Libraries - Hidden and Empty Fix

I take it that means you can't unhide a folder/user? I think I can track back the mistake to when I messed with the permissions on the security tab of the folder properties window (the one you get when you right click in a folder). When I clicked "full control" on my user account it gave me all kinds of errors (a list of all the folders I still did not have access to).

If I did create a new user account, would I have to start over from scratch re-installing all my programs, or just transfer over my Library files?

No, you would not have to re-install any of your applications.

All you need to do is set up your desktop and user profile as you want it. You can either import your settings from your old user profile or set up a new profile as you wish.

When you're done, just delete the old, unwanted user account.

Thanks for your help. Is there a guide out there for importing settings from another user profile?

Check this Microsoft article.

Fix a corrupted user profile

thank you for all your help!

Thank you very much for this tutorial. I had been dealing with this issue for a while now. Fixed now. Even tried Microsoft tech-no-support. I had this issue happen to me on all the profiles in computer. I use Mcafee do you think that is the issue ?

Thank you both for the feedback, it's nice to know when a suggested solution fixes a problem.

After running your fix my libraries were visible again so I thought it was fixed. However I noticed that they were dimm or a light gray. Also everytime I edit a file for example rotate a picture with windows photo viewer that picture would dissapear. I found out that mcafee is the culprit. There is a bug with mcafee that changes the attribute from the file thats being edited, and it changes the attribute to hidden. So if anyone else is having these issues you should contact their tech support so they can run a batch file they created to take care of the light gray library issue and the hidden attribute issue or you can visit their tech support forum their is a 45 page thread on this issue. Thought Id share this with you guys.