Can't move Music folder to another drive


  1. Posts : 8
    Windows 10
       #1

    Can't move Music folder to another drive


    I'm trying to move all of my documents to a new hard drive and I successfully did it with all of them except for the "Music" folder; each time I try to move it to a new location I get this error message:

    Can't move Music folder to another drive-move.png

    Is there a way to correct this?
    Last edited by okcancel; 01 Mar 2016 at 22:16.
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  2. Posts : 414
    Windows 10 Pro
       #2

    How is your permissions? Does your user account have enough rights to write data to your intended destination location?
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  3. Posts : 8
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    AndreyT said:
    How is your permissions? Does your user account have enough rights to write data to your intended destination location?
    Yes, I have admin rights, I have every permission except for "Special permissions", which I don't know if that's necessary nor how to enable it.

    Can't move Music folder to another drive-admin.pngCan't move Music folder to another drive-admin2.png
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  4. Posts : 171
    Windows 10 Ent, Pro & Home
       #4

    Maybe try copying the music to a different location on the present hard drive and then copy to the new hard drive. I have had this problem with other versions of windows and that is how I got around it.
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  5. Posts : 8
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #5

    wyldman68 said:
    Maybe try copying the music to a different location on the present hard drive and then copy to the new hard drive. I have had this problem with other versions of windows and that is how I got around it.
    I tried it and I still get the message "The copy function cannot be used".
    Can't move Music folder to another drive-move2.png
    Last edited by okcancel; 06 Mar 2016 at 20:13.
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  6. Posts : 2
    steve757
       #6

    Get an unlocker program


    okcancel said:
    I tried it and I still get the message "The copy function cannot be used".
    Can't move Music folder to another drive-move2.png
    I don't know why, but I had to use Iobit's free Unlocker program. It allows you to unlock and then move, delete, or copy any file or directory that's been locked by some other program.

    Works like a charm!
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  7. Posts : 4,734
    Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit 22H2
       #7

    Give Everyone Group Full Control in the Permissions: The copy functions cannot be used[Fix]
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