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| 07 Aug 2010 | #1 |
| | "My Stationary" folder Windows Explorer displays a "%userprofile%/Documents/My Stationery" directory. From the commandline this doesn't seem to map to anything at all. What on earth is this "My Stationary" directory, what is it for, and is there anything I can do to either get it to be treated in a manner that is consistant across the commandline and Windows Explorer or remove it altogether? |
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| 07 Aug 2010 | #2 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Neutrino  Windows Explorer displays a "%userprofile%/Documents/My Stationery" directory. From the commandline this doesn't seem to map to anything at all. What on earth is this "My Stationary" directory, what is it for, and is there anything I can do to either get it to be treated in a manner that is consistant across the commandline and Windows Explorer or remove it altogether? Code:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
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C:\Users\Peter Dzomlija>f:
F:\>cd documents
F:\Documents>dir /ad
Volume in drive F is Files, Pictures
Volume Serial Number is A0FB-C6E7
Directory of F:\Documents
30/07/2010 11:54 <DIR> .
30/07/2010 11:54 <DIR> ..
11/07/2010 13:06 <DIR> CV
03/07/2010 13:43 <DIR> My Corel Shows
11/07/2010 13:13 <DIR> My PSP Files
03/07/2010 13:43 <DIR> My Received Files
11/07/2010 13:13 <DIR> My Stationery
26/07/2010 14:53 <DIR> My Web Sites
11/07/2010 13:13 <DIR> My Weblog Posts
11/07/2010 13:13 <DIR> RAD Studio
11/07/2010 13:13 <DIR> SDExplorer Logs
11/07/2010 12:39 <DIR> Templates
30/07/2010 11:33 <DIR> Tutorials
11/07/2010 13:13 <DIR> Web Resources
11/07/2010 13:11 <DIR> Web Sites
0 File(s) 0 bytes
13 Dir(s) 37,846,290,432 bytes free
F:\Documents> I just tested for you. I deleted hte "My Stationery" folder and it contents, but it was re-create it when I opened Windows Live Mail again, albeit without any stationery files inside. Generally what I do is just mark "My Stationery" as hidden, so that I don't see it when normally browsing Documents. But it is safe to delete. |
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| 07 Aug 2010 | #3 |
| | Thanks Dzomlija that's useful information. What I still don't understand though is just 'what is' this directory. It's listed in Explorer as a normal directory rather than one of these new file system links (which are displayed as shortcuts) but it doesn't appear at all when doing a 'dir' from the command line. I suspect it may be some kind of virtual shell folder, but if that's the case then for me that really underlines the point of how completely useless Windows Explorer is now as an actual file explorer anymore if there's no way to differentiate between what are genuine file system entries and what are not. |
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| 07 Aug 2010 | #4 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Neutrino Thanks Dzomlija that's useful information. What I still don't understand though is just 'what is' this directory. It's listed in Explorer as a normal directory rather than one of these new file system links (which are displayed as shortcuts) but it doesn't appear at all when doing a 'dir' from the command line. I suspect it may be some kind of virtual shell folder, but if that's the case then for me that really underlines the point of how completely useless Windows Explorer is now as an actual file explorer anymore if there's no way to differentiate between what are genuine file system entries and what are not. |
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| 08 Aug 2010 | #5 |
| | Ah, the penny drops. I didn't realize DIR did not display hidden folders by default. Thanks for that. |
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| 08 Aug 2010 | #6 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Neutrino Ah, the penny drops. I didn't realize DIR did not display hidden folders by default. Thanks for that. You can get more info on available DIR options by using "dir /?" |
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