"This item could not be found" error. How to delete an undelete file?

Unfortunately, it often happens thatthe user of Windows OS needs to rename or delete any files and folders, and the system suddenly starts to produce error messages 0x80070490 "Element not found" (for example, regarding certificates), although the user is sure that this information there is. We'll figure out how to deal with this situation.

Situations when an error "This item could not be found. It's no longer in ... (the path to the file). Check the location of the file »

Yes, indeed, such an error with subsequentwarning can occur very often. The most simple situation can be called too long file names inside folders, when the system writes that neither move, copy, nor rename such a folder is impossible.

And it is after this and there iswe are interested in the message that this item could not be found. How to remove the leftovers? After all, it is clear that when copying, moving or deleting the system still made such an attempt initially. Another thing is that it was not successful, which led to the occurrence of malfunctions.

It turns out that in fact the folder or files on thedisk are present, the system does not recognize them in the initial version. In addition, the message "Item not found" may appear in cases where any files or folders are blocked by system processes (currently in use), say, by antivirus software or the same Explorer (Explorer service).

Sometimes the situation can have a different character. For example, an attempt to delete, rename, or move may not yield results when logging in is not done under the administrator, but on behalf of another user who has restricted rights. Probably, there is no need to explain that the file with system attributes can not be deleted, as well as documents created using administrator rights in the main account. Here's the message "This item could not be found." How to delete such files, we now also will understand.

In addition, it is still worth noting that similarerrors can occur after renaming, say, office documents. Programs, as a rule, remember the last few files, so if you use the quick opening of one of them, too, you can face hard-hitting situations when the application finds the desired file in the specified path simply.

The simplest method of error correction

First of all, every user should know,that even having administrator rights is not always a guarantee of successful deletion, renaming or moving of locked files, because some files and folders of system character have long names. And only elements with short names that are usually unavailable to a user are deleted.

On the other hand, you can use the mostA simple method that is to add some entries to the system registry. For example, FolderDescription-x86.reg files (for 32-bit versions of Windows OS) and FolderDescription-x64.reg (for versions of Windows with 64-bit architecture) perfectly handle such a problem. If such files are not available on the computer terminal (which, as a rule, is), they can be downloaded from the Internet without difficulty. Do not worry, nothing terrible will happen, but it will be possible to get rid of the error "This item could not be found". How do I delete files after this? The standard way. That's all.

Remains of "garbage" after uninstalling applications

In some cases, an error may occur whenincomplete deletion of programs. After all, it often happens that the "native" uninstaller of the program or the standard Windows InstallShield Wizard tool does not completely remove all components, offering the user to manually delete certain files. Very often it concerns the uninstaller uninstall.exe itself.

In this case, too, a message can bethat the item was not found. How to remove the program correctly and completely, so that there is no unnecessary garbage in the system in the form of residual files or registry keys? It's very simple: it's better to use uninstallers like iObit Uninstaller, which remove absolutely all software components, as well as entries and system registry keys that can not be removed with the usual method (Forced Uninstall).

And rummage in the registry in the manual mode, too, do not want to. In addition, this is undesirable.

Additional ways to delete undelete files

Among the most common methods of removalundelete files and folders, you can note the use of a special utility Unlocker, as well as the direct removal of items with system attributes using a short name. In principle, both methods are good. However, with the names of the average user will have to tinker a bit.

Unlocker

The Unlocker application is universaloption for solving a variety of casus situations. In fact, the program is a means of unlocking access to any element of the system, after which it will be possible to make the necessary actions.

As a rule, the program itself is already included in the package of Windows 7. If it does not exist on your computer, you can easily find it and download it from the Internet.

When you enter the same standard "Explorer"Windows in the context menu will appear the corresponding command "Unlock All". The application will stop all processes associated with a particular file, after which it can be deleted or renamed without problems. You can, of course, terminate the related processes in the Task Manager, but it's highly recommended that you do this because one process can be responsible for running several programs and using multiple files (for example, dynamic DLLs). And the correct completion of the process in this case is not guaranteed.

Deleting files and folders with system names

Somewhat more complicated method, but not less thaneffective, is the use of short file and folder names. For example, if you are dealing with a system file, an error occurs due to the fact that this element could not be found. How to remove it with this method, we will try to understand.

First of all, it will takeuse either the command line or the "Run" menu. Say we have a file named "111" in the Program Files folder on drive "C". The uninstall command will look like this: DEL \. C: Program Files111. For a folder named "111" located at the same address, the command takes the form RD \ .C: Program Files111.

This method may not work when required.know the short name of a file or folder. In this case, after running the command line (cmd.exe), you must first use the CD-ROM drive line: path to the file or folder / d, and then use the DIR / X / N command to get the short name. After the required name becomes known, the folder or file can be deleted as described above.