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Photo Bud
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I got a new computer running Windows 10 several days ago and finally got all my documents and photos transferred over from the old one. I loaded the Arduino IDE from their site and it loaded fine. However when I tried to load one of my sketches, I got "Could not create the sketch". After uninstalling and reinstalling several times to no avail. I checked the security to see if that was the problem, but the security settings were such that there should have been no problem.

But I FINALLY noticed that the file I was trying to load was marked as "Hidden"! And that, my friends, was the problem. File Explorer was set to show hidden files and the Arduino IDE could "see" it, but couldn't load it even though Notepad could open the file(s) with no problem.

Just glad I discovered before ranting and raving to others!

Photo Bud (aka John)
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Recycled Roadkill
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I remember having an attributes problem on earlier windows versions but I've just upgraded(?) 3 laptops to windows 10 and I'm not sure at all if I could find  my way around to changing them if I found the need.

Good going John.

One thing I'm sure of, the more improving they do to anything, the harder it gets to figure out.

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Photo Bud
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Posted by: @recycled-roadkill

One thing I'm sure of, the more improving they do to anything, the harder it gets to figure out.

I hear ya! Notepad has always been great but in this latest version, I can't find it. If you double click on a .txt file, it opens in Notepad. But it is not on any menu and when you search with Cortana, it finds it but if you click on it, nothing happens!!! However, you can type notepad into the filename section on File Explorer, and it opens it right up. The same is true for "cmd", Cortana finds cmd or Command Prompt, but won't process a click on it.

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codecage
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@photo-bud

Try: c:\windows\system32

That's where you should find all those types of programs.  Notepad, cmd, calc, and the like.

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I'm the type who doesn't like ANY icons on his desktop, in fact, I'm fanatical in that respect. For Windows, OSX or Linux - all of my desktops are clean.

What I do is keep my most used programs in the taskbar, which on Windows is at the bottom of the screen.  So I'll open something like notepad and then right-click on its icon on my taskbar and choose "Pin to Taskbar". That way I can always find it.

BTW, a simple way of running those hard-to-find utilities is to right-click on the Windows button and choose "Run". Then just type "notepad" in the dialog box.

As for permissions and the Arduino IDE, I haven't run into the same issue you did on Windows. However, using the IDE on Linux can be frustrating, as the permissions to the USB port aren't assigned to the user group that the IDE runs in. You need to add them manually, until you do you won't be able to write data to your Arduino, which of course is the purpose of the IDE in the first place.

Thanks for your post John, I'm sure a lot of users will appreciate it!

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Bill

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Photo Bud
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Posted by: @dronebot-workshop

I'll open something like notepad and then right-click on its icon on my taskbar and choose "Pin to Taskbar". That way I can always find it. ...

Oh cool! Never thought of that and it works like a charm. Generally, I don't keep shortcuts on my desk top either. Usually just specific files that I want to access at random. I now have a "Notepad" icon on my task bar and appreciate your tip.

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VE1DX
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Same here, Bill.  I don't like a "cluttered" desktop, so I find ways of not doing so.  Maybe those of us with IT backgrounds have this trait in common.  I don't know how anyone can work with 30-40 icons and shortcuts to sort through to find something.  In the rare case it's necessary, I create a folder and put everything in it that's related to what I'm doing on a particular project. 

And as soon as the "necessity" is over, that folder gets buried elsewhere.  I see the desktop as a temporary place to put stuff your working on at the moment, not a long-term storage repository.

 


   
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