Hi,

I've got another vistaquirk I hope you can help me with.
I downloaded a lot of icons. After I sorted them out I wanted to delete the original folders. But there is one with a couple of subfolders, all empty, that I can't delete. I get the message 'Can't find the item'
'The item no longer exists in this folder. Check the location of the item and try again'.
I've tried takeing ownership of the folder as described here:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto.....dows-vista
But that is apparently not the problem. I can't delete the darn thing!

Anyone any suggestions?
Thanks!
Sarah

Hi Lighthouse,

I have CCleaner, but it didn't help, so I downloaded RegSeeker, but that didn't do the trick either.
Th folder still doesn't want to delete.

try taking ownership of the individual subfolders and delete them that way.
You do have everything unhidden (system files & hidden files/folders)?

Tried to reboot in safemode, but F8 gives me the choice where to boot from, not the boot in safemode-option.

Blue letters means the folder is compressed, although that shouldn't cause a problem with deleting.

Otherwise, sometimes there's a corrupted file/folder in a subfolder, which has a name that Windows explorer can't process because the name doesn't match the file table or something.

What I'd recommend is running chkdsk to cleanup the problem:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto.....ows-vista/

[edit] Checkdisk will fix any problems with the file system, enabling Explorer to be able to delete the file/folder. Normal file access rules do apply, of course.

I think it has to do with the name that Windows explorer can't process, because at the end of the folders there are two (in two seperate subfolders) with the name (1)CamaroPourpre_f and I believe they are the cause. I tried renaming, but no luck (figured it wouldn't work, but had to try just in case;-D). I have a 500 GB harddrive, so I'll schedule Check Disk for tomorrow - it may take a while before that is done!
I'll let you know how that works out.

Goodnight!
Sarah.

OK, this rocks! Forgot how handy Freecommander can be;-)
Thanks Lighthouse - it worked!

Canceled the check disk - thanks for that tutorial, Geek;-D

Goodnight everyone,
Sarah.