Windows 10: w10 won't let me save anything anywhere but the desktop

Discus and support w10 won't let me save anything anywhere but the desktop in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; I can't paste into another folder, nothing. It will not let me even though I am an administrator. Every once in a great while it will let me move... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by aggravated user, Oct 5, 2015.

  1. AGGRAVATED USER
    aggravated user Win User

    w10 won't let me save anything anywhere but the desktop


    I can't paste into another folder, nothing. It will not let me even though I am an administrator. Every once in a great while it will let me move something but I have to grant myself permission. I have seen other users post this exact same issue and have yet to see it resolved. Probably wasting my time, but why not.

    :)
     
    aggravated user, Oct 5, 2015
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  2. MUSCLEDADDYBEAR
    muscledaddybear Win User

    Desktop Shortcut/Option Missing in Window 10

    The "Save to desktop" in the save as dialog box disappeared sometime today. I can no longer find a desktop option anywhere for anything.

    I've looked into quite a number of threads regarding similar situations. The most prevalent has been the same situation in Win7 with a fix of using "Restore Favorites". I haven't found that option in Win10, nor have I been able to find my exact situation
    listed anywhere with a fix available on my system.

    Coming from My Computer or This PC...none show a desktop option or shortcut/icon for proceeding to the desktop. The desktop and its icons are still there. It isn't an issue of being in tablet mode. Only the desktop option/icon itself has disappeared leaving
    me unable to access it from a dialog box or save anything to the desktop.
     
    muscledaddybear, Oct 5, 2015
    #2
  3. SEANMCATEER
    seanmcateer Win User
    Won't let me open "add device and printer"

    Hi All, after updating to W10, I have no network connections, it won't let me open the Add devices and printer tab, network connections folder is empty, it tells me my adapter is working correctly and is updated. I've tried to follow a few solutions to no
    avail and my computer won't let me go back to W7.

    Please can someone help!! I've been trying for a week and I'm not getting anywhere! w10 won't let me save anything anywhere but the desktop :(
     
    seanmcateer, Oct 5, 2015
    #3
  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    w10 won't let me save anything anywhere but the desktop

    Hello aggravated user, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

    You should be able to directly save anything in anyone of the folders in your "C:\Users\(username)" user profile folder. Afterwards, you should be able to move it to where you like.

    By default, Windows will not let you save anything from an external source into a system folder.
     
    Brink, Oct 5, 2015
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  5. AGGRAVATED USER
    aggravated user Win User
    Well, I can't. It tells me I don't have permission.
     
    aggravated user, Oct 5, 2015
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  6. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Brink, Apr 5, 2018
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