contacts folder keeps cloning need help NOW!!!!!!

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Tristan-117

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I don't know why im getting this extremily annoying problem, but i am.
I have the contacts folder organised with all my contacts in it.. but every time i turn my laptop on another folder with the same name but the standard folder icon appears rite next 2 my contacts folder...and in the cloned 1 there is nothing in it!!! is there a way 2 prevent a certain folder from being created because guess wat? that ridiculas user account conrtol or watever it is is saying that i need permision 2 delete the cloned contacts folder!!! its my computer and i am the only 1 with an account and i dont have permision 2 delete a folder...plus on top of that user account conrtol is off!!!
someone please help!!!!!!
 

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I'm almost certain that what you're trying to delete or access isn't a folder at all, but is rather a junction, which is a special kind of "shortcut" employed by vista for backwards compatibility with XP and programs that didn't follow protocol and wrote directly to those folders. Does this "folder" appear to have a shortcut overlay icon on it (a white quare with a blue arrow)?

One example of such a junction would be for "C:\Documents and Settings", which is in reality pointing to "C:\Users"

Can you post a screenshot of what you're seeing so that I can be sure?

You can confirm this as follows:
  1. Open a "Command Prompt" (<WINDOWS_KEY>+<R>, CMD, <ENTER>)
  2. Change to the root drive ("CD\" (without quotes, then <ENTER>)
  3. Type "DIR /ad" (without quotes) then <ENTER>
  4. The "Documents and Settings" entry should be marked as a JUNCTION
The others you mentioned will give the same results. The following text from Microsoft will explain junctions better:

In Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, the default locations for user data and system data have changed. For example, user data that was previously stored in the %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings directory is now stored in the %SystemDrive%\Users directory. For backward compatibility, the old locations have junction points that point to the new locations. For example, C:\Documents and Settings is now a junction point that points to C:\Users. Backup applications must be capable of backing up and restoring junction points.
If you like, you can read up more at MSDN here: Junction Points (Windows)
 

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I think I know exactly what it is. Whenever I start Windows Live Messenger the folder creates itself. Inside it however, there is nothing. So instead what I did, was I set the attributes of all the files inside it to NOT hidden. I did that by setting the folder to hidden, then setting it to not hidden because when you do that all the files inside it become not hidden. Inside it was the normal desktop.ini file (obviously) and two other folders. One had the same name of my hotmail account, and the other had the same name as my sisters hotmail account. inside these folders, were files with weird computer languagy names, but underneath each file it said the type of file which happened to be all of them are windows live contacts!!! This problem started since I got windows live mail installedd on my computer. So it's obvious! that folder called contacts must be where windows live mail OR windows live messenger stores the contacts of all the remembered accounts. Now i took a screenshot I will post it in a minute. But I figured, because i will never need that folder only the computer will, I might as well set it to hidden!!!! That way I won't see it!
 
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    Intel Core 2 Duo (2.0 Gigahertz each core)
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    3 Gigabytes
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    nvidia GeForce 9300M G (128 megabytes)
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1800
    Hard Drives
    1 Hard Drive with 320 gigabytes of space
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    Built in Webcam, fingerprint sensor, dvd/cd burner, wireless internet
Glad you could figure it our Tristan-117.
Good luck!
 

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    Dell
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    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 420 @1.60 GHz
    Motherboard
    Dell Inspion 530 Default
    Memory
    PNY 4GB 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768 @ 75 Hz
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250G ATA SATA-II
    Case
    Dell Inspiron 530
    Cooling
    None
    Keyboard
    Logitech EX100 Combo
    Mouse
    Logitech EX100 Combo
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/s
hi there, I'm having the same problem too! If you wouldn't mind, could you go through a step-by-step of how to fix this? :) I'm very computer-inept.. thanks for your time!
 

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yeah sure no prob....
kk well just a quick note, this all happened a very long time ago, and I can't remember exactly what happened, this is what i can remember tho.
in ur user folder for example if ur name is peter then in ur folder peter u can see all the different folders that r commonly used (eg documents, downloads, pictures, contacts - these r all folders that have a special blue picture) .. well there woud obviously be another folder called contacts, one is the normal one (the good folder with the nice blue picture and all ur special contacts inside) and the other contacts folder is just the normal yellow folder as the picture...inside that folder is the contacts u DON'T need - but the computer does! so what u have to do is right click the bad folder (the cloned one) and select propertis.. somewhere in the properties windows is a checkbox which reads "Hidden" check that box and click apply, then ok...then close all open windows...it should be gone now.... remember that after u make that folder hidden, u hav to close all open windows, or simply refresh the windows that has a view of ur user folder (the window that shows u all ur commmonly used folders) to refresh it press "F5" that should be all ! :D
 

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    Intel Core 2 Duo (2.0 Gigahertz each core)
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    3 Gigabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia GeForce 9300M G (128 megabytes)
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1800
    Hard Drives
    1 Hard Drive with 320 gigabytes of space
    Other Info
    Built in Webcam, fingerprint sensor, dvd/cd burner, wireless internet
no problem, always happy 2 help :) did it work tho?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    MEDION
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo (2.0 Gigahertz each core)
    Memory
    3 Gigabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia GeForce 9300M G (128 megabytes)
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1800
    Hard Drives
    1 Hard Drive with 320 gigabytes of space
    Other Info
    Built in Webcam, fingerprint sensor, dvd/cd burner, wireless internet
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