Cannot+rename+a+folder+on+network+drive+using+Windows+7


 * Cannot rename a folder on network drive using Windows 7**

If you attempt to rename a folder on a mapped network drive, using Windows Explorer in Windows 7, you might get an error message that says **"The action can't be completed because the folder or file in it is open in another program."**

The share contains subfolders with image files or PDFs in them and the thumbcache.dll is keeping the thumbs.db file open. If you have the Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate edition of Windows 7, you can use Group Policy to turn off the caching of thumbnails or you can edit the registry, or use the Fix It tool in:- [|KB article 2025703] to do it for you. The instructions for the other methods are in that article, too