Failed to build the list of regular subdirectories


  1. Posts : 521
    Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit 18363 Multiprocessor Free
       #1

    Failed to build the list of regular subdirectories


    I am trying to restore my Documents to its default location from one of the volumes and getting this when I hit "Restore Default".

    Failed to build the list of regular subdirectories under "I:\System Volume Information".
    Access is defied.

    It is a permissions thing, but when I check under "Your info", it says "Local account / administrator".
    Why is everything so complicated and confusing under Win10?



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  2. Posts : 16,962
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
       #2

    1 Create the target Documents folder yourself.
    2 And move all your files back yourself beforehand.
    3 Windows will then merely have to worry about changing the folder location internally. [And there are manual ways to change it in the Registry if Windows cannot do it]

    If you have been using the procedure in Restore Default Location of Your Personal Folders - TenForumsTutorials then consider asking for guidance there.

    Denis
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  3. Posts : 521
    Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit 18363 Multiprocessor Free
    Thread Starter
       #3

    None of the above worked.

    what worked was:

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  4. Posts : 17
    Windows 10
       #4

    Hello every body. I had the same problem. I solved it by appling option 2 which administrator Brink provided.
    Restore Default Location of Personal Folders in Windows 10
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