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.
Here’s a fix using Command Prompt:
1. Go to Start and type CMD or Command Prompt.
2. Open Command Prompt.
3. Type cd /d <folder location>
(To get your folder location Right click on the Folder > Click Properties)
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)
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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