Windows 10: CMD Prompt returns "The system cannot find the file specified" in "Documents" but it is there!

I am trying to copy a file in my Documents folder using the CMD Prompt, however it returns an error "The system cannot find the file specified".


This was part of an automated backup batch file which ran under the task scheduler every week, but stopped working after a recent Windows 10 update.


I have tried to isolate the problem with simple steps.

Step 1. I created a small text file called "test.txt" in the F:\Users\MyName\Documents folder the C:\ drive is a small SSD which only contains Windows 10 and apps.

Step 2. Using the Command Prompt, in Administrator mode, I navigate to the F:\Users\MyName\Documents folder and type "dir *.txt", which shows test.txt, among the other txt file types in that folder. So the file exists.

Step 3. I type "Copy test.txt testcopy.txt", but this returns the error "The system cannot find the file specified", even though the file is still there and can be confirmed by typing dir *.txt again!

Step 4. I type "Copy test.txt F:\testcopy.txt" and this works without error.


Any idea why the system cannot find the file specified when the destination is the Documents folder, but seems OK with the root folder of the same drive?

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Steps I've done

Here what happens

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  turn on PC
  
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  start windows
  
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  get blue screen ( message NTFS file)
  
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  it reboots returns to diagnosing PC
  
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  Diagnose and repair fails
  
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  I move to advance options
  
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  will not reset windows , I click on CMD
  

things I've tried
commands:

reagentc /disable

reagentc /enable

*************************FAILED
not recognized
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Please advise

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CMD-Terminal starts with "the system cannot find the path specified"

Hi there

I am kinda frustrated and can't solve this issue with my CMD-Terminal starting with the "the system cannot find the path specified" message. Even if I start it with admin-rights the problem remains the same. What are your suggestions? Here pictures from my issue (my OS is in German):












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