The File or Folder Does Not Exist

This is driving me up the wall. I've seen other posts just the same but so
far no answers that work.

I have Windows Vista Home Premium and when I create a new folder on any of
my hard drives (I have three) and then try to rename it I get a pop up
stating "The File or Folder Does Not Exist" and the name then reverts to New
Folder.

I have checked my rights and I have full rights on all. Has anyone any idea
what is causing this. It only started 3/4 weeks ago but did not seem to
correspond with any alteration or new program.

HELP

You don't say HOW you are trying to rename it.
Right-click, Rename?

"4472" wrote:

> This is driving me up the wall. I've seen other posts just the same but so
> far no answers that work.
>
> I have Windows Vista Home Premium and when I create a new folder on any of
> my hard drives (I have three) and then try to rename it I get a pop up
> stating "The File or Folder Does Not Exist" and the name then reverts to New
> Folder.
>
> I have checked my rights and I have full rights on all. Has anyone any idea
> what is causing this. It only started 3/4 weeks ago but did not seem to
> correspond with any alteration or new program.
>
> HELP
>

4472;387346 Wrote:
> This is driving me up the wall. I've seen other posts just the same but
> so
> far no answers that work.
>
> I have Windows Vista Home Premium and when I create a new folder on any
> of
> my hard drives (I have three) and then try to rename it I get a pop up
> stating "The File or Folder Does Not Exist" and the name then reverts
> to New
> Folder.
>
> I have checked my rights and I have full rights on all. Has anyone any
> idea
> what is causing this. It only started 3/4 weeks ago but did not seem to
> correspond with any alteration or new program.
>
> HELP

Hi 4472,

This may help you.
Shawn


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Mick, I am right clicking and choosing rename or double clicking to reach
rename. When I rename the pop up appears and the folder goes back to new
folder (1) (2) etc dependant on the number of new folders created.

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> You don't say HOW you are trying to rename it.
> Right-click, Rename?
>
> "4472" wrote:
>
> > This is driving me up the wall. I've seen other posts just the same but so
> > far no answers that work.
> >
> > I have Windows Vista Home Premium and when I create a new folder on any of
> > my hard drives (I have three) and then try to rename it I get a pop up
> > stating "The File or Folder Does Not Exist" and the name then reverts to New
> > Folder.
> >
> > I have checked my rights and I have full rights on all. Has anyone any idea
> > what is causing this. It only started 3/4 weeks ago but did not seem to
> > correspond with any alteration or new program.
> >
> > HELP
> >

Brink,

Tried that still the same result "The file or folder does not exist" and the
name reverts to New Folder.

"brink" wrote:
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>
> 4472;387346 Wrote:
> > This is driving me up the wall. I've seen other posts just the same but
> > so
> > far no answers that work.
> >
> > I have Windows Vista Home Premium and when I create a new folder on any
> > of
> > my hard drives (I have three) and then try to rename it I get a pop up
> > stating "The File or Folder Does Not Exist" and the name then reverts
> > to New
> > Folder.
> >
> > I have checked my rights and I have full rights on all. Has anyone any
> > idea
> > what is causing this. It only started 3/4 weeks ago but did not seem to
> > correspond with any alteration or new program.
> >
> > HELP
>
> Hi 4472,
>
> This may help you.

>
> Shawn
>

4472;388519 Wrote:
> Brink,
>
> Tried that still the same result "The file or folder does not exist"
> and the
> name reverts to New Folder.
>
>

Have you done a System Restore to a point before this started?

Only other thing I can think of is to try a "sfc /scannow" in a
elevated command prompt. It may repair the system files for you. See
here for details on how if needed.

I have done both a reset and a SFC and still no change. I know it's a setting
somewhere within Vista but I just cannot locate it. It's clear from other
posts that this has happened to others. How did they clear it?

Sorry 4472,

I'm at a stump. You might try a checkdisk for corruption.
If you need details on how, look here:


Shawn