folders

Let me start off by saying that I have disabled auto arrange in my version of Windows 7, so I can drag folders anywhere I want. However, I've noticed that "sorty by" is not remembered. For example, lets say I drag a folder somewhere off the grid like show in this screenshot (Test1 is off the...

Hi. I created a subfolder I can't get rid of. I can't delete it, I can't move it, I can't rename it. I keep getting a message saying 'Item Not Found' and telling me the folder I can plainly see is no longer 'located' where I see it is. It says I should verify location and try again and I can't...

I am used to Outlook Express and when saving an incoming message I have the choice of which folder to save it to. Now I have Windows Live Mail and figure it must be the same in this regard, but I cant find any choice other than ‘Save’ or ‘Save as File’. So, when I click ‘Save’ it ends up...

Hello all, I'm a new member here. I'm using Windows 7 ultimate 32 bit in my Intel duel core 3 Ghz with Intel g41 express chipset, 2 GB DDR2 RAM, 1 TB Hitachi internal HD. There are some movie files with different extensions or folders containing those files on selection of those files...

I have all of my folders on my D drive set to be network accessible by everyone on the network, mostly so I can share them with my laptop. It's not very secure, but that's not the problem I'm having here. I recently changed some of the organization of the folders on the drive, which included...

Anytime I go to desktop mode to open "Libraries" it will give me this error message; “Documents.library-ms” is no longer working. This library can safely be deleted from your computer. Folders that have been included will not be affected. If it's my pictures folder, documents, or any of the...

I am running windows 7 on a HP Pavillion Elite m9040n PC. My first drive is saying it is full. With all of these folders (my pictures) showing up with pictures in them does that mean I have several duplicates on my hard drive? Are all of these picture icons in the items folders really pictures...

heyal, i've been having problems with folders sometimes i can't delete them saying i don't have permission when i'm the admin. i did some research and used a program lockhunter to see what is locking the folder and it came up with svchost. it wouldn't unlock it though. it seems that security...

Make a New Toolbar w/ this (see below) U'll, really, like what it gives. (Hint) a lot like its (last) name. Not quite what an Applications folder gives & much along the lines of the old start menu listings. :) & bonus, don't have to reset anything after booting-up, as you do w/ the...

Hi, this is my first post so please go gentle. running win 7 ult, when I reboot or shut down anything left open on my desktop is back opened when the pc restarts? this has been going on for some time and wondered why? any help ius appreciated!. cheers Rich

Quite some time ago, someone else setup a share on my work pc, but I can't tell what was shared or who can view it. We have a wireless network in our office and we are all assigned to a Workgroup. I did test 1 other employee's pc and I was able to access my pc's 'Documents' folder so I know...

I have 4 user accounts and Im an admin. After reboot the other 3 accounts seem fine but office apps when i launch are as if im installing for the first time and ive lost all my contacts, folders etc in outlook 2007(i had to start from scratch using the wizard). HOWEVER.....all my mail files...

For those of us with extra time on our hands and who like to know a little bit more than the average bear about what might be going on behind the scene and under the hood, I found a link to a PDF file that some may find handy. Starting on about page 21 the document provides some information...

(I think) I accidently moved one folder into another. When I went into the folder to change it back, the folder did not contain the folder I thought I moved... So I did a global search of disk to locate to where it had been moved. Sure enough, the search (gratefully) found the folder I was...

Win7HomePremium64: For now, in SOME programs, (Audacity for example), During Save As into specific libraries (Docs in my case): How do you disable the Group By view? Nothing else seems available in context menus, also, in this situation New Folder is grayed out. In my situation it's...

Hello everyone, I've been using these fourms for a few years sense I built my computer. I was having hardware issues and you guys helped me fix my computer before, I think I have a more serious problem than I had before. I'll try to keep this as short as I can, I've had a lot of computers over...

I was going through my AppData folder and I open the AppData>Local folder and see the following folders than when I open them they are empty: So my questions are: what are they for? What program or programs are creating them? Is it okay to delete them? Is it okay to delete stuff in the AppData...

I was looking at My documents and couldn't believe the mess. There are now 1,886 files and 192 folders. I used to have only 113 items. There were music files, download folder, Roboform passwords, screensavers, LRC files, pictures, system files and application extentions to name a few. The...

Has anyone found a way to sort files and folders alphabetically yet? I have my music on an external hard drive. I have a folder for every artist, and in those folders there’s a folder for each album. The only thing on this hard drive is music. In Windows XP, I could sort by name and show in...

This has me baffled, I'm using the exact same .ico for all the desktop shortcuts (and created folders) most I've changed, but a handful stubbornly refuse to budge regardless of what I've tried. Anyone got any ideas..? Thanks.