FC-900 Rename problem

[Ken_Cooper]

Having a problem renaming a Folder and/or a File - only in these two Windows11 Directories >

Pictures
Documents

Usually double select the line - to mark it Active - ready for "renaming", or I use RMB to get the popup - then select "Rename".

After doing either, I get a small Warning Panel > Operation failed, with a Red Circle and a White X.

After clicking Okay, the Rename Panel appears. Doing the rename there - doesn't work either.

If I then switch to Windows File Explorer, I can do the rename no problem...!

I tried reinstalling the last few versions of FC - back to 894 = same problem.

The Desktop icon for FC - always does have the "Run as administrator" option turned ON - in the Properties/Advanced panel.

kc

[Forez]

Do you have access to other system and have you tried using FC on it?

What version of Windows are you currently running? And when did this started happening- after a Windows update?

[Karol]

The Desktop icon for FC - always does have the "Run as administrator" option turned ON - in the Properties/Advanced panel.

Simply try to deactivate the option.
It is bad to run any program "as administrator".

[Ken_Cooper]

A short time after posting, I tried an experiment.

In FC, I made a root folder called Picture, and copied the Pictures contents over.

Tried to then delete Pictures. It had the "Read Only" flag set ON. Warning Panel appeared = Not Allowed etc...

Tried using FC to fix that folder's 'Properties'.

It didn't seem to have any positive effect.

Later I booted into "Safe Mode" to make changes to the "Read Only" flag.

That procedure didn't help.

Used Windows File Explorer to delete the now empty Pictures folder

A pain in the ass.

I knew at some point, Windows would later recreate the "Pictures" folder.

Looks like Windows has several default folders - used by everyone...

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Now using FC and working in the new "Picture" folder, I could Rename, Move, Delete etc.

The "Read Only" flag was somehow NOT set on this new folder.

Wow...

Then I had problems moving and renaming files within Videos/4kDownloader.

Agony...

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Yesterday, Jan-09, I did a google search >

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/win ... 94a8e90e1a

There were a couple solutions shown. The first >

a. Open Windows Security by searching for it in the Start menu.
b. Click on "Virus & threat protection" in the left-hand menu.
c. Under "Ransomware protection," click on "Manage ransomware protection."
d. Turn off the toggle switch for "Controlled folder access."

This option wasn't seen - since it indicated that AVG was managing that aspect.

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I looked at the installed modules of AVG.

One of it's tools - is called "Ransomware Protection".

To prevent anyone from mucking with my files - it sets the Properties Flag to "Read Only" - to a huge list of my folders and files.

I then turned that "Tool" permanently off.

Amazing - I now have normal access to my all files - on my computer...