Windows 10: directory name is invalid

Hi
I have just got this new desktop pc. After an update I am getting this annoying message, E:/ The directory name is invalid. I don't know what I have done. I did anything. I searched Google and found a post on this forum but I can't find the actual answer to the post. Just updated questions. Can someone point me in the right direction please. This is also causing problems when I am trying to type. It is as if the PC is lagging behind what I am typing.

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Settings for Importing photos from SD card in windows 10

"The directory name is invalid" F:/

How to correct the invalid directory?

 

The directory name is invalid

Carlos

I have checked Disk Management as you suggest and it shows me under the heading VOLUME there is My Book (F - (Disk 0 partition 3) - COMPAQ (C - FACTORY_IMAGE D and finally SYSTEM. Underneath that there is Disk 0 which has System Compaq and Factory
Image listed. Under that lo and behold is Disk 1 Removable (G No Media. If I right click on that it comes up with Change Drive Letter and Paths - Eject (which is greyed out) - Properties and finally help. When I look at Properties it comes up with my Canon
MG5400 Series USB Device, which obviously is my printer. This is the first time since I have had my machine that this has come up as being a drive. Should I now ignore the error that comes up or should I reinstall my printer in the hope that it doesn't come
up as Drive G again?

regards

David

 

One important thing I see is that doing file management on the computer requires using the backslash \ as in E:\ or D:\Documents\Colorado County License Plates.txt. The forward slash is commonly used on the Internet in URLs/Addresses.

 

How do you know you have an E: drive?
You surely have a C: drive. But what is this E: drive?

 

Go to the yellow folder in your Taskbar (File Explorer) or This PC and look at the drives on your computer. Do you have an E: drive?

 

Hi Spunk & margrave55,
Firstly, I should have pointed out that I had an mp3 player connected to a usb port and I believe this is what the message is referring to as drive E: When I connect other equipment via these ports they are usually referred to as drives with a designated letter.

Berton

This was a frustrated typo. I am aware of the proper use of the backward slash and it has no bearing on my question.

 

You still haven't answered the questions. Do you currently. have a drive E:
When do you see the message about the E:\ Drive? Is it when you first start the computer or is it when you are trying to save a file etc.