Can't move folders (dialog freezes)

Hi,

I have a folder containing approximately 100 folders, each with many files
in them. I can't move these folders to another location on my computer. The
"move" dialog box comes up, but it never gets past calculating the size of
the files that will be moved. If I press cancel, nothing happens, and the
dialog stays there.

If I try to move a folder via the command line, it tells me that "Access is
denied".

So now I have several hundred files that I really need to move to another
location, and I can't. What should I do?

(I'm running Vista, w/ latest updates, on a lenovo T61 laptop)

Thanks,

- m

"mzander" <mzander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:40473BEB-4647-4C16-AED1-F18A357D7858@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a folder containing approximately 100 folders, each with many files
> in them. I can't move these folders to another location on my computer.
> The
> "move" dialog box comes up, but it never gets past calculating the size of
> the files that will be moved. If I press cancel, nothing happens, and the
> dialog stays there.
>
> If I try to move a folder via the command line, it tells me that "Access
> is
> denied".
>
> So now I have several hundred files that I really need to move to another
> location, and I can't. What should I do?
>
> (I'm running Vista, w/ latest updates, on a lenovo T61 laptop)
>
> Thanks,
>
> - m

Have you checked the permissions for both the folder you want to move and
the one where you want to move it?

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"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:

> "mzander" <mzander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:40473BEB-4647-4C16-AED1-F18A357D7858@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a folder containing approximately 100 folders, each with many files
> > in them. I can't move these folders to another location on my computer.
> > The
> > "move" dialog box comes up, but it never gets past calculating the size of
> > the files that will be moved. If I press cancel, nothing happens, and the
> > dialog stays there.
> >
> > If I try to move a folder via the command line, it tells me that "Access
> > is
> > denied".
> >
> > So now I have several hundred files that I really need to move to another
> > location, and I can't. What should I do?
> >
> > (I'm running Vista, w/ latest updates, on a lenovo T61 laptop)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > - m
>
> Have you checked the permissions for both the folder you want to move and
> the one where you want to move it?
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> www.fjsmjs.com
> Do not send email
>

I did. Both are set to with the same permissions every other folder has. I
figure if it was a permissions issue, I'd at least get a popup stating
something like that.

"mzander" <mzander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "mzander" <mzander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:40473BEB-4647-4C16-AED1-F18A357D7858@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have a folder containing approximately 100 folders, each with many
>> > files
>> > in them. I can't move these folders to another location on my computer.
>> > The
>> > "move" dialog box comes up, but it never gets past calculating the size
>> > of
>> > the files that will be moved. If I press cancel, nothing happens, and
>> > the
>> > dialog stays there.
>> >
>> > If I try to move a folder via the command line, it tells me that
>> > "Access
>> > is
>> > denied".
>> >
>> > So now I have several hundred files that I really need to move to
>> > another
>> > location, and I can't. What should I do?
>> >
>> > (I'm running Vista, w/ latest updates, on a lenovo T61 laptop)
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > - m
>>
>> Have you checked the permissions for both the folder you want to move and
>> the one where you want to move it?
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
>> www.fjsmjs.com
>> Do not send email
>>
>
> I did. Both are set to with the same permissions every other folder has. I
> figure if it was a permissions issue, I'd at least get a popup stating
> something like that.
What permissions does your user face to these folders? If your user isn't
listed click Users. Does it have Write and Modify?

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
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