Windows 10: File explorer, when displaying directory, 'new' can select new file. Text document has...

File explorer, when displaying directory, 'new' can select new file to create. Text document has disappeared from the list of file types I can select. How do I get it back?

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Can't create new file in Documents directory.

Hi all,

From some day weeks ago, I strangely found that I can not create new files in my Document directory and some other directories (e.g. Desktop) using some applications. Check this screenshot out.





Here's some further information I can provide:

• Creating new file (e.g. a text file) or directory from the right mouse button menu in MS File Explorer works fine. This only happens for some applications. E.g. Using python, vim, etc.
• This only happens for some specific directory and deeper sub-directories. In my case, that refers to the Document directory and its descendants. Once I move a sub directory to another place, e.g., C:\projects, I can create files properly in new place.
  
• For an existing file, I do have access to it and can open it for reading or writing. The only problem is to 'create' a new file.
• Running as administrator doesn't help. Still having this problem.
• Running in WSL doesn't help. Still having this problem.
• This problem came to me suddenly some day using Windows 10 1809. I upgraded it to 1903 today and it still remains unsolved, hence I come here to ask.

Anyone got a clue how to solve it? Thanks a lot.

 

Looking for a program which grabs folders\files and converts it into text

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How to create a new text file using file explore

• Right click an empty space on your Desktop
• Select - New - Text Document
• Do what you need to do with the file
• Then Open Windows File Explorer and drag the file from your Desktop onto the C Drive
• When asked for permission to do this select Yes/OK