Locked folders

mikedl said:

I understand your point, however, I assert the new "Users" directory structure should be understood and utilized for what you mention.

There is nothing in the "Documents and Settings" folder that is not in the "Users" directory tree. It's an anachronism in comparison to the world of Windows 7.

First off I HATE people that throw around words like "anachronism" & "presaged" to try to show how smart they are.
I'm 54 years old and have never heard these 2 words used in every day language.

logicearth said:

You are looking in the wrong place.
The All User's start menu is here: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

It is you who screwed up here. None of this is new, this new structure was started all the way back in Windows Vista. This information is easy to find there is even an XP directories to Vista/7 directories list.

Who said anything about Start Menu? Don't assume I was referring to the ALL Users Desktop. And like Vista was such a Great OS, I compare it to Win Millennium!


I won't be using this site anymore, thanks for your input and use of large words to talk down to people. No One talks down to me.

Have a great day and remember that a satisfied customer tells a few people, but a dis-satisfied customer tells everyone!


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2007S281 said:

mikedl said:

I understand your point, however, I assert the new "Users" directory structure should be understood and utilized for what you mention.

There is nothing in the "Documents and Settings" folder that is not in the "Users" directory tree. It's an anachronism in comparison to the world of Windows 7.

First off I HATE people that throw around words like "anachronism" & "presaged" to try to show how smart they are.
I'm 54 years old and have never heard these 2 words used in every day language.

logicearth said:

You are looking in the wrong place.
The All User's start menu is here: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

It is you who screwed up here. None of this is new, this new structure was started all the way back in Windows Vista. This information is easy to find there is even an XP directories to Vista/7 directories list.

Who said anything about Start Menu? Don't assume I was referring to the ALL Users Desktop. And like Vista was such a Great OS, I compare it to Win Millennium!


I won't be using this site anymore, thanks for your input and use of large words to talk down to people. No One talks down to me.

Have a great day and remember that a satisfied customer tells a few people, but a dis-satisfied customer tells everyone!


Admin Please delete this account, thanks

Interesting post. The inflection implicit in the tone of the verbiage I chose to present was not intended to be construed as demeaning in any manner whatsoever; it is exceedingly evident you failed to comprehend such. I was merely presenting an opinion, much the same as you chose to do when you proffered the assertion "Once again MS Screwed up!"

It is not incumbent on me to present my words in an altered fashion so others might find them more commensurate with common discourse and vernacular.

I'm sorry you did not understand my initial offering as nothing more than, in my opinion, sane advice.

I know this is an old thread but I have a question that directly relates to this topic.

I have a new Win7 Ultimate 64bit machine and I was trying to gain access to the Symlink "Documents and Settings" which is in the root directory (C:\). I played with permissions and ownership and managed to gain access and to make it visible in Windows Explorer. I would now like to "hide" it again so I don't see it in Windows Explorer but I can't figure out how to hide it. The usual right-click, then Properties doesn't have the usual Hidden check-box. So, how can I make it hidden (not visible in Win Explorer)?

Thanks.
Peter

Beginning with Vista, folders used on XP like "Documents and Settings" are just Symlinks or "Virtual Folders" that redirect requests to the new folder locations for applications running in Virtualized mode or "XP Compatibility Mode"...You cant access these "Virtual Folders" using explorer since there only their for app compatibility with applications written for XP

- The issue with this is that I have access to where the symlink points. Why doesn't it simply put me in that directory when I click the symlink, ala *nix? This behaviour of denial is retarded. "My Documents" is a virtual folder as well, but it doesn't tell me I can't navigate to it. What crack head come up with this?

- The next issue with this is that little lock means nothing. There are dozens of "locked" directories I can click and enter without the slightest issue. It's only some of them that won't let me in. That means the little lock is simply more useless eye candy, because it does not mean the folder is locked to me.

- The last issue with denial is that I have Administrator rights, yet I am denied access to huge chunks of the system. That's like telling root they can't access something ... insane. Windoze needs to run with a non-admin account by default, ala *nix, and go from there, not water down "Administrator" so it can't access harmful parts of the system. That's about retarded.

- Overall w7 is a vast leap backward in usability. It may have nice features, but the day in, day out operation sucks the wax tadpole. This bizarre denial is but one instance of literally dozens of insensate changes to the interface.

I just recently got a new computer with Windows 7. I would like to make a backup of MS Outlook 2010. To do that I need to be able to access c:\users\myname\application data.

But I get the message 'application data is not accessible' 'access denied'.

The myname folder is locked. So how do I unlock it so I can backup my Outlook 2010 files?

As far as I can see that is a legitimate reason to have it unlocked. I am the only user on my computer. It is not in a network.

Also. Earlier in this thread someone suggested moving the 'users' folder to my desktop so I tried that but I do not see that folder on my desktop but the icons are now somewhat darkened and I do not see that folder on the desktop. How to I get it back to where it was and have my desktop appearance return to normal?

Thanks in advance for any ideas on this.

James, I really appreciate your attempt to help me but I do not understand the page that you referred me to. It is very confusing.

I don't understand why it would be impossible for me to access that folder for the purposes of backing up a file in it.

I am the only user on my computer.

It seems unnecessarily complicated.

Could someone please explain step by step what to do?

I need to backup my Outlook 2010 email files which is locked.

Hi flower108, welcome to the forums.

Unfortunately, I didn't read your post carefully and assumed it pertained to the user folder issue in this thread. I've posted some links below that may be of help. In several cases of this issue, it seems that if the Outlook process is running, the folders will be locked. There may be other reasons as well, which will likely be found in the google link below.

If the information found in the below links doesn't solve your problem, I recommend starting a new thread. Your best bet may be to post in the Office forum.

Here are the links:

Can't backup Outlook 2010 - Locked File Error Message

Outlook. Solution --*.PST files that cannot be copied because they are locked

And finally, a google search on the matter (from which the above links were obtained):

Outlook 2010 email files locked - Google Search

James