Hi all,
Appreciate all the welcome posts.
I'm using Win 10 Home and have reached the point where I cannot send a shortcut to the Desktop and cannot create new folders. I have checked the system files and found no problems.
I'm afraid I'm going to do a reinstall of Windows which scares me.
Roy
Can you provide more information please? Send a shortcut to the Desktop from where?
Create a new folder where and how do you try to do this?
Hi,
I'm using Win 10 Home and have reached the point where I cannot send a shortcut to the Desktop and cannot create new folders. I have checked the system files and found no problems.
I'm afraid I'm going to do a reinstall of Windows which scares me.
Ztruker asked:
You asked can you provide more information please?
Send a shortcut to the Desktop from where?
I responded:
Yes,
I am trying to right click a file in explorer and send a Shortcut to the Desktop.
When I try that now I get an error message on the screen saying:
"Windows couldn't create the Shortcut. Check to see whether disk is full".
The disk containing Windows and all my program files is 118 GB with 29.3 GB free (25%).
With regard to creating a new folder, when I am in file explorer I could right click in the pane with the other folders and
create a "New - Folder". Now I don't get that option. Instead I get only a "Shortcut" option.
I have run SFC (no problems) and have booted in safe mode and get the same result.
Safe mode, does however, allow me to send a shortcut for a file to the Desktop.
Thanks for your help.
proger1
Windows 10 Home (x64) Version 2009 (build 19043.1110)
This is the thread referred to
cannot send shortcut to Desktop and cannot create new foldersZtruker asked:
You asked can you provide more information please?
Send a shortcut to the Desktop from where?
which has been marked solved.
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I suggest you try this
New Context Menu - Restore Default Items in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
option 1 - first download - restore all default
The fact that it works in Safe mode indicates that it is one of your non-MS applications that is causing the problem.
You can use Clean boot procedures to identify the culprit & you can think back to what had recently been installed when the problem started.
Perform a Clean Boot to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts - TenForumsTutorials
Best of luck,
Denis
Macboatmaster
I tried New Context Menu - Restore Default Items in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
Nothing improved, nothing resolved.
Denis
I tried safe mode and found I could send a Shortcut to the Desktop, but could not create a Folder in my data drive.
This is a unclick and restart procedure which will take some time to find the culprit.
Thanks for your efforts,
proger1
You asked can you provide more information please?
Send a shortcut to the Desktop from where?
Yes,
I am trying to right click a file in explorer and send a Shortcut to the Desktop.
When I try that now I get an error message on the screen saying:
"Windows couldn't create the Shortcut. Check to see whether disk is full".
The disk containing Windows and all my program files is 118 GB with 29.3 GB free (25%).
With regard to creating a new folder, when I am in file explorer I could right click in the pane with the other folders and
create a "New - Folder". Now I don't get that option. Instead I get only a "Shortcut" option.
I have run SFC (no problems) and have booted in safe mode and get the same result.
Safe mode, does however, allow me to send a shortcut for a file to the Desktop.
Thanks for your help.
proger1
- - - Updated - - -
This problem remains unresolved.
proger1
There is some additional information in
Cannot send Shortcut to Desktop and cannot create New Folders - TenForums
@z3r010 - Perhaps these two threads could be merged to avoid confusion.
Denis
Denis, you wrote:
"Perhaps these two threads could be merged to avoid confusion."
By all means combine them into one.
Being new to Ten Forums, I initially posted my query to the Welcome threads.
porger1
Oh, yes.
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All the best,
Denis
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