I think I found a solution for this!!! I noticed that my folder had a space in the name. I deleted that space and everything started working again.. I was in Maya when I found out about this & it was really frustrating!! Currently running windows 8.1
Here is a gyazo of what I did:
https://i.gyazo.com/8d6e39b23cf470b5193bee05585a4739.mp4