Windows 10: cannot create a file on c drive

Hi,

Anywhere on the c drive, I cannot create files.
I can only create folders.

How can I change this ?

Where in Windows 10 can I set myself as the power user ?

:)

 

Windows 10 Upgrade Becomes Slow After Accepting Terms and Conditions Then Shuts Down

I created an installation DVD and followed these instructions. Once I select 'Startup Repair' it runs the diagnostics and then says that it cannot repair the computer at this time and gives me a file path to a log file on C:\ drive, but I cannot access
the drive.

 

Creating and Saving Win 10 System Images

Pavan is quite correct. As it is the ROOT drive, the SYSTEM OS that you are imaging, (along with any other drives you wish to image) it cannot be saved to itself. You will note when creating the image, the root drive shows up only as a drive to be copied.
It does not show up in the destination drives.

You cannot save an image of C: drive, on C: drive, or for that matter F to F, G to G etc. This would defeat the purpose of creating an image. If it were possible to create an image of Root (C and store it on C:, when C: fails, the image goes with it, which
is why it is not permissible in the first place.

I just saw how old this is. That was a waste. Oh well, I wonder if he finally got it? :-/

 

AFAIK, yes you can't directly create files in C drive root directory even you're the Administrator. But you can create it inside any folder with the help of Command Prompt.

To create an empty file:
Code: copy nul C:\your_folder\your_file.txt[/quote] To copy file into:
Code: copy source_file\your_file.txt C:\your_folder\your_file.txt[/quote] Yes, you can edit the files afterwards.

Note: If the files and/or directories have spaces, please wrap them in quotes.

 

If UAC is enabled, even if you are part of the administrator's group, you are by default logged in as a standard user. A standard user cannot create a file on C:\ . Hence you do not get an option to create one.
If you create a new folder on C:\, you will be its owner and hence you can create files in it and Windows 10 will show you options in the new menu to create them.

 

What is terrible? As long as you are in your home drive and it is not a folder owned by "Trusted Installer", you can create all of the folders that you want.

Microsoft made any system folders and root to be protected by the Sandbox of the OS, including other safety precautions for the OS like all of the other operating systems are doing.

 

You naturally can create files in Documents, Videos, Photos... by default on C:. Or are you saying you can't?

In any case, best practise is to keep your personal data off C:

 

Thanks. Well, I guess it's for my own safety.