When clicked “Continue” then it shows data.ģ. Protected or Read-Only Folder’s size is shown Zero bytes even though it contains data, but when clicked to open, it asks for administrative permission. I think the Desktop PC with a NEW MOTHERBOARD is treating the Desktop PC 1 TB SSHD that I had connected to laptop, did disk imaging/mirroring, and then fixed it to my desktop motherboard as an USB External Device/Drive/Media!!!./īecause of this deed, I am facing the following problems:Ģ.

I am not sure (forgotten!), but I think the case is the first one or first possibility because when the power goes off, it would show or suggest with an error somewhat like – Please do not remove the USB device without ejecting it properly or else your data could be lost. Please c “Details” section 4 more details, of course!!!įirstly, the hard drive that I am using in Desktop PC is a 1 TB laptop solid-state hybrid drive (SSHD) that was either connected to my laptop directly to its motherboard and installed OS via the DVD drive of the laptop since I have no DVD Drive in my desktop nor it supported booting from USB drive and install OS from it (USB device/drive) like a pendrive, or secondly, it was connected as an external hard drive and done disk imaging of just C: Drive OS partition from laptop’s SSHD 1 TB to another planned to be Desktop PC SSHD. The hell lot of problems I am facing with Windows 7 User Access Rights Permissions.

Next, type mkdir followed by the name of the folder you wish to create and press Windows Registry Editor Version Column you very, very much – I had the same problem and it was bothering me so much that I wanted to thrash my PC – since my own PC was not allowing me what I wanna do even in single-user Admin mode! LOL Worked as you said, but the “Read-Only (Only applies to files in folder)” option in right-click properties – Goes back to “Read-Only” mode no matter how many times I change! Here are the problems I am facing.

Make sure you replace Directory in the following command with the actual directory location where you want to create the folder.

In the console, type the following command and press Enter to navigate to the location where you want to create a new folder.

Select Yes when the User Account Control (UAC) prompt appears.

Type Command Prompt or PowerShell in the search box and select Run as administrator.

Use the Win + S keyboard shortcut to open Windows Search.

You can use Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell to create new folders on Windows.

While it may not be as quick as the other methods mentioned above, it can certainly come in handy if you need to create multiple folders at once.

Create a New Folder With Command Prompt or PowerShellĪnother way to create folders on Windows is via a command-line utility.

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