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Why am I unable to create a folder named CAN in My Documents of Windows?
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CAN is not a system reserved. If you still cannot make one, then you may have a file or folder of that name in the directory.
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you should be able to do the same . I just tried the same on my pc and it worked without any problem.. Please check if you have any other folder by the same name
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