd, remove the CD and restart the computer. Log on to the administrator account that you enabled.

  2. Once you have logged on to the built-in Administrator account, go to control panel > user accounts and make changes as you wish. I suggest making an account administrative 'tech': call 'Tech' or 'CompAdmin' - at this time there. See the end of this post for creating users in Vista.

  3 log on the built-in Administrator account and CompAdmin. While in CompAdmin, turn off the account administrator for security reasons:

  Start Orb > Search box > type: cmd
  When cmd appears in the above results, right-click and choose "Run as Administrator" [OK]. Now, you will get the command prompt. At the command prompt, type:

  NET user administrator / active: No. [Enter]

  Exit the command prompt.

  Setting up users in Vista:

  You absolutely don't want to have only one user account. As XP and all the other modern operating systems, Vista is an OS multi-user with system built-in accounts such as administrator, by default, all users and guest. These accounts should be left alone because they are part of the structure of the operating system.

  In particular, you do not want one account user with administrative privileges on Vista because the administrator account integrated (normally only used in emergencies) is disabled by default. If you use as an administrator for your daily work, and this account is corrupt, things will be difficult. It is not impossible to activate the built-in administrator to rescue things, but it will take third-party tools and work outside the operating system.

  The user account that is for your daily work must be a Standard user, with the extra administrative user (call it something like 'CompAdmin' or 'Tech' or similar) only it for elevation purposes. After you have created "CompAdmin", connect to it and change your normal user account Standard. Then log on to your regular account.

  If you want to go directly to the desktop and ignore the Welcome screen with the icons of the user accounts, you can do this:

  Start Orb > Search box > type: netplwiz [Enter]
  Click continue (or provide an administrator password) when you are prompted by UAC

  Uncheck "users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". Select a user account to connect automatically by clicking on the account you want to highlight and press OK. Enter the password for this user account (when it exists) when you are prompted. Leave blank if there is no password (null). MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!