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I had a number of files that were downloaded from the internet and they were in Folder A.

I tried to run a .bat file on them to rename them, but on every single file I got the error Access is denied.

Then I checked their properties, and they were not read-only, but they were blocked like so: This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer.

Then, I tried moving them to a newly created folder, Folder B, and running the .bat file again, and magically, it worked.

I'm almost sure that both Folder A and Folder B were identical, except for their names, and that these folders had nothing special. Folder B was created on the spot with the standard way, and I'm assuming Folder A was also normally created this way. Folder A was somewhere in the Documents directory and I placed Folder B on my desktop.

Why did this strange behavior happen and how do I prevent it from happening in the future?

(Edit: I deleted both of these folders, so I cannot go and check their properties now)

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  • Is the Documents folder within the same USERID as the Desktop folder? It appears to be a permission issue. You can try taking ownership of the denied folder.
    – anon
    Commented Feb 14, 2021 at 17:52
  • @John It says I have full control
    – Zero Pancakes
    Commented Feb 14, 2021 at 17:57
  • I suggest then to make a copy of this folder in a different location and then use that. There must be something about where it originally came from.
    – anon
    Commented Feb 14, 2021 at 18:17

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