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    Windows 10 Constantly finding FOUND.XXX folders in root directory

    Winver 1903 Hi, I have a relatively new computer system with a Crucial MX500 SSD (1 TB) The problem that I am having is that folders that are named Found.xxx (where xxx is numerically sequenced) and are constantly created in the root drive of C The folders are always empty. initially, the...
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    Windows 7 How to delete a folder "..." ?

    Some time ago I tried out the hidden folder tool Winmend Folder Hidden free available from here: Link Removed I uninstalled it later. Now I found out that this tool installed silently a strange empty folder in root directory of each partition: C:\Winmend~Folder~Hidden\...\...\cn\ Mind the...
  3. Windows 7 Format HDD from Command Prompt, X: drive or Boot volume

    So I am wiping my hard drive by booting with the Windows disk and going to command prompt. I successfully formatted drive C:, about 100 MB of system files and D:, about 500 GB or the bulk of my hard rive. These were the same hard drive, but separate partitions apparently. In Windows it just...
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    Windows 7 bootmgr question

    no, bootmgr is not missing, but 'missing' in a another way. here is a screenshot of my root C: with the proper folder options to see bootmgr. Link Removed - Invalid URL I am confused because the bootmgr (compressed on vista+) is not visible. however with the exact some windows 7 pro it is...
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    Windows 7 Setting of the ACLs for the root directory of a logical partition where the users profiles are saved

    HI I have Windows 7 SP1 and I should only move the users profiles (without the default profile) and the public folder in a NTFS logical partition. I should modify the ACLs of the root directory (\) of the logical partition to still have a coherent and stable system or not? If so, how should I...
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    Windows 7 Deleted folder - but it keeps popping up in a Download Manager (I think)

    I deleted a folder where I was storing app downloads. The folder was in my root directory. I think I deleted it within a download manager - not sure. In any case, the download manager keeps popping up (for no reason apparent to me) with a file to download (looks like the latest one I...
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    Windows 7 Folder Properties -> Customize -> General Items for Root Directory?

    Hi. For some reason, Windows 7 has decided that files in my root directory C: are music files. They're not. In every other folder, I can click on Properties, then choose Customize, then choose "Optimize This Folder For..." and choose the type I want - Documents, Photos, Music, General Items...
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    Windows 7 Recovered files from a Biohd-8 hard drive error and wanted to know which files can I copy back to ha

    I recently recovered my data from a biohd-8 error. Can someone please tell me which files can I copy back to a hard drive in order for my system to start again and make it useable again. I do not know if any of the files were damaged in the recovery process. 1) If I am able to restart my...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 C: drive missing folders starting with 0-9 or letters A-E on reboot!

    Brand new computer running Windows 7. Copying folders from external drive onto C: drive (root directory). Seems ok but on restart/reboot any folder that started with a number or the letters A, B, C, D, E are gone e.g. Bills, 1AXA Data etc. Similarly, if I went to create a folder that started...