Windows 11 continues to surprise its users. The latest April 2025 cumulative update—KB5055523—has introduced an unexpected twist: the creation of an empty "inetpub" folder in the root of the C: drive, even on systems where Internet Information Services (IIS) is not installed. While the folder’s...
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I am trying to back up contents of my "Documents" folder which is on my C: drive of a Dell Win10 laptop, by copying the entire "Documents" folder onto my Seagate 2TB USB external drive. But something looks very odd with the result. When I compare the size of the "copied-from" folder to the size...
Windows automatically open a folder containing HTML files via the default browser on every boot. I didn't created that folder it appears by itself. I don't know where it comes from.
I tried to figure out from where it comes but I can't.
Need to stop it. Can anyone help me please?
There is a folder on the root of my external drive with three dots as the name which suddenly appeared mysteriously on my external drive this morning.
This folder is on the root of my external drive, E:. I don't want t delete it unless I know its contents. I tried to move it and it said it was...
Hello everyone,
I am needing assistance since it's been quite some time I have had to deal with this. I have a current user who's mailbox (O365) business standard is almost full.
So, I wanted to export one of his folders to a PST which I already did. The pst folder is on an external HD so, I...
As title says.
The folder is placed on my secondary hard drive and it comes from an old PC of mine. The problem is that the folder was owned by my other PC's local account.
I fixed that by adding myself as owner and I still can't remove the folder.
I've even downloaded a regedit file that adds...
I just thought I would complain about how the file folder updates in the middle of typing in a current file folder to add, remove, change the name and as a result it highlights the entire name in the middle of you typing and already having started editing it and then because it highlights the...
Hello Everyone and nice to meet you,
I am having an issue as follows:
When I go to a network server/network location of my company, I am able to create, view, and delete new files or folders.
But, I cannot Rename the files or folders that I have created.
On the other hand, I can create...
I noticed this folder created in my C: root. There are no files in it. It's an empty folder that was created last week. Have no idea where it came from. Something related to Azure and IPC? I'm just guessing. Folder name is MSIPCCache. Any info would be great. I find nothing on it when doing a...
The latest feature update has just been installed and it has messed up my desktop; I have got things back to normal except for the Explorer icon on the taskbar. Previously I had set it - many years ago - to open with Documents/Documents, but now it opens with the Quick Access screen instead, and...
Good morning all,
I use a folder lock program which allows me to hide / unhide personal folders. I start the software, enter my code and the folders are then displayed. The software sits as a small icon down by the clock while the PC is on.
In order to relock the folder, i then have to...
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I hope somebody can put me out of my misery. i have a w11 pro pc and it sometimes has an annoying habit of when opening a folder all the files in the folder will vanish as if being deleted leaving just an icon and no file name and when they are all gone they will then reappear as if by magic...
So basically I accidentally moved my captures folder location (the place where my screenshots go) to my onedrive folder. And when i try to switch it back it states that there is an error and that access is denied and overall wont let me switch the location back. Im stuck ):
The quick access folder is a great idea ... to a point ...
Just because I am working in or, on a folder doesn't mean I will need to open it again. I am moving music files around and will most likely delete said folder anyway.
This isn't happening all the time but, if I have a folder open for...
Up to lately the folder order was displayed AUTOMATICALLY from A > Z: Now windows always shows the order in reverse order by default (Z > A) ...
Why is this, and how can I "set" it again so that it shows automatically (not every time by hand) as described at the beginning ?!?
Thanks for...