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Can't create documents in private folder from outside CMD

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For example, saving a .DOCX file from Word directly to my
"K:\private%other_user%,%my_user%"
of creating a new empty file to save from Far Manager (shift+F4), doesn't work

I'm on Windows 10 enterprise.

I can create them to another location and then copy.

However, what I can do from Far Manager is create a copies, rename or delete files. But not modify/edit them.

notepad "K:\private%other_user%,%my_user%\1.txt" will create a file when saved. So this works but not the above...

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No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Reproduce the failure on Windows 10 using Word or Far Manager against the private-folder path, compare it with Notepad and a copy operation, and define done as being able to create and edit documents there from the affected applications.

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operating-systems
Issue type
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