Repair dead shortcuts

[tom_yorados]

Regularly, I get the error message
"The Item That this Shortcut Refers to Has Been Changed or Moved"
because e.g. folders were renamed.

FreeCommander should
1. detect those cases (prevent the windows message box from popping up)
2. FreeCommander should ask "Should I search for the target...?"
3. If answered yes, FC could suggets something like "Did you mean.......?" Maybe with several options as radio buttons. This should be easy in the case of renamed folders. This very much narrows down the search area a lot.
4. FC should ask "Should i update the link?" -> fixes the .lnk file.

[Forez]

Do you mean also the

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The system cannot find the path specified

message when clicking on an icon placed on Favorite Toolbar dead became dead?


As for specifically

[...]
3. If answered yes, FC could suggets something like "Did you mean.......?" Maybe with several options as radio buttons. This should be easy in the case of renamed folders. This very much narrows down the search area a lot.
[...]

it could by default also propose using / searching up one folder. And if not found the another, up to the main one

This could be then connected / updated with also how ghost Tabs behave: https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtop ... =20&t=9730

[Forez]

And here is my old similar request concerning handling of dead links: https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9673