Copying and pasting files or folders from one drive to another is the easiest and error-free process in Windows 10. But after getting these important Windows 10 updates on their computer, users encounter a particular problem related to transferring files / folders on your computer. When they try to copy and paste files or folders from one drive to another, they get stuck with an error message saying "Unable to copy file or folder: unspecified error.“This error usually occurs when a set of .dll files is not registered on the computer. If you eventually run into the same kind of problem, don't worry. There are fixes available, if you follow them you can easily fix this problem. But before proceeding with the solutions, you should try these solutions initially to try some simpler solutions for your problem.
Alternative solutions
1. Try copying and pasting another file or file type. If you can transfer this file without any problems, there are some problems with the old file. If not, if the same type of problem occurs again, there are some software problems causing this problem.
2. If you are experiencing this problem for the first time on your computer, a simple one start again can solve the problem for you. After reboot, try to copy and paste files or folders and check if the same error occurs again or not.
3. Temporarily disable the antivirus on your computer. After disabling it, try to transfer the files again. Check if you get the same error again or not.
If any of these solutions didn't work for you, look for these solutions:
Fix-1 Re-register jscript.dll and vbscript.dll -
1. Press Tasto Windows + R have lunch Running. Now type "cmd“And press Ctrl + Shift + Enter. Click on “Yup“To allow User Account Control. System symbol The window with administrator rights will open.
2. Now, in the Window System Symbol, copy Yup paste these commands one by one and press Pay in run each of them.
regsvr32 jscript.dll regsvr32 vbscript.dll
Close Window system symbol.
Restart your computer. After reboot, try to copy and paste files or folders and check if the same error occurs on the device again or not.
Fix-2 Change ownership of files or folders-
Having only one administrative right to a file or folder cannot guarantee ownership or permission to copy and paste that file or folder to another drive. Follow these simple steps to verify and give full control of the problem file to your administrative account.
1. The right mouse button the problem file or folder. Now click on "Property". Properties window will open.
2. In the Properties window, go to "Safety"Card" and then click "Modify”To change permissions.
3 inch Security bottom window Group or user names: Please select the administrative account you are using. Then in the Permissions for administrators box, check all the permission boxes (especially "Total control"). Now click on "Request"Y"all right”To save the changes on your computer.
Now try copying and pasting the file / folder to your computer and check if you are still encountering a similar problem at the end.
Fix-3 Compress the file and then transfer-
Compressing a particular file or folder will greatly reduce the file size. Compress the problematic file or folder and then try to transfer it.
1. The right mouse button on the problem file / folder, click "Send to"And then click"Compressed (zipped) folder".
2. Now try copy paste this compressed file / folder instead of the original file / folder. Check if you are having the same problem again or not.
NOTE- After the transfer, don't forget to unzip the file / folder on the destination drive.
Move on to the next solution if the problem persists.
Fix- 4 Disable real-time protection-
1. Press Tasto Windows + R have lunch Running. Now type "Windows Defender:“And then press Pay in. Windows Security window will open.
2. Now in the Windows Security window, click on “Virus and threat protection".
3 inch Virus and threat protection settings, under "Real-time protection“, change it in”Worn out".
Restart your computer. After rebooting, try copying and pasting the file / folder again.
NOTE:
Real-time protection protects your computer from potential threats and risks. Disabling it will make your device vulnerable to such threats. We recommend that you activate real-time protection "In”Right after trying the solution on your computer.
Fix-5 Change type of target format-
If you are transferring the file / folder to another SD card / external drive, it is possible that the external drive or SD card is in a different format than the source drive. Formatting in NTFS format may solve the problem for you.
Important-
Format the drive Delete all files and folders permanently. If there is something important on the drive, make a backup of your important files and save it on another drive of your choice.
1. Press Windows key + E to open the File Navigator. Now in the File Browser window, go to "What PC”To view all drives on your computer.
2. Now, the right mouse button on the target drive. Click on "Format”To start formatting the drive.
3. Now, under File System option, select “NTFS (predefinito)". Now click on "Begin”To start the formatting process.
4. After formatting, click on "To close”To complete the formatting process.
Restart your computer, after rebooting, try to transfer the file / folder to this formatted destination directory. Your problem should be solved.
Fix-6 Remove read-only status from target driver-
If you move a file or folder to another drive that is a read-only drive (to which no changes can be made), you may encounter this unspecified error problem. Follow these steps to change the drive's read-only status.
1. Press Tasto Windows + R have lunch Running. Now type "cmd“And press Ctrl + Shift + Enter. Click on “Yup“To allow User Account Control. System symbol The window with administrator rights will open.
2. Now, in the System Symbol window, type these commands one by one and press Pay in for each of them to be performed.
diskpart list volume select volume X attributes disk clear readonly
(Replace "X" with the drive letter of the write protected hard disk).
Now start again computer to save the changes. After rebooting, try to transfer files to the drive.
Fix- 7 Create a partition in NTFS format-
However, if you are looking for a solution to your problem, you may want to consider creating a new NTFS format partition of your hard drive.
Important-
Clean / format the drive Delete all files and folders permanently. If there is something important on the drive, back up your important files and save it to another drive on your computer.
1. Press Tasto Windows + R have lunch Running. Now type "cmd“And press Ctrl + Shift + Enter. Click on “Yup“To allow User Account Control. System symbol The window with administrator rights will open.
2. Now, in the System Symbol window, type these commands one by one and press Pay in for each of them to be performed.
diskpart list volume select volume X
chub
create partition primary
Note- Substitute "X“With the letter of the destination drive.
3. Now, retype these commands one by one and press Pay in after each of them to perform them one by one.
list disk Select partition 1 active
Note- Replace the "1"Like the record"number”From the destination drive (you will get the list of disks with the 'list disk' command) to which you want to transfer your files or folders.
4. Type this command and press Pay in, to format the target drive in NTFS format and label it with whatever name you prefer.
format fs=ntfs label=Y
Note- Replace the "YupLike the record label of your choice.
5. In the final step of the process, assign the newly created partition a drive letter of your choice. (It should be different from any existing drive letters on your computer. You can check the existing drive letters on the File Navigator.) Separate copy paste this command in System Symbol window and knock Pay in to execute the command.
assign letter=G
Note- Replace the "GRAMLike the album letter of your choice. (It should be different from any existing drive letters on your computer. You can check the existing drive letters on File Explorer> This PC.)
Close Window system symbol. Now, start again your computer. After rebooting, try to transfer the files / folders to the newly created partition. There will be no more error problems when transferring files or folders.
Advice-
However, if the problem continues to bother you, here are some additional tips to help you:
1. Try transferring files / folders to your computer with another user / administrator account.
2. If you encounter this problem while extracting a particular type of archive or folder, consider using another extraction tool. (Example: for example, if you have trouble unzipping the archive with WinRAR, you can extract the archive with the .7z extractor).
