WordPad File icon on desktop cannot be deleted; on double-click, I get error
message saying: "Cannot find this file. Please verify that the correct path
and file name are given'. Checking its Properties shows size is 0 bytes. Is
there a way?

Reboot then run Disk Cleanup.
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hampy wrote:
> WordPad File icon on desktop cannot be deleted; on double-click, I get
> error
> message saying: "Cannot find this file. Please verify that the correct
> path
> and file name are given'. Checking its Properties shows size is 0 bytes.
> Is
> there a way?

These are the best apps for file deletion, all free.
(You can't delete a folder if you have it opened)

Unlocker 1.8.7 237 KB
Info: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
Download: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/unlocker1.8.7.exe

KillBox 90 KB
Info: http://www.killbox.net/
Download: http://www.killbox.net/downloads/KillBox.exe

FileASSASSIN 1.06 163 KB
Info: http://www.malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php
Download: http://www.malwarebytes.org/fa-setup.exe

DelinvFile - Delete Invalid Files and Folders
Info: http://www.purgeie.com/delinv/index.htm
Download: http://www.purgeie.com/dl/divfinst.exe


This is a trick to delete an undeletable file by restoring a file over it with a file
created with the same name using a drive imaging program.

Instructions:

1. Create a text file and write in it a couple of letters.
2. Save that file in your root drive (C: for example) with the
same exact name and extension as the file you want to delete.
3. Now make a backup your new file (I used Acronis True Image).
4. Open your backup program and restore the file you created to
the folder where the undeletable file is, overwriting it.
4. Now you can delete it!
5. Run chkdsk


ju.c


"hampy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:0D21D8E0-6FD3-4547-AF22-(E-Mail Removed)...
> WordPad File icon on desktop cannot be deleted; on double-click, I get error
> message saying: "Cannot find this file. Please verify that the correct path
> and file name are given'. Checking its Properties shows size is 0 bytes. Is
> there a way?