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Discus and support Unable to access the folder -... in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I am admin user, I have added myself as the owner on the file but still can't open the file.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Divya_RH, Jan 28, 2025.

  1. Divya_RH Win User

    Unable to access the folder -...


    I am admin user, I have added myself as the owner on the file but still can't open the file.

    :)
     
    Divya_RH, Jan 28, 2025
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  2. mjs17 Win User

    Unable to access Zip folder created by "Steps Recorder" in Windows 10

    Thank you for the reply. I already have "hidden files" checked. - - - Updated - - - To clarify : 1) Attempting to open file by clicking on it in the "Recent files" list I get the following:
    Unable to access the folder -... ble-access-zip-folder-created-steps-recorder-windows-10-a-attempting-open-file-recent-files-list.png
    2) Unable to find file where it is supposed to be located based on the "File location" path:
    Unable to access the folder -... 905t-unable-access-zip-folder-created-steps-recorder-windows-10-a-unable-find-file-path-location.png
    3) What I get when attempting to look at "Security" tab:
    Unable to access the folder -... d1651426972t-unable-access-zip-folder-created-steps-recorder-windows-10-a-unable-access-security.png
     
    mjs17, Jan 28, 2025
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  3. enso Win User
    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    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date.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.
     
  4. 56Kruiser Win User

    Unable to access the folder -...

    Quick access folder - worthless...

    I purchased a new laptop a few months ago (Lenovo Flex), and the Quick Access list is very long, and does not even display the recent folder I have been and out of several times today, but it does list folders that I have not even been in at all...at least not in recent memory. It's been this way from day one. I've been unable to figure out how to get it back to normal. Any suggestions?
     
    56Kruiser, Jan 28, 2025
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