My Documents folder messed up, it's a hidden shortcut


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #1

    My Documents folder messed up, it's a hidden shortcut


    So I was working with moving my My Documents folder from syncing with Dropbox to Box and I messed up a bit. Well, at least I've found it and have access to it. Now I'm working on restoring a previous version.
    Problem A: It's hidden and I can't figure out how to undo that because:
    Problem B: It's a shortcut and I don't know how to switch that back to something that works
    Problem C: It won't let me access the previous versions. It says:
    "Windows cannot access \\localhost\C$\GMT-2012.09.07-20.26.55\Users\nicole\My Documents.
    You do not have permission to access "" Contact your network administrator to request access"
    I am the administrator and I have full access to the folder except for the "special permissions" check box which is grayed out empty.
    Thanks for your time and help!
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  2. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #2

    Try a quick system restore.
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  3. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    will that delete everything on my system between then and now?
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  4. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #4

    It might, put what you need on a flash drive.
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