Posts under Folder tag.

How to create a folder without any icon or name in Windows 10

Something which has not been talked about much on the Internet, is how how to create a folder without any icon. We will see how it is done in Windows 10, but the procedure is the same in earlier Windows […]

How to get a list of files in a folder into Excel

In this post we will see how to get a list of files in a folder into Excel. We will show you how to use Excel to view Files and Folders details in Windows, by importing all files and folders […]

Location is not available, Access is denied error for files & folders

Sometimes it happens that due to incorrect permissions, you’re not able to read or modify the contents of a file or folder. In some cases, if you’re not the owner of content from permissions point of view, you’re may receive […]

Password Protect Folders in Windows without using 3rd-party software

Occasionally, Windows users might feel the need to place password protection on their folders. Chances are, these folders contain sensitive information that no one else should view, no matter the reason. There are several third-party free file encryption software available […]

Failed To Enumerate Objects In The Container, Access Is Denied

Generally in Windows, permissions helps us to keep content private or public. Thus it is very easy for us that we assign such permissions to our files and folders, such that others may invoke or not, according to the requirement. […]

Choose Folder details to display in Explorer columns in Windows 8.1/10

When you open any folder in Windows 10/8/7 display, File Explorer will typically display the following details about the objects – name, date modified, Type, Size, etc. But if you wish, you can display additional information or details about the […]

The action can’t be completed because the file is open in another program

If you open the Windows Task Manager and go to the Performance tab, you can observe operations and activities the computer is carrying out. Sometimes Windows has a lot of tasks to complete, and hence it may not reflect the exact progress of a specific operation. […]

Automatically move files to folders in Windows 10/8/7

Organizing files and folders is a very tedious task and time consuming too but you can easily overcome the task by using some of the simple utilities like DropIt, QuickMove, Files 2 Folder, etc. Using these tools, you can automatically […]

Folders Popup: Quickly navigate between your frequently used folders in Windows

While we are working on our PCs and laptops, we often need to open and use multiple folders. The Alt+Tab function key is certainly a savior when working on Windows PCs and dealing with more than one folder. However, if […]

Change Print Screen folder location in Windows 10/8/7

Windows 10/8/7, by default, saves screenshots to the Pictures folder. But if you wish, you can change the default save folder location for captured Print Screen image files to any other location, by following this tutorial. There are several ways […]

Cannot access Shared folder in Windows 10/8, using Windows 7 PC

It happens with many of us that we sometimes need to share folder content with others. In order to share a folder, you just need to right click on it and select Share with. Then you can pick up the […]

TreeSize Free: Display File and Folder sizes using Context Menu in Windows

Figuring out which directories are most troublesome without reading the drive extensively can be a challenging task but, TreeSize Free shows you results instantly. The explorer add-on can be launched from the context menu of a folder or a drive […]

How to create blank folder names in Windows 10/8/7

Today, we will see how to create blank folder names in Windows. I have used this trick earlier on Windows Vista and Windows 7 – and it now also works on Windows 10 / 8.1 as well. I do not […]

Add custom Folders to Favorite Links in Windows File Explorer

When you open Windows File Explorer or whenever you create a new file, open a new file or save a new file, you are presented with a File Dialog Box, where you can save the files. On the left side, […]

Hidden files and folders is missing or not working in Windows 10/8/7

We know that the Windows operating system contains some files and yet other system files and folders which are hidden by default. These are hidden so that the end-user does not by chance end up deleting or modifying their contents as […]

How to expand Context Menu in Windows 10/8/7

The right-click menu context menu in Explorer under Windows 10/8/7 is quite useful and improved. Right-click a file or folder, and a menu appears, letting you take a variety of actions, such as opening the file, printing it, deleting it, […]

How Windows treats whitespace characters in File and Folder names

In computer typography, a white space is any character representing a horizontal or vertical space. When such whitespace characters are rendered, it will typically occupy space on a page, but its resulting appearance will be a ‘blank’. There are various whitespace characters […]

Cannot select more than one file or folder in Windows

Often, while working with Windows File Explorer, you would have felt the need to select multiple files or folders at the same time. There are several ways to select multiple files or folders. For example, you can open the folder […]

Fix: Unable to change File or Folder Permissions in Windows

In Windows 10/8/7, whenever you create a new file or folder, the Windows operating system assigns it a set of default permissions, called as Effective Permissions. You may at times, want to or need to change these permissions. Cannot change File […]

Restore previous folder windows at logon in Windows 10/8/7

If you have a list of folders such as This PC, Documents, Music or others that you access regularly and almost always open them every time you start your computers, you can have it set so that these folders are […]