Windows 10: Is It Safe to Create a New Folder on my C:Drive?

hi, can anyone tell me if it's safe to create a new folder on my Crive and put files into it? I have some audio files that only seem to work if they are placed inside my Crive, but I'm not sure if this can potentially corrupt my OS, or harm the speed/performance of my games at all?when opening my Crive, the folders I see are _temp, AMD, mainSDK, perflogs, Program Files, Program Files x86, Users, and Windows. is it safe to add a new folder in this same space and place my audio files in there?storage space is not a problem for me, I have a 2tb SSD with plenty of space left, and the total s

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Can not create new folders

Hi Sushma,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. I will certainly help you.

The information which you have provided is not enough for us to determine the issue. Please provide us more information.

• Does this issue persist while creating new folders in C drive or it occurs in all drive?
• Did you made any system changes prior to this issue?

This issue may arise due to bad sectors in disk drive. I would suggest you to repair the bad sectors on c: drive. To do this, kindly follow the steps suggested below.

• Press Start button and enter “Computer” in the Search box, tapping or clicking Apps, and then tapping or clicking Computer.
  
• Press and hold or right-click the C: drive, and then tap or click
  Properties.
• Tap or click the Tools tab, and then, under Error checking, tap or click
  Check. You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice.
  
• Follow the instructions. You might need to restart your PC after error checking is complete.

Now check if you can create folders in c: drive.

CHKDSK Disclaimer:

While performing chkdsk on the hard drive if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive when chkdsk tries to repair that sector if any data available on that might be lost.



Please post back with the results and the information asked, we will be glad to assist you further.

Thank you

 

Is it really safe to create a folder on the root of my C: drive?

I would like to create some folders right on the C: drive (system disk). But is it safe to do anyway?

 

creating new folder problem in windows 10 creator

Hi Gudiya,

The problem you've encountered in creating a folder could be caused by software or program conflict as the issue appeared a few days after installing the Windows 10 Creators update. For us to know if this only occurs when creating a new folder from the desktop,
we suggest that you try creating a new folder using a keyboard shortcut or from File Explorer. Please refer to the steps below:

Creating a new folder using a keyboard shortcut.

• Click on the desktop.
• Press CTRL + SHIFT + N.
• A new folder should be created.

Creating a new folder from File Explorer.

• Open File Explorer.
• Hover your mouse on the location where you want to create a new folder.
• Right-click it, go to New > Folder.

In case the problem persists, then we suggest that you go ahead and perform a clean boot. Doing so will start your computer using minimal drivers to help us determine what conflict is causing the problem. Check out
How to perform a clean boot in Windows for the detailed steps.

Let us know the result so we can further assist you.

Regards.