Lightroom 5 Missing file/Catalog error

After prompted to find a "missing" file in Lightroom 5 (which is still in its original/previous location) once selected it says "The file "example" is associated with another photon the catalog. Each file can only be associated with one photo." Understood, but that photo doesn't exist anywhere else, and when I click show in library it just shows me the photo that i just attempted to relink. Please help!

Hi,
Please download CC desktop from the mentioned link: https://creative.adobe.com/products/creative-cloud and try to install Lightroom from there. Before installing CC desktop please remove Lightroom from Control Panel and run the cleaner tool: http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html and then try installing.
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