Re: I cannot rename any file or folder.

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<<I get the warning that if I do choose to rename it, it will become
unusable.>>

This is just a warning. In most instances it is OK to proceed with renaming
without any consequences. If, however, **anything** is pathed to that
particular folder / file it will not work but you have been warned.

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

"amante1980" <amante1980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B9568A3A-D591-4440-AF94-44B36B377389@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> When I try to rename a file or folder I get the warning that if I do
> choose
> to rename it, it will become unusable. The file/folder is not open at the
> time. This happens when I right-click and select "rename" and when I use
> the
> "rename" option into File/Folder task box to the left of my screen.
> However,
> I can rename it by opening the file, saving it as a different name,
> closing
> out of it, deleting the old file with the old name. This is much more
> time
> consuming and very inconvenient. It leads to duplicate files, just with
> 2
> different names. How can I rename a file simply by right clicking and
> selecting "rename" without the file becoming unusable??


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