When deleting a file, the message "Cannot find the item" is displayed. How to solve it?

  
        

Fault phenomenon: When using Windows system to delete files or folders, sometimes there will be an error message "Cannot find this item". It may not help again by "retrying" again.

Then, the next T library Xiaobian will briefly summarize the reasons for this problem for the library friends.

The cause of the failure:

1. There is a problem with the disk file index, causing the deleted folder to still exist, but the problem is deleted again.

2. Use the folder created by the download tool to delete the file before downloading.

3, due to the presence of the daemon.

4, Trojans in the system, or hidden by malicious.

5, file or folder name does not conform to the Windows naming convention, contains special characters. For example, the anti-delete Ghost folder adds special characters.


For the different reasons for this problem, the next T library will list the corresponding solutions:

Workaround:

Workaround for Cause 1: Defragment the disk to repair the partition.

Workaround for Cause 2: Retry after the download is complete, or try again after exiting the download software.

Workaround for Cause 3: Try to unlock the software with a professional file and unlock it before attempting to delete it.

Solution for Cause 4: Install and update the anti-virus software for a full scan. If you can't check it, you can reinstall the system.

Remedy for Cause 5: You can delete files by batch processing.

Methods for batch processing files:

(1) Copy and paste the following code into a new txt notepad document and save it as a del.bat file (or your favorite name) , pay attention to the extension file batch bat;

DEL /F /A /Q \\\\?\\%1RD /S /Q \\\\?\\%1

(2) put you You can delete files in batches by dragging them to the batch file icon.



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