If it were deleted than after unistall you would lose all your settings.
C:\Users\{UserName}\AppData\Roaming\kicad\
I did have two kicad files under AppData, one under Local and one under Roaming. I then did an Uninstall of the nonworking program, checked those locations again, and they had not been purged with the Uninstall utility, as dsa-t forewarned. So I simply deleted both kicad folders, which had some items in them that got dumped too, of course.
Then I tried the mkdir test, also per dsa-t, and got the error message shown below. BUT… I can navigate to that folder, right-click for Make New Folder, and create a KiCad folder manually. That’s the second image below the error message.
So just like the error messages I got during the several failed KiCad installations, a mkdir command, either typed into Run or from a program installer, isn’t able to create a specified folder because that folder can’t be found. This does not make sense to me at all.
AHA update! I consulted the Web and found a fix, at least to making folders with the CMD prompt. I was advised to go into Security settings and turn OFF the Controlled Folder Access switch. I did this, and then put in dsa-t’s mkdir C:\Users\Lab\Documents\KiCad test, and sure enough, I got the kicad folder under Documents (yes, I deleted the hand-made one first). This is encouraging, I’ll try installing KiCAD again. But first the boss says I have to put up the outdoor Christmas lights. I’ll be back!
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Well, wonder of wonders. That simple fix did the job. Now KiCAD appears to be up and running, and also seems to have a lot of good features that I can use. The PCB layout program I have been running is more than 25 years old, and is not stable under current versions of Windows.
Thanks much to everyone; I’m sure I’ll be back.
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Well done Jim - glad you got it sorted.
Controlled folder access was not normally ON by default in W10. What set it?
Well, either I did, misguidedly thinking it improved computer security, or maybe O&O’s SU10 had a switch to flip, suggesting additional security. Anyway, it’s off now and all is well.
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Windows “Testing” now gives a more helpful warning message if controlled access is on
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