Remove Shortcut For Software No Longer On System?
Sep 28, 2012Win 7 Pro 64 bit: Can't remove desktop shortcut for software that has otherwise been uninstalled from the system.
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"this Shortcut Refers To Has Been Changed Or Moved, So This Shortcut Will No Longer Work Properly"
May 9, 2011i downloaded a video file and when I checked the folder it was downloaded to it was not there. I then used windows explorer to locate the file and it found it. However, I got this error message "this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, so this shorcut will no longer work properly."
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15 GB Healthy
118 GB Free space
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