Can't Delete 0-Byte Desktop Icons Monday, June 28, 2010 at 7:05 pm Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Adam Rinkleff (2 messages posted) I have some icons on my desktop that contain no data (0 bytes) and I can't delete them because when I do it says "Can not find item. This item is no longer located in ... /Desktop." Basically the icons are files that were deleted months ago, but for some reason an icon has remained, and since it was already deleted the computer can't find it when I try to delete it. Likewise, they can't be moved, or renamed, or modified. I tried to save a .txt file with the same name as the icon, and then when I deleted the text file, both the text file and the icon disappeared, but the icon always comes back whenever the desktop is refreshed. There are like nine of them sitting on my desktop. Responses to this message: re: Can't Delete 0-Byte Desktop Icons (MrCharlie: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 4:44 am) re: Can't Delete 0-Byte Desktop Icons (Matt Rengers: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 8:39 pm) This is the solution (Adam Rinkleff: Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 2:51 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Can't Delete 0-Byte Desktop Icons (Adam Rinkleff: Mon, Jun 28, 2010, 7:05 pm) re: Can't Delete 0-Byte Desktop Icons (MrCharlie: Tue, Jun 29, 2010, 4:44 am) re: Can't Delete 0-Byte Desktop Icons (MrCharlie: Wed, Jun 30, 2010, 7:01 am) re: Can't Delete 0-Byte Desktop Icons (Matt Rengers: Tue, Jun 29, 2010, 8:39 pm) re: Can't Delete 0-Byte Desktop Icons (Matt Rengers: Tue, Jun 29, 2010, 8:51 pm) This is the solution (Adam Rinkleff: Sun, Jul 4, 2010, 2:51 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Vista Discussion Forum