Windows 10: Why do I have a red x on my folders? I can no longer safe pictures to desktop.

From Gary H:Why do I have a red x on my folders? I can no longer safe pictures to desktop.

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Red X on Pictures Folder - Why?

Hello:

Just today, when I expanded the Folder SubDir's I see a large red X taking up part of the Pictures folder. When expanding the folder to view all the subfolders, some have an x and some do not. Regardless, all pictures are intact and I am able to access
all pictures.

Anyone have an idea why there is a Red "X" on the lower left hand side of some folders?

Thanks,

Eric

 

I have red X's next to folders named pictures, desktop and documents?

I do not understand why I have red X's next to pictures, desktop and documents.

 

Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

• I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.

• Then I tried to remove the Pictures folder with option one at Add or Remove Folders from This PC in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials. Even after rebooting, the Pictures folder remained.
• So I tried using option two. Same thing: reboot >> Pictures folder still there.

• 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That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date.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.