Windows 10: Third-party app cannot read/write files located in public documents folder on Windows 10

Hello Experts,I have installed a commercial software on my Windows 10 PC. The software fails to launch and throws a file permission error on startup. It seems the software is unable to read/write data files which are located at "C:\Users\Public\Documents. The path is hard-coded in the software and I cannot move the data folder elsewhere. I have tried the following steps.1. Running the software as Administrator2. Took the data folder's ownership and gave "Full control" permission on it and its files and sub-folders to myself.3. Tried to remove read-only attribute from the data folder and its co

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Vista Ultimate - 'User' Folder Location

No tried that.

Can copy the entire folder to D; but Windows still points to C as the location. Can change personal folders location to a folder on D;, but this still leaves hidden files etc on C;. Thus meaning there are 2 Users folders. Have managed to change the Public folder location to D;, with some registry tweaks, but this doesnt seem to work for the entire folder.

any more suggestions

 

cannot find public documents folder in Windows 10

Good day,

On Windows Explorer in Windows 7, the 'Public Documents' folder is listed under 'Libraries\Documents'. The 'Public Documents' folder is not listed at all on the Navigation column in Windows 10.

Is there a way to configure in Windows 10 to show Public Documents folder in the navigation column?

Thank you.

 

Some scanned documents not visible in Public folders

Both my wife and I have administrator accounts on our PC. If my wife scans a document and saves the file in the Public Documents folder, both she and I can read it. If I scan a document and save the file in the Public Documents folder, only I can read it. I thought that all documents in the Public folders were accessible by anyone with an account on that computer, but this is clearly not the case, as this example proves.


On looking at Advanced Security Settings on the scan I created, the Principals are shown as SYSTEM, Administrators, and myself, and at the bottom of the screen “Enable inheritance” is shown. On looking at those same settings on the scan my wife has created, the Principals are shown as SYSTEM, Administrators, my wife, and myself, and at the bottom of the screen “Disable inheritance” is shown.


I hope that this information may be enough for someone to be able to suggest a way of putting this right. Grateful for any suggestions.

Windows version 1909