Windows 10: I cannot make a folder on my desktop.

Discus and support I cannot make a folder on my desktop. in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; [ATTACH] This is what i get when i try to make a folder on my desktop. Thanks for your help, Mathias Van Laere from Belgium.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by MathiasVan Laere, Nov 3, 2019.

  1. MATHIASVAN LAERE
    MathiasVan Laere Win User

    I cannot make a folder on my desktop.


    I cannot make a folder on my desktop. 3ffa56e3-5635-4819-b910-cda3ca2f4deb?upload=true.png

    This is what i get when i try to make a folder on my desktop.


    Thanks for your help,


    Mathias Van Laere from Belgium.

    :)
     
    MathiasVan Laere, Nov 3, 2019
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  2. MOHANC
    MohanC Win User

    windows 10 deleted my desktop files

    Step 1 - I upgraded to Win 10 and lost all my files on Desktop.

    Step 2 - Found the files in Network - USers- Desktop

    copied all files again to desktop.

    Step 3- Restarted my machine again and lost desktop files again.

    Step 4 - As suggested did the following as listed below but dont find my files.

    • Press “Windows + E”, open This PC/Computer
    • Open Local Disc C, open Windows.old
    • Click on Users, select your User name
    • Go to desktop folder
    Cant find my files. Why is Win 10 deleted files again and again from Desktop ?.
     
    MohanC, Nov 3, 2019
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  3. MRGEEK
    mrgeek Win User
    Change Folder View Layout in Windows 10


    "uhm that method does not work. i want to set folder view as List as default instead Details for all folders"
    Did you download and run Brink's .bat file in Step 1 ? Lacking that, look at the screens in post 3. In Step 5 'folders of this type' defaults to each of the Windows templates for Pictures, Music, etc. If you want ALL folders to have the same List view, r-click any folder in each of the 5 folders under This PC (Desktop does not apply) and hit 'Customize this folder'. Set to 'Optimize this folder for General Items". Then follow the screen in post 3 using List instead of Details in Step 1 and you should be good to go.
     
    mrgeek, Nov 3, 2019
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  4. ENSO
    enso Win User

    I cannot make a folder on my desktop.

    Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

    Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

    • I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.


    • Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.
    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

    Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.
     
    enso, Nov 3, 2019
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