Windows 10: Folders not opening

Hi, 3 days ago I was exploring an older hard drive. When I tried to explore the desktop folder of that drive Windows Vista, it wouldn't open. It suggested that i shared the folder so I could explore it or copy files from that folder(which is what I originally wanted to do). When I did, the folders on any drive stopped opening. When I try to open any folder, it flashes white and returns to the desktop. Programs are working perfectly.

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Folders not opening & cannot create new folders in Win 10

how do i want to do the registry editor?

 

Folders not opening & cannot create new folders in Win 10

Thanks for your help. I had another person give me a suggestion on another forum that fixed both of my problems.

Restore Default File Type Associations in Windows 10

I used the folder.reg and the directory.reg. I downloaded and clicked on each file. I read the warning and like most non tech people - said to heck with it and did it anyway. It restored my ability to create new folders and the directory.reg hopefully
will clean up any associations that might not have been fix from my first attempt.



Thanks again.

 

Hi, can you advise if you mean you can't now access folders on your own PC?

There are permission restrictions on Windows folders when you try to access a separate Windows disk as an external disk.

Simply search "can't access user's folders on external drive" and you'll get plenty of results.

See e.g.
Can't access user's folder on any external hard drive - Windows 7 Help Forums
How To Take Ownership of Files or Folders or an Entire Hard Drive

Hope that begins to point you in the right direction.