When file is deleted from main directory it is also deleted from sub


  1. Carthusian
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    windows 7 32 bit
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    When file is deleted from main directory it is also deleted from sub


    Hello All,
    I've never seen this happen before.
    I have a main directory with 80 files in it. I created 8 sub-directories under the main directory and put 10 files in each one. I then went back to the main directory and deleted the 80 files that are there. The files I deleted from the main directory were also deleted from the sub-directories! I had to restore everything from the recycle bin! Why did this happen?
    Thanks,
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  3. Ztruker
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    Windows 10 Pro X64
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    Sounds like what you actually did was create links in the sub directories to the 80 file sin the main directory rather than actually copy the files? Just a guess, may be completely wrong.
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