appdata

  1. Windows 7 "Roaming" AppData directory despite NOT using roaming profiles?

    On the two systems I've set up with Win7 Pro (x64) thus far, I've noticed that some applications store their settings in a "Roaming" directory and others store their settings in a "Local" directory under my C:\Users\username\AppData\ directory. There's also a "LocalLow" directory containing...
  2. Windows 7 Refreshing Media Player 12

    Refreshing Media Player 12 (A solution) Hay chaps, Has anyone figured out how to rebuild Media Player 12 as in pressing F5 or was it F3? I found this cool tip on how to do it:- Shutdown windows media player. Stop the media sharing service. Go to Start->Control Panel->All Control...
  3. Windows 7 Content.IE5 location quirk

    We have started testing Windows 7. We have discovered a quirk in the storage of temporary internet files that may have some security concerns. The official literature of Windows 7 says the storage point for the Content.IE5 folder has been relocated to...
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    Windows 7 C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\TMP could not be s

    Cant DL anything, wanted google earth and i get an error message saying C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\TMP could not be saved, because an unknown error occurred. Try saving to a different location. anyone know whats up?
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    Windows 7 See all Files & Folders?

    In Vista "Windows Explorer" had an option to allow you to "see" all folders/files.... Where is that option in Win7? I would like to make the"AppData" folder in "Users" visible... hagatha
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    Windows 7 WMP12 Library Fails to Add Files after rebuilding library and fix folder permissions

    After using the 'Rebuilding Media Library' option, going into my AppData -> Local -> Windows -> Media Player folder and clearing it out and ensuring that my folder permissions are correct I still can't get Win7 media player to add the files in my folders. I can add the files manually but WMP...
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    Windows 7 AppData folder showing in Explorer

    Hello, My AppData folder is showing up in explorer even though I have the "don't show hidden files, folders, or drives" checked. Any suggestions to fix this problem is appreciated. Thanks OK, apologies... I had my head up my a.. and somehow had unchecked the "Hidden" box when I had the...
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    Windows 7 Permissions/Take Ownership recurring issues

    I can't count the number of times I have had to re-take ownership of folders on my system. It just won't stick. These are folders that meant to be written to- like AppData/Local/Temp and My Documents, My Music, Desktop etc. It's causing havoc. I really like Windows 7 and I enjoy problem...
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    Windows 7 where in the world is the start menu folders??

    can someone tell me where all the pieces are (folders) for the start menu??? I found one at C:\Users\me\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu which contains some of what appears in the start menu. Obviously, I found another because I modified (as I can see in the start menu) but I but...
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    Windows 7 How to view hidden files

    I'm trying to move my thunderbird profile folder from xp to a win7 folder. The AppData folder in user/(name)/ is hidden. In xp and vista you can un-hide them. How to do this in Windows 7 :confused: Thanks!
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    Windows Vista Where are the program data files?

    I am moving data from an old XP computer to a new Vista OS computer. When I try to find the folder for appdata on the Vista computer, supposedly in my user folder, I cannot find it. Is it somehow hidden, and if so, how do I view this folder? Norman