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Re: folder and search options
"brink" wrote:
>
> Serge;424722 Wrote:
> > 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
>
>
> --
> brink
>
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> Many thanks for your help but I don't understand the meaning of the whole thing. Windows is getting more and more complicated. Why doesn't Microsoft get rid of the rubbish from the previous Windows editions and lighten the whole thing
a bit. Serge
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