Deleted Desktop. Ini File Keeps Returning
A Nearly Empty Directory Keeps Re-Appearing on My D Drive. It Seems Like a Desktop. Ini File Keeps Being Re-Created. the "Stuff" I Want to Delete Is: D...
A nearly empty directory keeps re-appearing on my D drive. It seems like a Desktop.ini file keeps being re-created. The "stuff" I want to delete is:
d:\ManualCopy\HomePC\2019-06-04\UserRobert\Music\Desktop.ini
I delete "from the left" (D:\ManualCopy) or "from the right" (Desktop.ini and each directory) but the next time I log to the drive the file and directories are back.
It seems "Music" is some type of special directory. How do I delete this nearly empty copy of it?
I even did a full (hour long) format of D. It still came back. Is it in a registry?
Thanks
1 Answer
The folder & its desktop.ini file are being recreated because it is designated as a system folder (most likely, Music). As a system folder, its Properties dialog should have a Location tab that allows you to redifrect the folder to a different location. If that gives you issues, you can check the registry under:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
and (cautiously) edit the paths for the folders.
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