file management

  1. King Mustard

    Windows 11 Finding folders on PC with fewer than five files inside

    Is this possible?
  2. X

    Windows 10 Error 0x80070570 on Blu-ray recordable (BD-R) - zero-byte files dated 1974

    I was unable to add files to one specific folder on a Blu-ray disc. Later, there was a zero-byte file dated 1974-07-25 that would result in error 0x80070570 when trying to rename it in Windows Explorer. Trying to open it with Notepad or through the "type" command inside CMD results in an error...
  3. This Wreckage

    Windows 10 Deleting Windows.old - gaining permission

    I had to downgrade to Win 10. Unexpectedly, there was a massive Windows.Old directory created, and it's proving difficult to delete all of it. Although this is my own home PC and I'm the sole user, when I try to delete certain directories or files, I get Access Denied - you need to provide...
  4. U

    How do I change which drive Win10 unzips things to?

    Dear Anyone. OK, I know I should know the answer to this but I don't.... I've only got a small C drive. Downloaded from cloud storage a big .RAR that I knew was too big for C, so I had an external drive D: and downloaded it to that. Tried unzipping it (OK - unRARing it!), had 300gig spare on...
  5. CyrodiilWarrior

    OneDrive DELETED user libraries and files

    I'll explain the situation. OneDrive had files and folders which were present from a previous Windows 11 installation ('Documents' libraries). Old 'Documents' and old 'Photos' were kept so that I could go through them over a period of time, removing any old files I did not need. Once I...
  6. M

    Windows 11 Explorer on Windows 11

    Hello, first post here... Is it possible to run Windows 10's Explorer in Windows 11 ? I really don't like the new Explorer in Windows 11...
  7. Y

    Need help searching PC for videos from a certain year

    So basically I need to search my PC for videos taken (date created/date taken) in 2014 & 2015. I’ve uploaded all my phones videos throughout the years and I completely forgot where I stashed each years worth of videos. Is there a way to search (Local Disk C,D, etc..) for something like .MP4...
  8. T

    Copying Searched Files Quickly

    I need a faster to way to copy searched folders from an Android device to Windows 11 PC. Right now I am dragging and dropping from the search results one at a time. I wish the searched files could be copied one after the other automatically.
  9. docweathers

    backup to 1 TB USB Drive

    I am trying to make a backup on a one-terabyte USB Drive. When I try to make a file history backup it will appear fine for about 5 minutes. Then it shows an error saying that a file on the drive is corrupted and cannot be read. After I got this message I checked the drive for corruption. I find...
  10. System

    Windows 10 File explorer does not display a copied files lists order exactly like the original one when they are both sorted in ascending date created

    Is it the same for other people? Is it Windows 10 that is like this?
  11. S

    New to Windows 11, Indexing and App Window Issues

    Hi, This is my first day with Windows 11 and I'm already having a lot of trouble with a few niche things that are pretty important to my workflow. First: if I open the Photos app, for example, the first window opens where I want it to, but any subsequent photos I open while the first is open...
  12. docweathers

    on Windows 11, What are JOB folders that have a long numerical sequence after them?

    on my hard drive, I have three JOB files that have long numerical sequences after them. Each takes up 64 gigabytes on my hard drive. how do I reclaim that space? I have consulted AI and got nothing useful.
  13. A

    Help needed alphabetic sorting when attaching a file

    Hi - im new to windows 11. I need to attach files alot to emails. In previous windows this was easy, file attach - then the list was alphabetical. In windows 11 the list is sorted by some sort of date grouping today, yesterday, earlier in the week, etc... It makes finding a named file almost...
  14. R

    Windows 11 I cant delete a file

    Well guys, if this message seems rare is because english is not my natal lenguage (I am from Chile) and i am using a traductor, also is my first time using Windows Forum I remember trying to save a picture from the internet and just grabbing the picture and putting it on the desktop, then this...
  15. B

    I want Windows 11 file dialogue without grouping by time.

    The windows 11 open/save file dialogue groups by time. As in Today, Yesterday, Last week. I want it to never ever ever do that. Note: I'm not talking about the view in folders in explorer, I said the open/save dialogue. As in File->Open. I know how to do it in explorer folders, how do I do...
  16. B

    Automatic thumbnails sorting – how to cancel in Win10 explorer.

    Is it possible to force Winexplorer to have the files in the same place when I reopen the same window when I put them in my own order before? I tried it according to this tutorial - How To Disable Auto Arrange In Folders On Windows 10, but it only works 50% - after reopening the same folder, the...
  17. H

    empty "temp" folder in documents and c drive?

    I keep deleting them but they keep coming back. any way to delete those "temp" folder in documents and C drive?
  18. P

    Windows 10 Canceled copy of large file to network at 2%, but entire file somehow copied?

    I have a large 12gb .zip file that I downloaded locally. I started an upload to a network folder via a VPN connection off site. The connection is not fast so this would take 20-30min to fully upload. I canceled at 2% and decided to wait until another time to upload this file. The strange thing...
  19. Shankar1234Ram

    Windows 11 Want to Recover shift+deleted files.

    Hello all, I accidentally deleted about 700-1000 image files from my Screenshots folder. I tried using this command with the windows file recovery app - winfr C: D: /regular /n Screenshots\ But its not working. It is returning many many files, but the ones that were deleted yesterday are not...
  20. G

    Pimnote is a new text editor handy for note taking

    Note taking with text editors is the best way I've ever used. The real note taking software keep files locally which is risky for data loss when the operating fails or when the notebook is stolen. Word processors are too clunky and risky of data loss when crashed. Mozilla Composer is the fast...
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