Question Mark appears in finder

When open to finder and going through any folder a gray question mark appears between the gear looking icon and the search bar. When the question mark is clicked a window pops up stating "The item can not be found" however all my files and everything are all there however. No matter what is selected the question mark still appears

Hi,
you must have had a shortcut in the Toolbar, and the link has been broken - you can safely remove it without harming your system.
To do this, right-click (ctrl-click) on the Finder Toolbar, and choose "Customise Toolbar" You can then drag the "Question Mark" out, with your mouse, and it should disappear in a puff of smoke.
Regards

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