Vista special folders--Documents, Music, Pictures, etc.

#1 (**permalink**) 07-12-2008, 06:30 PM

Hi.

I use a backup program to copy my entire Documents directory. When it does
so, it adds a time stamp to the file name, which is visible when I go into
the newly copied folder. However, when I'm in the copied folders parent
directory, I simply see "Documents" with a green icon instead of something
like "Documents 2008-07-12". How can I stop Vista from treating this folder
as a special folder? I want the proper file name to appear, not "Documents".

Thanks.

#2 (**permalink**) 07-12-2008, 08:10 PM

Open Folder options in the control panel and select view. The uncheck "Hide
protected operating system files". Then inside the Documents 2008-07-12 folder
delete the desktop.ini file. Recheck the "Hide..." box.
--
Paul

"weezer1717" wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I use a backup program to copy my entire Documents directory. When it does
> so, it adds a time stamp to the file name, which is visible when I go into
> the newly copied folder. However, when I'm in the copied folders parent
> directory, I simply see "Documents" with a green icon instead of something
> like "Documents 2008-07-12". How can I stop Vista from treating this folder
> as a special folder? I want the proper file name to appear, not "Documents".
>
> Thanks.

#3 (**permalink**) 07-12-2008, 08:50 PM

Thanks. That's perfect. I also simply set the desktop.ini to be excluded so
future backups with automatically be set.

#4 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 07:40 PM

Delete the hidden (and probably protected) desktop.ini file in that folder.
--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
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"weezer1717" <weezer1717@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi.
>
> I use a backup program to copy my entire Documents directory. When it
> does
> so, it adds a time stamp to the file name, which is visible when I go into
> the newly copied folder. However, when I'm in the copied folders parent
> directory, I simply see "Documents" with a green icon instead of something
> like "Documents 2008-07-12". How can I stop Vista from treating this
> folder
> as a special folder? I want the proper file name to appear, not
> "Documents".
>
> Thanks.

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