This is so over my head. Where do I find permissions on ~/library/launchagent and how to get rid of it or uninstall or delete.
It launches itself when I click the down arrows and creates new drives like f: g:h: and so on. I have to Eject them before I can delete the image files that this download created.
Somebody please help!!!! thanks
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I tried using the command lines but to no avail, as I encountered the error "Permission Denied", even after taking ownership of the folder, etc.
I would like to add if you would like to reserve the possibility to roll back to a previous version of Windows, then please do not attempt this folder removal, otherwise all records of your previous Windows will remain after the removal.
This post is for an emergency fix in the case the existence of your "Windows.old" file may cause problems in some scenarios.
There are several steps to accomplish the task:
Press Windows key + R to open up a Run command in the search bar right next to the Windows icon. Then, in the Run command, type “ms-settings:storagesense” and hit Enter to open the Storage screen.
On the right side under "Local Storage", click on the C drive (or the drive letter that holds your Windows files) concerned.
Choose "Temporary files".
Then choose to remove "Previous version of Windows" along with any other options you desire.
Click on "Remove" files.
Check that the "Windows.old" folder has indeed been removed from your C drive.
All of the sudden the method by apps open the "select a file" dialog stopped working. For instance if I go to https://uploadfiles.io/, clicking on it does nothing, but the drag and drop works.
This is happening for apps as well, for example I just needed to resync my Google Drive and change the folder location, clicking in "browse" to select a folder does nothing. However, going to Notepad and file > open file works.
I've been searching for a while for the method, .dll, or something that is responsible for this without success. Anyone with a similar issue or more knowledge than what I have can point me in the right direction?
I'm not a naive English speaker so I am not sure if I'm not finding anything because I am not using the right names to search for it.
Windows 10 64b INSIDER PREVIEW FAST RING
I have exactly the same issue. It started somewhere between Friday and today. (Computer was shutdown for two weeks until friday night and before shutting down the problem did not exist.) I suspect some update. In addition to the mentioned issue I have trouble downloading files through Chrome. Edge and IE are downloading fine. Firefox will be installed to test this. It is consistent which apps are (not) allowed to spawn new windows. Apps in 'Program Files' seem OK while those in 'Program Files(x86)' differ. Of those in the (x86) folder OpenOffice is allowed to open a browse window, Adobe Reader is not. KeePass is allowed to open files, EventGhost is not. (changing install folder does not make a difference).
Since it is not clear how long this issue has been around I am hesitant to do a system restore. Also I believe that is a bandaid, not a solution. I am on the Fast Ring of updates.
I have an Windows box, which originally had Windows 7 installed and was later on upgraded to Windows 10.
On Windows 10 I added a 3TB hard disk for backups. I set up the new hard disc as backup target and started the first backup. This now is some days ago, but whenever I check the status I get following message: File History is saving copies of your files for the first time.
On the backup disc nothing happens. There is created a folder M:\FileHistory\username\boxname\Data, but there are no files in it.
There is just a link (for whatever reason not a button) below, to stop the backup. When I restart it, I get the same message but nothing happens.
Anybody any idea, what could be the reason or what to do?
Thanks in advance...
Finally found the solution. Keep in mind, I use a german version of windows. Hence, the menu point names may not be accurately translated.
In the control center > system and security > file history > extended settings
There is a link to the event viewer related to backup events.
It had some messages telling it could not save a file in a given folder. Deleting the folder, and also the BACKUP-DRIVE:\FileHistory folder on the backup drive solved the issues.
I installed windows 10 on my computer.
Every time I restart my computer, my all new files disappear
and my desktop is empty!!!
Is it a bug or setting issues?
How can I restore my files back
Thanks in advance!
You somehow corrupted your explorer.exe or changed a registry setting :
If you corrupted explorer.exe, best bet is to do a repair or system restore.
To check if explorer.exe is set to your shell:
Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up task manager. Click File>Run new Task.
Type REGEDIT, click ok.
Click the plus sign (navigate through) entries:
-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
-SOFTWARE
-MICROSOFT
-WINDOWS NT
-CurrentVersion
Click the folder WINLOGON
in the box to your right, find the entry Shell.
If the data correspondig to it is not Explorer.exe, double click Shell and modify it to Explorer.exe.
Close the registry,
Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up Task Manager.
File>New Task. Type explorer,
click ok.
I think something is gone wrong by the installation. You can look for the files in C:/users/"you username"/desktop if they arent show there you can try other users in the /user/ directory. Maybe you have a bit of luck and the files are stored by the wrong user by some weird reason.
In the most cases the best solution is to reinstal Windows 10. I think it is faster than looking for an solution. (when you havent install a lot of software)
How you can restore your windows (clean instal) it is explained in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzTNjs8k15Q
Make sure you have an backup from your data ;-)
(sorry for bad english, iam from holland ;-) )
yes it looks like the installation process has not been taken place properly without any interruptions.
The most convenient solution in my experience is:-
1.search locally 'recovery options'through windows 10 search icon on the left bottom corner
2.click "get started" button under "reset my pc".
3.select the option "keep my files".
then once you are safely back in windows 7, again start the process of updating to windows 10 in a fresh manner WITH the pc plugged in to power and with a stable internet connection.
This problem crops up every now and then at work. Our build machine can have it's files accessed via a normal windows file share. If someone browses a folder remotely on the machine, and leaves the window open overnight, then the build fails (as it has done now). The explorer window left opened points at one of the sub folders in the source tree. The build deletes the source, and does a clean checkout before building. The delete is failing.
Right now, I'd like to get the build to work. I'm logged in from home, and I'd rather not reboot the build machine. I'm unable to get hold of the person whose machine is looking and the files, and I can't remotely reboot their machine.
When a windows share has a lock, the locking process is System, so I don't think I can kill it, as with normal locks.
Does anyone know a way to release the lock on a shared folder without having to reboot the machine?
If you are admin on the server sharing the file over the network, you can use the Windows in-built feature:
Start → My Computer → Right-click → Manage gets you to the Computer
Management console
In the left nav, navigate to Systems Tools → Shared Folders
You can view Shares, Sessions & Open Files here. This allows you to find out who has opened which files from which workstations.
Right-click on an item in the list to be able to remove the file lock.
Hope this helps.
Found a solution.
Find the process using Process Explorer:
Download and extract procexp.exe
In Process Explorer use the "Find Handle or DLL..." command from the "Find" menu
Enter in the name of the directory which is having trouble deleting
A list of open files which match that name should be shown. Take some guesses and find which one is failing to be deleted. If the file is locked by a windows share, the process holding the file will be System
Note down the directory which was left open
Download and install the Unlocker (Warning: Link removed, as it contains malware)
Install Unlocker, disabling the option for Explorer extensions and other junk
Unlock the directory
Open up a cmd window, and navigate to C:\Program Files\Unlocker
From the cmd window, run Unlocker.exe "the-path-to-the-locked-folder"
A dialog will pop up confirming the lock release. Use the unlock button to unlock the file
Now the directory should be unlocked, and can now be deleted.
Try Process Hacker:
https://wj32.org/processhacker/
Process hacker is like Process Explorer on steroids.
To find the offending process, press CTRL+F or click the "Find Handles of DLLs" button and search for the file name.
Once you find the file in the find handles dialog, you can simply right click the file there and choose "close". (at least for v2.39.124)
Older versions had a "terminator" option in the context menu of the process.
Right click on the offending process --> Miscellaneous --> Terminator --> Select termination techniques. Note that some are possibly dangerous and may have unintended consequences.
I've had similar problems, and none of these suggestions I've seen above look suitable for automated overnight builds (as the original poster implied) because they all require manual effort to hunt down and kill the locks.
The only method I've tried that seems to work reliably is to remove the share itself, make the build, then add the share back. Here's one way of removing the share automatically:
D:\Projects>net share Projects /DELETE /Y
Users have open files on Projects. Continuing the operation will force the files closed.
Projects was deleted successfully.
(NOTE: Creating the share again automatically can be a pain if the privilege groups you need to give it are messy.)
The way i do it is by using both OpenFiles.exe and Handle.exe
You can run them in any order and you will have your resource fully unlocked.
OpenFiles: to disconnect File Sharing sessions
Handle.exe: to release any open handles (don't try to close handles belonging to pid4, since that's the system process)
You can automate this by using powershell, batch, or any language of your choice.
Another option is, starting from Windows Vista, to use the Windows tool built into the system:
monitor resources: perfmon.exe /res
Extracted from: Http://www.sysadmit.com/2017/06/windows-how-to-know-that-process-has-open-a-file.html