Hi, you have Win 11. Are you aware this is tenforums, so any answers will be based around Windows 10 and may not be appropriate?

elevenforum.com is our sister site for Win 11 - please consider...

Please note - you are using a very old version.

The current version is v7. As such you may well have problems with compatibility.

You could, if you don't have a Win 7 PC, install Win 7 as a...

Hi, one technical approach to determine exactly which process is accessing a particular disk is to use Process Explorer (free from MS)...

Hi, you might try:
Error 5, Access is Denied while installing software on Windows 11/10

If it's an older program, you may need to use compatibility mode when installing it or running it.

A...

Welcome to tenforums.

An important hint- so that you get the right people to look at your thread...and more of them... give it an appropriate title.
People will only give it one glance.

E.g. ...

Well, first off, you still have an O/S on the SSD, and Macrium R has to some extent protected you.

As to what you do next- well, it depends how important the content of your HDD is, and whether...

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Thank you for your reply.



Again, click on an empty space in that pane.


You might find this useful:
disable-full-row-select-auto-arrange-folders-windows-10

You can also try changing the view e.g. to Details.
If you then click on any column to the right of a folder name you can paste, and file is copied into the parent folder.

Also consider making...

Hi, bienvenu à tenforums. Please note the working language of the forum is English...

It sounds as if you currently log in as a standard user and run programs as admin, but now can't.

If you've...

Hi, you might try
How to Reset and Clear Quick Access Pinned Folders in Windows 10
to see if that has any effect.


if you create a new user for test purposes and log in as that user, do you...

Of course, if you were lucky, you might be able to IMAGE the used parts of partitions, rather than cloning the entire drive.

If the damage (assuming there is some) is not in those areas, the image...

Potentially you could define any key combination you choose (that's available without affecting one you might use in a given context) to launch 'SendInput'

As you can see the key combo (hotkeys)...

Hi, how did you do that? E.g. if you ran chkdsk that's not an adequate check.

Try e.g. Hard Disk Sentinel (portable version available). Instant result on its GUI. Valid for SSDs too.
Much more...

How did you get to that window?

I suggested ways to get to the folder you want above conveniently using 3rd party tools. Have you tried any?

I think you'd feel so much better if you actually...

Is there an appropriate System Restore point?


- Have you checked Driver Updates at the bottom of the list in Update History?

You can try using the last driver available for Win 8.1...

:thumbsup: thanks..

Hi, as I think you know, this applies the selected template to that folder.

Basically that changes how the data within the folder is displayed typically in Details view. If it is set to Music, it...

Hi, as your query relates to Win 11, would you please join

elevenforum.com

and raise it there?


This is tenforums.com, and any answers here will be based on Win 10. Thanks.

Thank you for your reply. Seems my guess was right.

Have they..
- reset the default sound output device?
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- changed the volume mixer settings?
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And note you have given no details of your PC/ sound setup so we don't know if you're...

Not necessarily- on this laptop I have drivers from at least 2006...

There are various drivers listed here:...

Paul- just wondering... how does that relate to C:\tmp ?

If the folder has been created by some program, it may be that that program has made use of it and deleted them.

C:\tmp was a poor choice, you will have realised- especially as it was there...

And thank you very much for taking the time to reply.




It is well known and has been extensively remarked upon that the Advanced Appearance Dialogue you will have known in Win 7 was long ago...