Hi



I have an issue that I have just notied several files that I deleted over a
month ago are still visible when doing searches on my computer. When trying
to delete that I'm told that it is "no longer located in" the folder it was.

When looking in the original folder the files were in they are not visible.
They can only be seen when doing a search. Does anyone know how to
completely get rid of them?

I believe this should happen automatically, but it does not appear to have
worked as it was a long time ago that I originally deleted them.

Thanks

Hi Guy,

That's because Vista keeps shortcuts of previously opened files (even
deleted ones) in the Recent folder. It's safe to delete these files.

The Recent folder is:
C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent

I believe the deleted files you see in Search are shortcuts found in the
Recent folder.

Once deleted, you shouldn't see these files when using search.

Regards,
Ian
"Guy" <guyhannan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:17F7849D-E460-47A9-BA43-E5F27B73802B@xxxxxx

> Hi
>
> I have an issue that I have just notied several files that I deleted over
> a month ago are still visible when doing searches on my computer. When
> trying to delete that I'm told that it is "no longer located in" the
> folder it was.
>
> When looking in the original folder the files were in they are not
> visible. They can only be seen when doing a search. Does anyone know how
> to completely get rid of them?
>
> I believe this should happen automatically, but it does not appear to have
> worked as it was a long time ago that I originally deleted them.
>
> Thanks

I tried this, but couldn't locate a "recent folder." I did find many of the
files I've been trying to delete by searching "recent." I was able to dump
some of them, not all of them. Many still have the same "item not found"
message, "this is no longer located in
C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent. Any other
fixes?

"Ian" wrote:

> Hi Guy,
>
> That's because Vista keeps shortcuts of previously opened files (even
> deleted ones) in the Recent folder. It's safe to delete these files.
>
> The Recent folder is:
> C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
>
> I believe the deleted files you see in Search are shortcuts found in the
> Recent folder.
>
> Once deleted, you shouldn't see these files when using search.
>
> Regards,
> Ian
> "Guy" <guyhannan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:17F7849D-E460-47A9-BA43-E5F27B73802B@xxxxxx

> > Hi
> >
> > I have an issue that I have just notied several files that I deleted over
> > a month ago are still visible when doing searches on my computer. When
> > trying to delete that I'm told that it is "no longer located in" the
> > folder it was.
> >
> > When looking in the original folder the files were in they are not
> > visible. They can only be seen when doing a search. Does anyone know how
> > to completely get rid of them?
> >
> > I believe this should happen automatically, but it does not appear to have
> > worked as it was a long time ago that I originally deleted them.
> >
> > Thanks

>

Run Disk Cleanup.

"stan" <stan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:EBF1DE3D-9623-4B63-8E4E-DC70D6A18781@xxxxxx

>I tried this, but couldn't locate a "recent folder." I did find many of
>the
> files I've been trying to delete by searching "recent." I was able to
> dump
> some of them, not all of them. Many still have the same "item not found"
> message, "this is no longer located in
> C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent. Any other
> fixes?
>
> "Ian" wrote:
>

>> Hi Guy,
>>
>> That's because Vista keeps shortcuts of previously opened files (even
>> deleted ones) in the Recent folder. It's safe to delete these files.
>>
>> The Recent folder is:
>> C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
>>
>> I believe the deleted files you see in Search are shortcuts found in the
>> Recent folder.
>>
>> Once deleted, you shouldn't see these files when using search.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ian
>> "Guy" <guyhannan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:17F7849D-E460-47A9-BA43-E5F27B73802B@xxxxxx

>> > Hi
>> >
>> > I have an issue that I have just notied several files that I deleted
>> > over
>> > a month ago are still visible when doing searches on my computer. When
>> > trying to delete that I'm told that it is "no longer located in" the
>> > folder it was.
>> >
>> > When looking in the original folder the files were in they are not
>> > visible. They can only be seen when doing a search. Does anyone know
>> > how
>> > to completely get rid of them?
>> >
>> > I believe this should happen automatically, but it does not appear to
>> > have
>> > worked as it was a long time ago that I originally deleted them.
>> >
>> > Thanks

>>

I did, but they're still there. What about rebuilding the index? Would that
clean them up?

"Bob" wrote:

> Run Disk Cleanup.
>
> "stan" <stan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:EBF1DE3D-9623-4B63-8E4E-DC70D6A18781@xxxxxx

> >I tried this, but couldn't locate a "recent folder." I did find many of
> >the
> > files I've been trying to delete by searching "recent." I was able to
> > dump
> > some of them, not all of them. Many still have the same "item not found"
> > message, "this is no longer located in
> > C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent. Any other
> > fixes?
> >
> > "Ian" wrote:
> >

> >> Hi Guy,
> >>
> >> That's because Vista keeps shortcuts of previously opened files (even
> >> deleted ones) in the Recent folder. It's safe to delete these files.
> >>
> >> The Recent folder is:
> >> C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
> >>
> >> I believe the deleted files you see in Search are shortcuts found in the
> >> Recent folder.
> >>
> >> Once deleted, you shouldn't see these files when using search.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Ian
> >> "Guy" <guyhannan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:17F7849D-E460-47A9-BA43-E5F27B73802B@xxxxxx
> >> > Hi
> >> >
> >> > I have an issue that I have just notied several files that I deleted
> >> > over
> >> > a month ago are still visible when doing searches on my computer. When
> >> > trying to delete that I'm told that it is "no longer located in" the
> >> > folder it was.
> >> >
> >> > When looking in the original folder the files were in they are not
> >> > visible. They can only be seen when doing a search. Does anyone know
> >> > how
> >> > to completely get rid of them?
> >> >
> >> > I believe this should happen automatically, but it does not appear to
> >> > have
> >> > worked as it was a long time ago that I originally deleted them.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >>

>
>

Do you see the "files" in C:\Windows\Prefetch?

"stan" <stan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BF03F67C-DE3E-436A-88EB-C7A45A63A820@xxxxxx

>I did, but they're still there. What about rebuilding the index? Would
>that
> clean them up?
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>

>> Run Disk Cleanup.
>>
>> "stan" <stan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:EBF1DE3D-9623-4B63-8E4E-DC70D6A18781@xxxxxx

>> >I tried this, but couldn't locate a "recent folder." I did find many of
>> >the
>> > files I've been trying to delete by searching "recent." I was able to
>> > dump
>> > some of them, not all of them. Many still have the same "item not
>> > found"
>> > message, "this is no longer located in
>> > C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent. Any
>> > other
>> > fixes?
>> >
>> > "Ian" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Guy,
>> >>
>> >> That's because Vista keeps shortcuts of previously opened files (even
>> >> deleted ones) in the Recent folder. It's safe to delete these files.
>> >>
>> >> The Recent folder is:
>> >> C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
>> >>
>> >> I believe the deleted files you see in Search are shortcuts found in
>> >> the
>> >> Recent folder.
>> >>
>> >> Once deleted, you shouldn't see these files when using search.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Ian
>> >> "Guy" <guyhannan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:17F7849D-E460-47A9-BA43-E5F27B73802B@xxxxxx
>> >> > Hi
>> >> >
>> >> > I have an issue that I have just notied several files that I deleted
>> >> > over
>> >> > a month ago are still visible when doing searches on my computer.
>> >> > When
>> >> > trying to delete that I'm told that it is "no longer located in" the
>> >> > folder it was.
>> >> >
>> >> > When looking in the original folder the files were in they are not
>> >> > visible. They can only be seen when doing a search. Does anyone know
>> >> > how
>> >> > to completely get rid of them?
>> >> >
>> >> > I believe this should happen automatically, but it does not appear
>> >> > to
>> >> > have
>> >> > worked as it was a long time ago that I originally deleted them.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >>

>>
>>

No. I give up! I've tried everything. It must be a Vista glitch?

"Bob" wrote:

> Do you see the "files" in C:\Windows\Prefetch?
>
> "stan" <stan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:BF03F67C-DE3E-436A-88EB-C7A45A63A820@xxxxxx

> >I did, but they're still there. What about rebuilding the index? Would
> >that
> > clean them up?
> >
> > "Bob" wrote:
> >

> >> Run Disk Cleanup.
> >>
> >> "stan" <stan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:EBF1DE3D-9623-4B63-8E4E-DC70D6A18781@xxxxxx
> >> >I tried this, but couldn't locate a "recent folder." I did find many of
> >> >the
> >> > files I've been trying to delete by searching "recent." I was able to
> >> > dump
> >> > some of them, not all of them. Many still have the same "item not
> >> > found"
> >> > message, "this is no longer located in
> >> > C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent. Any
> >> > other
> >> > fixes?
> >> >
> >> > "Ian" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi Guy,
> >> >>
> >> >> That's because Vista keeps shortcuts of previously opened files (even
> >> >> deleted ones) in the Recent folder. It's safe to delete these files.
> >> >>
> >> >> The Recent folder is:
> >> >> C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
> >> >>
> >> >> I believe the deleted files you see in Search are shortcuts found in
> >> >> the
> >> >> Recent folder.
> >> >>
> >> >> Once deleted, you shouldn't see these files when using search.
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards,
> >> >> Ian
> >> >> "Guy" <guyhannan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> news:17F7849D-E460-47A9-BA43-E5F27B73802B@xxxxxx
> >> >> > Hi
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have an issue that I have just notied several files that I deleted
> >> >> > over
> >> >> > a month ago are still visible when doing searches on my computer.
> >> >> > When
> >> >> > trying to delete that I'm told that it is "no longer located in" the
> >> >> > folder it was.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > When looking in the original folder the files were in they are not
> >> >> > visible. They can only be seen when doing a search. Does anyone know
> >> >> > how
> >> >> > to completely get rid of them?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I believe this should happen automatically, but it does not appear
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > have
> >> >> > worked as it was a long time ago that I originally deleted them.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>