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    Can't name/rename folder

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Yellowknight888, May 4, 2009.

  1. Yellowknight888

    Yellowknight888 Notebook Guru

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    Hi all,

    Recently, I have found that whenever I create a new folder, I cannot rename it, so it will be named by the default "new folder", so I try to rename the existing folder, it's also denied with a pop up statement saying "file or folder doesn't exist". I can't recall when this happen or anything I have done in particular to be the cause. Any idea or suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
     
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    Anyone, nobody ever experienced or heard of this problem??
     
    Yellowknight888, May 6, 2009
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I've heard of this problem, but I've never experienced it before.

    Does this symptoms just appeared recently? Can you rename under another user account or under safe mode?
     
    jackluo923, May 6, 2009
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    under what OS?
     
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    I am using Vista (32 bit). I think I only have one user account. It happens for about a month, other than this, the computer is working perfectly fine. Hum, I have partitioned the hard drive recently, though not sure whether it's before or after this problem.

    You know when you extract something from a zipped file, you can choose to create a new folder, from this route, I can name whatever I want to the new folder. But it is very inconvenient and not practical for everyday usage.
     
    Yellowknight888, May 6, 2009
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    TravisBean Notebook Evangelist

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    Do a system restore to a point in time when you were not having this problem.
     
    TravisBean, May 6, 2009
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    Have tried making another account and see if it renames under another account?
     
    jackluo923, May 6, 2009
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    goofball, May 7, 2009
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    You can try to rename the folder via the command prompt, but I don't know if it will stop the problem from persisting.

    For example you would type:

    Code: 
    cd\Users\Your User Name\Location of folder
    (Press Enter)

    Code: 
    ren "Name of folder" "Desired name of folder"
    (Press Enter)

    Here is a picture:

    The top outlined square is the location of the file, and in the bottom outlined square there is a space between the quotation marks where you would type the previous name of the file you want to change. And "New Folder" you can change to whatever you want.
     

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    have you tried booting in safemode?

    maybe something inside of that folder is being executed thats why you cannnot rename your folder
     
    sdcz6, May 7, 2009
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  11. Yellowknight888

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    Goofball, the fix works immediately!!!! Many thanks (X1000000) to you all.
     
    Yellowknight888, May 7, 2009
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