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How to delete an Undeletable File/Folder In Windows [Fix]

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Are you having troubles deleting a file or folder in windows? The traditional way of deleting file or folder isn’t working?

 

Does it display the following error while trying to Delete a file/folder?

“Could not find this item. This is no longer located in XYZ. Verify the item’s location and try again.”

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In this Tutorial, I’ll be trying to delete a folder named Photos located on my Desktop. I’m using Windows 10.

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Here’s a fix using Command Prompt:

1. Go to Start and type CMD or Command Prompt.

2. Open Command Prompt.

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3. Type cd /d <folder location>

  (To get your folder location Right click on the Folder > Click Properties)

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4. Now Copy and Paste the folder location on to the Command Prompt.

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5. Click Enter. (It’ll now show all the Folders in the given location)

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6. Type rmdir /q /s <folder name>
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                 If you are trying to delete a file,  Type del <filename>

7. Click Enter.

► The File/Folder will now be permanently deleted from your computer.

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