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Apr 17, 2018 Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware. Please check the Windows documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional information. 'The system cannot find the file specified' is an error that may happen on Windows 10 or earlier versions and usually indicates an Error Code 0x80070002. The error may occur under various conditions, but most people receive this prompt when they: Access a local hard drive, external hard drive, USB, and more in Disk Management. Nov 20, 2016 Deleting from Safe Mode DID NOT WORK. The file is NOT BEING USED by another program. In cmd mode the file 'is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file'. The problem file is in a folder, it is the only file in that folder. I cannot move it out of that folder because it cannot be found.
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If you’ve been using Windows for as long as I have, you have probably run into your share of weird error messages. One that I got recently when trying to delete a file was:
This was a strange problem because I didn’t know if the file actually existed or not. Was it already deleted or not? And why was Windows showing the file located in that folder if it really wasn’t there? Kind of made me wonder if my hard drive was running ok or not.
The first thing I did was to run a chkdsk expecting some hard drive errors. Oddly enough, it showed that the hard drive was perfectly fine. I also ran some additional diagnostics just to make sure the hard drive was functioning properly, which then made me realize it was some issue with Windows itself.
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Try downloading again. Or go to the Control Panel/Default Programs/Associate file type or protocol. Though there is no reason to download this program as the Windows Defragger/Optimizer works well by itself.If you want Bandizip to be your default unzipper, right click any compressed file and choose Properties, under Opens With click the Change Button and browse to Bandizip. Maybe your download was corrupted? Compressed folder tools grayed out.
After playing around with various solutions, I was able to delete the “missing” files. Hopefully, one of the methods below will work for you.
Method 1 – F5 to Refresh
The first thing to try is to simply press F5 while viewing the folder in Explorer. F5 refreshes the view and if it was stuck for some reason, those files may just disappear on their own. If F5 doesn’t do anything, you should also try to restart the computer once and see if that removes the previously deleted files.
Another thing to look at is how much RAM you have available on your system. Some people have written that if they have numerous RAM intensive applications running at the same time, this problem has been seen to occur. Try closing a few programs, etc. and press F5 to refresh the folder.
Method 2 – Delete File/Folder Using Command Prompt
If you are unable to remove the file using Explorer, you might have better luck using the command prompt. Open a command prompt by going to Start and typing in CMD.
Now browse to the folder where the unusual files are located. You can go to the root of the drive by typing in cd /, followed by cd foldername to navigate into directories. Once you are there, type in dir to get a listing of all the files. To delete a file type del “filename” like below:
If you are trying to delete a folder instead of a file, the commands you will use is rmdir instead of del. Note that you have to put quotes around the file name if it has spaces in it. If this didn’t work, you can also try another method by deleting the file using DOS 8.3 file name instead of the normal file name. Instead of typing dir, type in dir /x and you’ll see this:
To delete the item, type in the 8.3 name, which is my case was THISIS~1.txt. Make sure you type the first part in all caps. The file extension can be in lowercase. Hopefully, that will get rid of your lost file.
Method 3 – Rename Using Command Prompt
Very similar to Method 2, but instead of deleting, you can try renaming. Some people can’t even delete the file or folder using the command prompt and this may be caused by having a really long name for the file/folder or having some strange characters in the name. Anyway, the command is simply:
As in Method 2, you want to do a dir /x to get the 8.3 filename and use that for the older folder name. Then use a short name for the new folder name. Once it is renamed, then you should be able to delete it using Explorer or the command prompt.
Method 4 – Create Temporary Folder
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The other thing you can try that has had some success is to create a new folder, then drag the odd files/folders into the new folder and then to delete that newly created folder with the files in it. For whatever reason, moving the files out of their current folder seems to make them deletable again.
Method 5 – Use DelinvFile Tool
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If NOTHING else will delete the file, then you can use a free tool called DelinvFile that does just that: deletes invalid files in Windows 7/8/10.
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That’s about it! I really could not find any other way to get rid of those pesky invalid files! If you have a question or a different solution, post a comment! Enjoy!