Hello, I'm not super savy with computers, so bear with me,
My mother, somehow (who knows how) created a shortcut on the desktop. A shortcut not to a folder or file, but to a whole bunch of website URLs. The name of the file is crazy long. The file type is "internet shortcut (url)."
I can move the shortcut around on the desktop, but I can't delete it, I can't rename it, I can't move it into another folder. I can't compress it. I can't shred it.
I've tried deleting using command prompt and the RMDIR /S /Q command.... no good
I've tried deleting using command prompt and the del "\\?\C:\Users\Darlene\Desktop\(name of shortcut) "..... no good
I tried using Windows Powershell using the Remove-Item -Recurse -Force command ..... no good
When trying to shred it using Eraser program, is says it doesn't exist.
When I right click the icon I show only the following info/options:
Clicking on properties shows the following:
So apparently, it has already been deleted? but Windows is still showing it? I am allowed to drag it around the desktop but that's it. Weird.
Any Suggestions? Not the biggest deal in the world, it isn't causing any harm, but it's just a mystery that begs to be solved.
thanks!
My mother, somehow (who knows how) created a shortcut on the desktop. A shortcut not to a folder or file, but to a whole bunch of website URLs. The name of the file is crazy long. The file type is "internet shortcut (url)."
I can move the shortcut around on the desktop, but I can't delete it, I can't rename it, I can't move it into another folder. I can't compress it. I can't shred it.
I've tried deleting using command prompt and the RMDIR /S /Q command.... no good
I've tried deleting using command prompt and the del "\\?\C:\Users\Darlene\Desktop\(name of shortcut) "..... no good
I tried using Windows Powershell using the Remove-Item -Recurse -Force command ..... no good
When trying to shred it using Eraser program, is says it doesn't exist.
When I right click the icon I show only the following info/options:
![Tqn4sHm.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/Tqn4sHm.jpeg)
Clicking on properties shows the following:
![411192d1718061471t-how-delete-shortcut-url-address-desktop-capture7.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tenforums.com%2Fattachments%2Fgeneral-support%2F411192d1718061471t-how-delete-shortcut-url-address-desktop-capture7.jpg%3Fs%3De018c9bda3bc40e8333776df9a68fe14&hash=1973646fb23fb42a6dc8788a630ee25c)
So apparently, it has already been deleted? but Windows is still showing it? I am allowed to drag it around the desktop but that's it. Weird.
Any Suggestions? Not the biggest deal in the world, it isn't causing any harm, but it's just a mystery that begs to be solved.
thanks!