What would happen if.........

copycat · April 08, 2004, 02:45:06 PM

Quote from: Oldbushie on April 07, 2004, 09:28:36 PMDesktop.ini is basically a special file Windows uses to keep folders really hidden, even when you try the show all option. You can delete everything in the desktop.ini except the top line and they won't regenerate the data that causes the folders to hide, thankfully. Thing is, even the desktop.ini files are hidden within the hidden folder so you have to do a little tweaking to keep the folders permanently viewable. I did this for one computer at school and found 500 megabytes worth of data in Temporary Internet in the secret area.

Desktop.ini is a completely empty file and perfectly viewable in my Windows-directory and my Win.../system32-directory. And besides, I don't use Internet Explorer (only in occasions were an url will only work in IE) so it can't store a lot of files anyway. There's about 25 Mb in my (IE-)Temp-directory, due to two mp3-files.

Oldbushie · April 08, 2004, 06:16:42 PM

It's not used all over the same way, mainly it's a file that describes how the folder shows up. Desktop.ini is like a configuration file in that sense.

racx_00 · April 08, 2004, 06:54:22 PM

Thanks for the information Bushie

, ill do that right away cos there is alot of junk in there $:-\$

Oldbushie · April 08, 2004, 07:08:11 PM

Glad I could help.

racx_00 · April 08, 2004, 07:11:23 PM

Im glad you could help also

Say · April 08, 2004, 07:22:06 PM

lol, Im glad too hahaha

racx_00 · April 08, 2004, 07:30:07 PM

I am also glad

copycat · April 09, 2004, 03:28:59 PM

I'm glad someone (else) was helped through this forum.

racx_00 · April 20, 2004, 06:08:20 AM

i tried the thing to wipe out all the desktop.ini stuf but the folders that are listed could not be found so i have to email the person that did it

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