Windows 10: Files Not Moving

Hi Everyone, I have a lot of files letters, spreadsheets, etc on my computer and some go back 10 or 15 years and I want/need to keep them but I don't want them cluttering up the My Documents folder on my computer. To address this I created a folder on the flash drive that I use as a backup device. I named the file "Archive" and I have Moved all of the files and folders that I don't need instant access to into this folder.For the most part this works well but I am noticing that every once in a while a file that I know for a fact that I moved into the Archive folder on the flash drive has so

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How to move files

We understand that all your files are important. You can move your files by following the steps below:

• Change to Administrator your user account to access all the folders and files on your computer.
  
  • On your keyboard, press Windows key + X and select Control Panel.
    
  • Under User Accounts, click Change account.
  • Click the user account you want to use.
    
  • Click Change the account type.
  • Select Administrator and click Change Account Type.
• On your keyboard, press Windows key + E then click This PC and click
  Local Disk (C
• Click Users and the names of your user profile will show. Select the user account you want to copy the files from.
• Right-click and click copy.
• After that, go to the user account you want to move your file, right-click and click Paste. Repeat the steps as needed.
  

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Error: This Process Cannot Be Completed The File Is Open In Windows Explorer when deleting/moving a video file

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We appreciate your effort on this. We understand that when you are trying to delete or move some video files, you get an error, we will look into this for you. However, we would like to know if the issue occurs while deleting/moving any other file.



We would suggest you to refer the troubleshooting steps mentioned below and check if that helps:



Method 1: Close all background applications



We would suggest you to check if the file that you are trying to delete/move is open in background. If the file is open, close the file and then try deleting/moving it.



Alternatively, you can press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open
Task Manager and look for the applications that you are not using while deleting/moving the file. Right click on them and select
End Task.



Method 2: Turn off File preview in File Explorer



We can try turning off File preview in File Explorer and check if that helps in resolving the issue. Refer the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows key + R, to open
   Run dialog box.
   
2. Type control folders and click on
   OK.
   
3. Click on View tab.
   
4. Now, select the checkbox for Always show icons, never thumbnails.
   
5. Click on OK.
   

Method 3: Safe Mode



If Turning off File preview doesn’t help, I would suggest you to boot the computer into Safe Mode and check if you are able to delete/move the file. Refer the steps mentioned in the article

Start your PC in safe mode in Windows 10.



Let us know the results.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Move offline files Win X

Hi Jeff,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.



I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

• Right-click on the folder that you want to redirect, and then click
  Properties.
• Click the Location tab, and then click
  Move.
• Browse to the location where you want to redirect this folder. You can select another location on this computer, another drive attached to this computer, or another computer on the network. To find a network location, type
  two backslashes (\\) into the address bar followed by the name of the location where you want to redirect the folder (for example, \\mylaptop), and then press Enter.
• Click the folder where you want to store the files, click
  Select Folder, and then click OK.
• In the dialog that appears, click Yes to move all the files to the new location.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help