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Discus and support Can't delete a file, it says 'location not available' and 'the tag present in the reparse... in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I accidentally backed up some personal files video game files to my work Onedrive account. Trying to get rid of them, don't need to keep it because I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by ChrisjBergen, Apr 20, 2021.

  1. CHRISJBERGEN
    ChrisjBergen Win User

    Can't delete a file, it says 'location not available' and 'the tag present in the reparse...


    I accidentally backed up some personal files video game files to my work Onedrive account. Trying to get rid of them, don't need to keep it because I don't play that game anymore. But I can't seem to get rid of it. Please see the screenshot below - any advice?


    Can't delete a file, it says 'location not available' and 'the tag present in the reparse... 5e63fb75-ccc0-40ea-8f2b-041c7f632229?upload=true.jpg

    :)
     
    ChrisjBergen, Apr 20, 2021
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  2. WILLIAMNICHOLLS1
    WilliamNicholls1 Win User

    File History and reparse points.

    It turns out that File History hasn't been keeping a history of my important files. Ever. The error events say that the various folders in my home directory are reparse points. For example, it complains that C:\Users\whn\Documents is a reparse point.
    If I open that file's properties, it says that it is a folder, however there is a tab labeled Location which says "Files in the Documents folder are stored in the target location below." In the location below it says that the files are stored at "C:\Users\whn\Documents".
    That is to say, the reparse point is a folder that is stored where the reparse point is. ??

    This can't be good. And it can't be normal, else File History would not be working for anybody. Any suggestions on how to fix it? I guess I could, for each of Desktop, Documents, etc., move the contents to a temp dir, delete the self-referential
    link, the rename the temp dir back to Desktop, Documents, etc... But that doesn't sound good.

    So, I created a new user account, signed in, and discovered that it has the same pattern as my main account (desktop and documents are reparse points that refer to themselves). Which means it is normal for this version of Windows and that File History shouldn't
    be working for anyone anywhere. How can that be?

    A couple of points: This is Windows 10 Pro version 1803. This machine is four years old and was originally a Windows 8 machine that got the free upgrade to 10.

    I hope you can help, thanks!
     
    WilliamNicholls1, Apr 20, 2021
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  3. KEITHM
    KeithM Win User
    Where is the tag database located?

    From what I've seen, the tags are stored with the individual files as metadata. The suggestions as you type come from an "om-the-fly" compilation. So find the files with tags you want to edit/delete. Edit/delete the tags & they will no longer be suggested.
     
    KeithM, Apr 20, 2021
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  4. S0@R
    S0@R Win User

    Can't delete a file, it says 'location not available' and 'the tag present in the reparse...

    S0@R, Apr 20, 2021
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