Can't access C:\Programdata

[mimimi]

Hi, I have absolutely no idea where my question belongs. So if this is the wrong category, sorry. Also I am a newbie when it comes to technical computerthings and I am not fluent in english, so if you know the answer please answer me in elementary english

I want to make a new folder in my Start Menu, but I can't access the folder on the C drive where the Start Menu is listed.
When I try this: created new folder on desktop, moving it to Start Menu, and then moving a program into that new folder, it says: Access denied on C:\Programdata\...
But if I search this folder Programdata on my C drive, I can't find this folder.

Also I am logged in with the only account on my PC, as administrator. But when I go to permissions, I see my accountname listed as administrator with all permissions checked. But I also see my accountname listed under Users, and the Useraccount doesn't have full modify permissions. Does this have to do with not seeing the folder Programdata in C?

I can't find an option to show hidden folders.

I have searched this forum, I found some topics about this but they used a lot of short words I didn't understand and no clear answers how to solve this.

I hope somebody can help me. Thanks.

 

[loquacious]

Hi Mimimi
To see C:\programdata open C drive and in the top menu you will see first on the left "Organise" click on that and go to "folder and search" option then click on the "view" tab and check "show hidden files and folders" that should then show the folder you are looking for. Hope this helps.

 

[Kari]

Hello Mimimi, welcome to the Seven Forums.

You can add shortcuts and folders to Start Menu very easily:

Click Start > right click All Programs (at the bottom of Start Menu) > choose Open All Users > open Programs folder and copy / paste there everything you want to add to your Start menu, or create a shortcut.

Kari

 

[logicearth]

You are trying to access "C:\ProgramData\Start Menu" correct? That is a junction to "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" go there instead.

 

[whs]

I want to make a new folder in my Start Menu

1. what is the nature of this folder. Is it a program or a data folder
2. where do you want to add it. To All Programs or to the left pane of the start menu

 

[iphone]

Here is plain english!

1. Press the Start Button rb:
2. Enter "C:\Programdata" onto the startbar without quotes
3. Press the enter key (on your keyboard)

 

[surfasb]

Hello Mimimi, welcome to the Seven Forums.

You can add shortcuts and folders to Start Menu very easily:

Click Start > right click All Programs (at the bottom of Start Menu) > choose Open All Users > open Programs folder and copy / paste there everything you want to add to your Start menu, or create a shortcut.

Kari

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+1 This is the correct way to add programs to the Start Menu.

 

[mimimi]

Hi Mimimi
To see C:\programdata open C drive and in the top menu you will see first on the left "Organise" click on that and go to "folder and search" option then click on the "view" tab and check "show hidden files and folders" that should then show the folder you are looking for. Hope this helps.

Thank you this worked!! Now I see the folder Programdata!

Hello Mimimi, welcome to the Seven Forums.

You can add shortcuts and folders to Start Menu very easily:

Click Start > right click All Programs (at the bottom of Start Menu) > choose Open All Users > open Programs folder and copy / paste there everything you want to add to your Start menu, or create a shortcut.

Kari

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This worked perfect too! Thank you! I can finally access it! Yay!

Thank you everybody!

 

[zBobG]

In Windows Seven:

There are three or more Start Menu folders. Installing an application may put shortcuts into one or more of those folders. I like to move the entries around to make my Start Menu a little cleaner looking and to group applications in related folders like putting all text editor apps in an "Editors" folder in the Start Menu.

So I just keep three shortcuts to the relevant folders:

All Users:
"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"

Default User:
"C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"

User Account:
"C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"

 

[marwerno]

Sorry if this tread is too old, but is it only me, or is this another stupid thing done by Microsoft?
I want to arrange the start folder in the programdata folder (which I can access) but is not displayed in the Explorer tree, which make reorganizing it a real nightmare...
(Workaround: Create the structure in an accessible folder, than copy the lot over into this folder)
One questions I also have:
Is this folder hidden from the user, or is it just another junction to another buried folder in the Windows or Users directory?
(For German readers: The German "Benutzer" folder is the English "Users" folder. Which seems to be established also as another junction! Try (in the German OS) creating a folder called "Users" and see what happens

 

[Kari]

Sorry if this tread is too old, but is it only me, or is this another stupid thing done by Microsoft?
I want to arrange the start folder in the programdata folder (which I can access) but is not displayed in the Explorer tree, which make reorganizing it a real nightmare...
(Workaround: Create the structure in an accessible folder, than copy the lot over into this folder)
One questions I also have:

1. Is this folder hidden from the user, or is it just another junction to another buried folder in the Windows or Users directory?

2. (For German readers: The German "Benutzer" folder is the English "Users" folder. Which seems to be established also as another junction! Try (in the German OS) creating a folder called "Users" and see what happens

1. To avoid retyping, I'm just quoting myself. This from another thread:

Quick access to Programs > Startup folder:

- Start Menu > Right click All Programs > choose Open (current user's Start Menu Programs folder) or Open All Users (all users Start Menu Programs folder). Startup (individual or all users) is a subfolder of Programs.

2. The names of the system folders are hard coded to Windows. This has many practical reasons, one being for instance the ease of use of Windows environment variables.

In my multi language setup for instance I use language packs on Seven Ultimate to completely change OS language. I have user accounts in English, Finnish, Swedish and German. This would be if not impossible but at least quite complicated if my system had to have 4 different folders for Users (Users (ENG), Käyttäjät (FIN), Användare (SWE), Benutzer (GER)).

As it is now, the system has only one Users folder with is presented in respective language. Very practical.

Kari

Additional reading:
- Recognized Environment Variables
- http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/136057-windows-7-environment-variables-list.html

 

[marwerno]

Hi Kari,
thanks for the reply on this old tread, but you misinterpreted my problem.
I can access the start items (per user or all users) without any problems, but the explorer TREE is missing! So you can't actually drag and drop items in the folders.(*)

I also basically like the idea of virtual folders for the exact same reason you are stating (I am running the German and the English version of Win 7), HOWEVER:
- the explorer tree should always be visible
- the "original" folders should be able to be found out easier and it should be made clear to the (advanced) users, which folders are "real" and which are "virtual" (maybe slightly different icons? Like the shortcut arrow overlay on any shortcut you create to any file or folder)


(*)
I just found out that this is a bug, that happens on hidden (system) folders.
If I unhide all system folders the explorer tree is displayed!
I am not 100% sure, but I think in Win XP once you were in a hidden folder the explorer tree would still be visible.