Folder Renaming Always Has To "Try Again"
May 10, 2010
Windows 7 Business x64, updates till 5/9/2010.
Every time I try to rename a folder I get the error message titled "Item not Found" and the text inside says: "Could not find this item This is no longer located in <Folder Directory>. Verify the item's location and try again."
If I click try again, (only have to once), it renames the folder, but if I click cancel, it doesn't rename the file. This wasn't a big deal until recently it has started to get annoying.
Here is an image of the error message
And here is a video of the error happening:[URL]
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Mar 28, 2011
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