Cannot Delete Folder – Item Not Found. This Item Is No Longer Located in (Solved)
23Cannot Delete Folder – Item Not Found. This Item Is No Longer Located in (Solved)
Did you ever come across a file or folder on your computer that cannot be copied, moved, modified, or deleted? You must have faced an error saying Could not find this item, This is no longer located in (path) Verify the item’s location and try again. This error is thrown when you are trying to delete, rename, or open a certain file. These categories of files are often created by third-party software and lack crucial information such as file format, etc.
An interesting condition in Windows is when a file is hidden from the system such that we cannot delete, rename, or open it. However, the file still exists in the system directories.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
cannot delete folder item not found.
windows 10 cannot delete folder item not found
can't delete folder cannot find this item
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can't delete item not found
cannot delete folder item not found. access denied
cannot delete folder item not found accessible
cannot delete folder item not found. bad request
This error will appear when you are trying to access a certain file either to delete, rename, or open it. Logically speaking, if you can locate and view a file on your computer, you should also have clear access to it. However, this strange error occurs and you are unable to do anything with that file.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.