Windows 10: Windows 11 - Cant rename Steam Folder - The action cannot be completed

Hi Guys, I have following Problem - I need to rename my Steam folder cause i cant Play GTA 5 cause Rockstar Games and Steam have some Problems with the game if you have it Installed on Steam and Rockstar launcher. Every time iam Trying to rename it i get the error saying "The action cannot be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in an application" i Already tryed to check Task Manager and restarting the Explorer in task manager. Can you help me?

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files and folders "renaming music folder to audio"

Hello,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.

• Are you facing any issues in renaming folder?
• When you say, "music folder does not apply anymore as a primary designation" what exactly are you referring to?

Follow the steps below to rename folder:

• Right click on a folder which you want to rename.
• Select Rename and enter new name for it.

Hope this helps. Kindly get back to us with the above details to assist you further.

Thank You.

 

Why do I need to uninstall Steam to upgrade to Windows 10 Creator's Update?

Ok. Step by step what i did:

Step 1: Close Uninstall an continue window

Step 2: Quit Steam app

Step 3: Rename Steam folder to Steam2

Step 4: Retry windows update

Step 5: Finish update

Step 6: Rename Steam2 folder to Steam

Step 7: Start Steam

Step 8: Play some games like nothing happened

Hope it will work for you.

 

Can't rename folder.

Hi Howard,

It is possible that the difficulty renaming your folder is due to access/account limitation or a recent change was made on your computer. For better assistance, please answer the following questions:

• Are you getting an error message when trying to rename the folder?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried?
• Can you send us a screenshot of the "Public" folders?

We will be waiting for your response.