Regarding Template updates, what does this error " not updated, item not found" mean?

Question

This is the second time I've posted this question so hopefully somebody will respond. At some point in the last few weeks I found that I could no longer apply a template in a group operation (returns the error shown above). If I modify the template and save it it shows all the related files to be updated but does not actually update them and again returns the error "not updated, item not found". As a test I created a duplicate of a particular .html file and applied the associated template successfully. When I apply a template change it does properly update the newly created file but not the others. I also did a mechanical file compare (using windiff.exe) between the original and duplicate file and there are NO differences in the two .html files. I have also deleted and recreated my site maps several times.
As an aside, Library items do update successfully.
I am running Dreamweaver CS6 on Windows 7.

Answer 1

I have an extensive home network and I consider myself to be very proficient with personal computers (had one since 1981) so let's start at that level.
I have you beat by 2 years. Bought an Apple II+ in 1979!
When this problem first started, I went to another PC (home built desktop Win 7 64 bit) I have and created a new Dreamweaver site copy using an instance of the site that was on a network share running on a NAS box (Netgear RAID5) that I use for central file storage. Just for a test I did the same thing on my main working PC (see below) and created a new site with the data that was on the network share. Well, lo and behold the template problem went away with both of the two sites I am having trouble with. Now I have no idea why sites housed on my PC are having a problem but that seems to be the issue.
Your setup is very similar to mine - NAS (I'm using an Intel NAS) housing all my working files.
Just for a test I did the same thing on my main working PC (see below) and created a new site with the data that was on the network share. Well, lo and behold the template problem went away with both of the two sites I am having trouble with.
So it's working in the duplicate site, but not the current site. And in the current site, you have some files that update as desired and some that do not? Why not just make the duplicate site be the main working site?
Anyhow, I cannot think of any wrinkle that would cause DW to update some legitimate child files in a site but not others, except for a corrupted file cache.