Windows 10 Can T Rename Folder
Or you can click the filename or folder name to select it, wait a second, and click the name again to change it. Some people click the name and press F2; Windows automatically lets you rename the file or folder.When you rename a file, only its name changes. The contents are still the same, the file is still the same size, and the file is still in the same place.To rename large groups of files simultaneously, select them all, right-click the first one, and choose Rename. Type in the new name and press Enter, and Windows renames that file. However, it also renames all your other selected files to the new name, adding a number as it goes: cat, cat (2), cat (3), cat (4), and so on. It’s a handy way to rename photographs.Renaming some folders confuses Windows, especially if those folders contain programs.
And please don’t rename your main folders: Downloads, Documents, Pictures, Music, or Videos.Windows won’t let you rename a file or folder if one of your programs currently uses it. Sometimes closing the program fixes the problem. Other times, you need to restart your PC. That releases the program’s clutches so you can rename it.
Computer Type: LaptopSystem Manufacturer/Model Number: MS Surface Pro 3OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bitCPU: Intel Core i5 4300U @ 1.9Haswell ULT 22nm TechnologyMotherboard: MS SP3Memory: 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (12-15-15-34)Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics Family (Microsoft)Sound Card: Realtek High Definition AudioMonitor(s) Displays: Generic PnP Monitor (2160x1440@59Hz)Screen Resolution: 2160x1440Keyboard: Detachable BacklitMouse: Surface Arc TouchHard Drives: 238GB Hitachi HFS256G3AMNB-2200A (SSD)Internet Speed: WiFi -45MB/sBrowser: FF,ChromeAntivirus: MBAM, Defender,SASOther Info: Pen. Hi,this is an old thread but the answer coming at the top of the threat from Dusty might not be so helpful:1) I just installed in August 2016 Windows 10 on a newly refurbished PC, so a w10 CLEAN upgrade from a W7 clean install2) There is nothing on it (no apps) - quite fresh3) all W10 sys updates made after internet connection, so I presume but never sure all publically available fixes are installed4) This 'very similar bug' (is it truly the same?) manifested itself ('Can't create folder or rename folder. Just upgraded to windows 10.'
The environment is not specified by the person who created the tread, so not sure.5) I have noticed the same behaviour on another of my PCs, not a 'clean' install but just after a W10 upgrade. I maintain 3 personal PCs depending on my work location.6) I speculate it happens when the locations of the Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures and Videos folders are not standard (I relocate always these folders in my own locations on different logical hard drives). However, the issue is not limited to these folders. I am not sure. But I remember having to fix these locations in the registry.7) I remember fixed it a few weeks ago on my other PC.
I have forgotten how (the name of the keys to check - I should always log my changes - yes I know!), hence looking on the web to refresh my volatile memory, the only one left.8) I can still 'easily' rename the folder using an old 'dos' type command opening a cmd window. That works fine.
Can't Rename File Windows 7
In cmd, type H: (if H: is the logical drive on which it happens); cd 'your foldername' (reiterate if required); dir (to know if your'New folder is there'); ren 'New folder' test1 (to rename your folder); exit (and scream hallelujah to release any tension))9) I have a reminiscence that it has to do with redefining the Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures and Videos folders locations in the registry, but I don't know exactly where (I am not a Windows OS engineer but a mere user). Still, I don't see the logical link anymore between the fix and my problem.So, as a matter of prudence, as this is a delicate matter (implying possibly a registry fix), if I don't know exactly what causes this precise behaviour (obviously a bug left there, 1 year after W10 launch - as I am not the only one - many ref to it on the web) because not having come across it as a professional, I would refrain from trying to give advise without due disclaimers. I can testify a clean install is just not a valid solution in my experience.I just saw a solution here but I am not 100% sure it is the right one, and it implies also modifying the registry, so beware.The hyperlink below seems to point to a similar practical solution as the one in winhelponline. I will check it first.
Tenforums is a 'supersite', so I am sure to learn and to get a headache (just being or getting intellectually lazy.).PS: I checked this thread, reference as a solution, and its is not the right solution for me. I will update as soon as I get the right one found on the web.This other threat gives a solution that could be similar to the reg fix in the 1st link.
Windows 10 Can T Rename Folder In Use
I identified that some keys changed are the same, but not all. I have not tested it as I don't like doing things I don't understand enough. But I could take a registry back up then restore if not working. Still, I hate that.General 'fix all' solutions as the one provided by Dusty don't inspire confidence and are of limited usefulness IMO. They look too much as the quick windows 'standard' support solutions found so often on MSDN sites by engineers paid to answer asap (e.g. Run checkdisk), and not listening to the specific user experience and not taking the time to make the links with other very similar bugs or threads. Some are better than others but just a general observation reading them or experiencing them.acontrarioBrussels.