That our Microsoft Windows system is not perfect, we all know it. That sometimes it gives us joys (few) and other times it gives us displeasure (many) we also know it and we are used to it. So once again we are here, trying to solve a new problem, this time the problem is "the system cannot find the specified path". This error is somewhat bloody, sorry, since it prevents you from running different applications or getting to do many functions or tasks such as installing drivers or updating Windows itself.
It's okay, don't worry, this error is quite common and therefore quite easy to repair and in this article we are going to talk precisely about how to solve it in different ways. The cause of the error can come from different sources And above all, if it has happened to a friend and also to you, it may have been totally different and that a solution works for you but not for him. That is precisely why you have to be attentive to all of them and that if one does not work for you, try another.
How to fix "the system cannot find the specified path" error on your Windows 10 operating system?
We go there with the list of solutions to fix the error that is bothering you so much the experience on your personal computer. Remember, not because it is the first solution that same one will work for you, try others if you do not find the solution until you find it. Also as we mentioned before, the source of the problem on your pc may be one, but it will not always recur on other personal computers, it can come from many other problems. Therefore, knowing the solutions in their entirety is fine. Let's go there with the list of solutions to the error that the system cannot find the specified path.
1 Check if you have malware or viruses on your computer
Although it may seem strange, Sometimes a virus or a malicious software also called malware, can block different sections or components of your computer, that is why this error can happen to you. Do not think that it is something strange, it happens a lot because of this that we tell you about having a virus without knowing it.
Therefore, if you have any good antivirus on your personal computer, carry out a full scan to see if you are suffering from this error due to some malware. In case of being positive in malware you will have to eliminate all traces of that virus that is affecting your personal computer, for this you have the antivirus. If you don't have antivirus you can find many for free On the Internet, for example, Avast itself or you will also have different malware cleaning software such as Malwarebytes.
2 Do you have the hard disk partition active at the moment?
It may be other nonsense, but we have to make sure of anything. It can happen that the error that the system cannot find the specified path is given by fault that partition is not active. If it is not active, you already have a possible cause, therefore activate that partition. To do this, you will only have to carry out the following actions in Windows:
Open the WinX menu by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard and the X key at the same time. After this you will have to choose disk management in the menu that appears. Now you are in the disk management menu and you will have to find the system unit, as a general rule we all have the unit with the assigned letter C. Once you have found it, you will only have to click with the right button of the mouse on that partition. Now click on mark the partition as active so that it is activated and begins to function normally.
It may happen that you cannot get to select that option, if that happens, calm down, it is not another error, it is simply that you have that active partition and there is no problem. In case you did not have the partition active and had to activate it, now you will only have to close the disk management menu and restart your personal computer as usual so that everything works normally again.
3 Do you have WinRar? So we are going to use it to get to the files
You weren't expecting this, did you? If you do not have WinRar go downloading it, because it may help you to repair the error in Windows. If you are performing very basic actions, such as deleting any file from your computer and you get this error, try doing it from within WinRar.
WinRar is basically a program from which you can perform these types of basic actions, to try to solve the famous problem, we are going to give you a few small steps so that you can continue in WinRar:
If you have not downloaded WinRar, do so and after downloading it, proceed to install it. You will find it for free and without malware on the official WinRar page. Once you have downloaded it and are inside the WinRar interface, you will see that what it is showing you are routes and files from your own PC. Now is when you will have to look for the file that is giving you this type of problem and click on it with the mouse, so that you will skip the Add to archive option in the WinRar menu. Choose it once it is shown to you. Now notice that a checkbox next to delete files after archiving is checked.
So far everything OK? then we go with the following. Once you have that box checked, click OK to create a new file with the file that was giving you that problem. WinRar It will take care of everything as we have told you and it will delete the file that gave you the error of your Windows operating system. Now as a final step you will only have to delete the file as you usually do with all of them to remove it from the operating system and that would be it.
4. Is it a program? Then reinstall it
If you have reached this step and it still does not work but we are talking about the error coming from an installed program, proceed to uninstall and delete it completely and then reinstall it. If you see that when uninstalling from Windows, program files remain, including the one that gives you the error, try installing a program uninstaller as it will run a cleaning of all residual files that you do not want to remain on your pc after uninstalling . A good program that runs this is IObit.
Have you managed to fix the error? We hope we have been helpful in this article. Try to keep your operating system always clean of junk files or malware.