Windows 10: Can't create or rename folders in Windows 11

I can't create a folder with my own folder name or rename a folder in Windows 11 Pro 64. Note that this is a new issue; everything was working fine up until a couple of days ago.Here are the steps:- Click New > Folder- The new folder is created and the folder is created with the New Folder highlighted and ready for the folder name- I type in the folder name I want, such as "My Folder Name" - hit Enter- Dialog box appears: "Can't find the specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path and file name."- I click the button on the dialog box for "Try Again"- Dialog box appears: "The fi

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Desktopini created instead of a folder renaming

Every time I try to rename a folder on my PC (Windows 10 Pro), instead of renaming the file, it creates a desktop.ini folder, and inside of it is the following information

[.ShellClassInfo]

LocalizedResourceName=

After LocalizedResourceName= is the name of the folder that I renamed it to. So if it was Folder1 and I rename it to Folder2, that file will say:

[.ShellClassInfo]

LocalizedResourceName=Folder2

... but the actual foldername will still be Folder1

Searching the Internet lists a bunch of random suggestions, none of which work. Anyone know why this happens? I'm pretty close to abandoning File Explorer, as it seems to be the cause of this issue.

 

Unable to create a new folder or rename a folder

Hi Edver,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft community.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. I'll certainly help you with this.

I would like to let you know that you may not be able to rename or add a new folder from Quick access. It will allow you to open the folders that are frequently used, recently viewed files or the files/folders that are added to
Quick access.

If you are unable to create or rename files/folders in other folders as well, then I would suggest you to run a SFC scan.

System File checker (SFC) scan is done to check if there are any corrupted system files that could be causing this issue. Kindly follow the below given steps:

• Press Windows key + X, select
  Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.
• In Command prompt type sfc /scannow and press enter.
• Restart the computer.

Hope this will help you. Keep us posted with the status of the issue to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

Can't rename folder.

Thank you for following the steps. What we can try is using the Command Prompt to rename the folder. Kindly follow the steps below:

• Press Windows key and type "command prompt".
• Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
• Enter this command: cd /X: (X represents the drive where the folder is).
• Copy and paste this command after entering the first one: icacls * /T /Q /C /RESET.

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