Windows 7 Public Folders


  1. Gary
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    Windows 7 Public Folders


    I am a single user on my Win 7 64 Bit Pro machine. Can I go into Windows explorer and remove all Public Folders without causing a problem?
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  3. mitchell65
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    I think the Public folder is a system folder and is not deletable. You may be able to delete it but when you shut down and re boot I think Windows 7 will re create the public Folder.
    I would just ignore it!
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  4. Brink
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    Hello Gary,

    The Public folders are system folders, so I would leave them be. They do not take up any space if you leave them empty anyways. :)
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  6. Gary
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    I guess you can't. I tried to just hide it and all of my pictures were removed. So I put it back to normal.
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