Windows 10: Pictures folder problems

Hi,

So I followed these instructions:

And it fixed the other system folders but it's not fixing the Pictures folder, the Pictures folder still refuses to allow me to write anything into it.

I followed the instructions exactly from above. The thing is though that with Step 5 and 6 above my username is already listed as the owner. I go ahead and do them anyway, and type in my username and click the button and add it in again but it never appears in the list of users that have access to the folder at all.

I tried closing the windows after clicking ok and reopening them to see that I'm still listed as the owner of it in the Advanced settings but I'm not in the list of users below that. I have also rebooted the computer but I'm still not listed in the users with access nor can I write/save files to the Pictures folder

How do I solve this?

:)

 

Problem with Pictures folder

Option #1: did not return any integrity violations.

Option #2: I tried various input methods for each DISM test but each query was "not known".

A Google search turned up numerous users with the same issue with Windows 10. The solution is to disable the background slide show and instead use a static picture. Obviously an unresolved problem with Windows 10 and not a desireable permanent solution.

This issue is present on a Windows 8.1 laptop as well as a Windows 8.1 desktop...both recently upgraded to Windows 10...but oddly not an issue on a Windows 7 laptop upgraded to Windows 10.

 

Problem with Pictures folder

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I would suggest you to try following methods and check if it helps.

Method 1:

Run system file checker (SFC) and see if it helps. Please follow these steps:

a. Press Windows + X keys and click
command prompt (admin).

b. Type the following command in command prompt and press Enter.

sfc /scannow

System file checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files.

If it does not help, use method 2.

Method 2:

Run DISM tool and check the issue. Please follow these steps:

a. Press Windows + X keys and click
command prompt (admin).

b. Type the following command in command prompt and press Enter.

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth.

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth.

Your reply is very important for us to ensure a proper resolution. Please get back to us with the above information in order to assist you accordingly.

For further assistance, you can post your query in Microsoft Community.

Regards,

Rakesh.

 

Okay, I finally figured this out.

As it turns out in the Advanced folder options for the system folders like Pictures, My Documents etc, in all of them except for the Pictures folder, I was listed as a both the owner and as a user in the list of users that gives my account full access.

But for some reason the Pictures folder only had me listed as the owner but it never listed me in the list of users that can access the Pictures folder.

Once I added my account to the list in the advanced window then it now allows me to save to the Pictures folder.

Strange that I had no issues with any of those folders on W7, but after installing W10 it botched it up on all of those system type folders. In any event it's now working as it should (at least as far as I've tested so far).

 

Were those folders in the conventional places or had they been moved?

 

They were moved in Windows 7 off the System HDD to the F:\ drive.

 

That's why the permissions were mangled.

Glad to hear yours are fixed now.