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by glsurratt
15 May 2017, 21:49
Forum: Help
Topic: Error code 5 for a file/directory that doesn't exist
Replies: 2
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Re: Error code 5 for a file/directory that doesn't exist

Never mind.
Found the folder after turning on display for system files.
Problem was created after updating the Asus laptop to Windows 10 Creators Edition a few days ago. It appears that the update removed the "Run as System Administrator" property from FreeFileSync.
Reset the program to run as admin ...
by glsurratt
15 May 2017, 00:27
Forum: Help
Topic: Error code 5 for a file/directory that doesn't exist
Replies: 2
Views: 482

Error code 5 for a file/directory that doesn't exist

Attempting to backup (mirror) Drive D on a Win 10 computer to an external USB drive. Freefilesync has worked flawlessly for months, but I'm now getting an error code 5 - cannot access D:/Recovery.

There is no directory or file named recovery on the D drive - I've checked for hidden items as well ...