Quote: Originally Posted by
Serge 
I wanted to change the folder options in the window explorer. Went to the
folder options, then to View and unchecked the option "Hide protected
operating system
files". A huge amount of files and folders appeared. For example, in the
folder Documents, which was empty before the change, received 3 folders(my
music, my pictures, my videos)and 1 file (desktop.ini).
The problem is that I can't open those folders. Every time I try to, I get a
message
"folder is not available, access refused". Can somebody tell me why and what
I can do. Thanks.
Hi Serge,
This is normal. It will not let you open from these folders because they are not really a folder, but a database file used by another shortcut that you can open from instead. It's strange, but it's just a way to protect the data source.
The 3 folder (Music, Pictures, Videos) are the hidden system files for the "Links" folder in your personal user folders from the Start Menu. They can be viewed from there.
The "desktop.ini" file store settings (icon, folder views, etc) information about that particular open folder. If you delete it, you will loose your settings for that window. Vista will rebuild the file though automatically.
I would leave them all alone.
Hope this helps,
Shawn