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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...
Some time ago I tried out the hidden folder tool Winmend Folder Hidden
free available from here:
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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...
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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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.
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I am confused because the bootmgr (compressed on vista+) is not visible. however with the exact some windows 7 pro it is...
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...
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...
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...
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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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...