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Remove DFS link

This link was in fact an NTFS reparse point. Using the “fsutil” command solved the problem. For example, in the case of an reparse point located at “C:\$Recycle.bin\S-1521\x\y\z\Documents”, you must:

1- Open the command prompt in administrator mode

2- go to the folder containing the link (for example “C:\$Recycle.bin\S-1521\x\y\z\”)

3- fsutil reparsepoint query (eg: “fsutil reparsepoint query Documents”)

4- fsutil reparsepoint delete (eg: “fsutil reparsepoint delete Documents”)

5- del (eg “del Documents”).

For more information, please visit: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/36803.windows-the-network-location-cannot-be-reached-when-trying -to-delete-local-file-system-entries.aspx