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Old 05-14-2008   #3 (permalink)
KB
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Re: explorer and folders created by other programs

I want to be able to make folders anywhere on my system.

"Malke" wrote:
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> KB wrote:
>
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> > I created a download folder for gigatribe. From gigatribe I can find the
> > folder and its contents, but not through explorer.
> > A similar issue happened with VuePrint, the photo editing/managing
> > software that I use. If I move something to an existing folder I can find
> > the file. If I create a file with VuePrint then it and its contents remain
> > hidden. Any ideas?
>
> You left out the most important information: where you are creating these
> folders. My guess is that you're creating these folders in an area
> protected by the operating system such as Program Files instead of
> somewhere in your user account. If you're not making your folders in
> %systemdrive%\Users\your-username\new-folder then try doing that instead.
>
> Malke
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