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Unable to paste in conhost.exe hidden system file

Posted: 03.08.2022, 16:20
by Forez
This comes straight out of this discussion: https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtop ... =6&t=11835

In short: a Windows user can copy to clipboard location of file

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

when accessing it with Windows Explorer or that Everything program - but it unable to paste it in to any location using FreeCommander, because of the pop-up error saying "Could not find this item" [while pasting it in Windows Explorer works]. I remember that there was some discussion about FC not being able to see all of the system files - but I could not find it now

Can this inaccessibility in FC be somehow averted?


I am using FreeCommander version 861 32-bit public Windows 10 Enterprise 20H2 19042.746 x64

Re: Unable to paste in conhost.exe hidden system file

Posted: 03.08.2022, 16:37
by Karol

Re: Unable to paste in conhost.exe hidden system file

Posted: 03.08.2022, 16:54
by Forez
Yes. As it comes out e.g. conhost.exe is only available as 64-bit on a 64-bit operating sysytem - thus the ability of accessing it in Windows Explorer on 64-bit Windows but not in 32-bit version of FreeCommander

Re: Unable to paste in conhost.exe hidden system file

Posted: 03.08.2022, 18:40
by horst.epp
Why don't you spend a small amount of money to get the x64 version of FC.
It has many benefits to do so.

Re: Unable to paste in conhost.exe hidden system file

Posted: 03.08.2022, 20:57
by Forez
Unfortunately not everybody has a job all the time