deleting a file that cant be found

[e]

I am trying to delete a file from my computer. When I do so it tells me it
can't be found try locating it. I tried searching for it but it never comes
up. How can I delete it if the computer can't find it?

 

[DL]

So how did you find it in the first place?

 

[e]

when i type it in. it shows up. when i delete it it comes back saying its not
where it suppose to be. it is in the recently changed file. i try to delete
it from there i get the same thing. the path says it should be with the
downloads and its not

 

[Nonny]

when i type it in. it shows up. when i delete it it comes back saying its not
where it suppose to be. it is in the recently changed file.

That is merely a list of files you've recently worked on or viewed. It
is NOT the actual file.

 

[Wandering]

when i type it in. it shows up. when i delete it it comes back saying its
not
where it suppose to be. it is in the recently changed file. i try to
delete
it from there i get the same thing. the path says it should be with the
downloads and its not

I think what you are saying is that when you type the name in the search
box, it shows up. But that doesn't mean it is there, only that it was there,
and the index has not yet caught up with it being gone. It should drop out
of the index after a few days depending on how many files you have indexed
and how much idle time the computer has.Of course, if you have shut indexing
off, it will be there forever. But it in not a file on your machine, it is
entry in an index to a file that was once on your machine. Forget it for a
week and search again. It will likely be gone from the search, too.

Good luck.

 

[e]

thank you wandering you are the only one that helped.

 

[sgmaxmp11]

I am trying to delete a file from my computer. When I do so it tells me it
can't be found try locating it. I tried searching for it but it never comes
up. How can I delete it if the computer can't find it?

 

[sgmaxmp11]

when i type it in. it shows up. when i delete it it comes back saying its not
where it suppose to be. it is in the recently changed file. i try to delete
it from there i get the same thing. the path says it should be with the
downloads and its not

 

[sgmaxmp11]

So how did you find it in the first place?

 

[sgmaxmp11]

That is merely a list of files you've recently worked on or viewed. It
is NOT the actual file.

 

[sgmaxmp11]

I think what you are saying is that when you type the name in the search
box, it shows up. But that doesn't mean it is there, only that it was there,
and the index has not yet caught up with it being gone. It should drop out
of the index after a few days depending on how many files you have indexed
and how much idle time the computer has.Of course, if you have shut indexing
off, it will be there forever. But it in not a file on your machine, it is
entry in an index to a file that was once on your machine. Forget it for a
week and search again. It will likely be gone from the search, too.

Good luck.

 

[sgmaxmp11]

thank you wandering you are the only one that helped.

 

[sgmaxmp11]

thank you wandering you are the only one that helped.

 

[Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Who is "sgmaxmp11" and why is he/she posting like this??????????

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services