Re: I cannot rename any file or folder.

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Another possible scenario/cure that I discovered recently:

Check your "Folder Options", "View" settings. If the "Hide extensions for
known file types" box is UNchecked, you have to type the correct file
extension at the end of the new file name (i.e., .txt, .jpg, etc.) when
renaming, or you'll get the warning you describe.

Solution: check the "Hide extensions..." box.

"Bill Ridgeway" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:daovod$j1i$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <<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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