Unable to open folder "New Folder"

[Guest]

When I right click on my desktop , click new and then folder I get he
following box on my screen:
Unable to create folder "New Folder" There are no more files.
Can someone help me figure out what this is and how to remedy it?
I would appreciate any help. I've searched the discussions and haven't found
any item like this.

 

[Pegasus]

When I right click on my desktop , click new and then folder I get he
following box on my screen:
Unable to create folder "New Folder" There are no more files.
Can someone help me figure out what this is and how to remedy it?
I would appreciate any help. I've searched the discussions and haven't found
any item like this.

This could be caused by a number of things:
- Inappropriate permissions
- More than 65,000 entries in the current folder on a FAT32 partition
- The disk is full
Can you create the folder somewhere else?

See also here for FAT32 limitations:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us
/prkc_fil_tdrn.asp

 

[Guest]

Pegasus,
My system is a NTFS system. There is about 83 Gig left on my hard drive.
I have not been able to create folder anywhere.I am administrator in regards
to permissions. I have not added new programs lately or changed my system. I'm
kind of at a lose as what to do. Do you need more info about my system? I
would appreciate any help and thank you for your reply.

 

[Pegasus]

Fine, let's do some tests. Copy & paste the following lines into
a file called "c:\DiskTest.bat", then run this file and report
the contents of the two log files c:\DiskTest.log and
c:\DiskTest.err. Note that the file might take a few minutes
to run, depending on the number of files on your disk. It
is completely harmless - it runs chkdsk in read-only mode,
and it attempts to create some files and folders.

@echo off
echo %date% %time:~0.5% Start of test> c:\DiskTest.log
echo %UserName% %Path% >> c:\DiskTest.log
dir /ad >> c:\DiskTest.log
chkdsk c: 1>> c:\DiskTest.log 2>c:\DiskTest.err
md c:\DiskTest\1 1>> c:\DiskTest.log 2>>c:\DiskTest.err
echo %date% %time:~0.5% 1> c:\DiskTest\1\test.txt 2>>c:\DiskTest.err
echo %date% %time:~0.5% End of test > c:\DiskTest.log

 

[Guest]

Pegasus,
I'm not real computer literate so don't know exactly how to do what you
suggest. I think I know how to copy and paste but not sure where or how I
find this bat file.
If you would detail a little more I would really appreciate it. Thank you
for your help.
I am only on computer in evenings so didn't realize that you had gotten back
to me. I signed up for notifications but haven't been able to make them work.
Thanks again.

 

[Pegasus]

OK, I will repost my previous reply and expand it to suit
your level of experience.

Do this:
1. Using your mouse, mark the lines below between the
asterisks, excluding the asterisks.
2. Click Edit/Copy
3. Click Start / Run
4. Type cmd {OK}
5. Type these commands:
cd /d c:\ {Enter}
notepad c:\DiskTest.bat {Enter}
6. Accept the warning.
7. Click Edit/Paste
8. Click File / Save, then File / Exit
9. Type these commands:
DiskTest {Enter}
Notepad DiskTest.log {Enter}
10. Copy & paste the lines you see into your next post,
then close the file.
11. Type Notepad DiskText.err {Enter}, then copy
and paste these lines into your next post too.

**********************
@echo off
echo %date% %time:~0.5% Start of test> c:\DiskTest.log
echo %UserName% %Path% >> c:\DiskTest.log
dir /ad >> c:\DiskTest.log
chkdsk c: 1>> c:\DiskTest.log 2>c:\DiskTest.err
md c:\DiskTest\1 1>> c:\DiskTest.log 2>>c:\DiskTest.err
echo %date% %time:~0.5% 1> c:\DiskTest\1\test.txt 2>>c:\DiskTest.err
echo %date% %time:~0.5% End of test > c:\DiskTest.log
***********************

 

[Guest]

Pegasus,
Sorry I haven't gotten back after your posting of 12/07. I have had family
emergency to attend to. I was messing around today and opened a program
I have called Magic Folders. I keep tax information in it as it conceals
and encrypts
my information. As a matter of course I clicked to make a new folder and it
worked.
I closed or hid Magicfolders and I again couldn't create a new folder. I
reopened Magic Folder and I could again create a new folder. I took
everything out of Magic Folder, closed it and I could then make new folders.
I don't know whats going on and e-mailed the software maker(no reply yet).
I appreciate your help and suggestions. Once I hear from the software
maker, if
they don't have any solution, I will try your most recent posting as to how
to run the test.
Thanks again, carp

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I know nothing at all about MagicFolders. If the problem
persists then I suggest you uninstall the product - it might
solve your problem. Be careful that you don't end up with
a whole bunch of encrypted folders that you can no longer
decrypt . . .