Some directories in User became shortcuts with no access priviliges!

Hello,

I do not know what happened but, some directories ( Application data,
Cookies, My Documents, Send to, Start Menu) under my user directory now have
shortcut icons on left corner and when I click on them I get Access denied
error. I didn't change them to be like that intentionally. Now I cannot
access them. Please help.

Athena

Athena;525155 Wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I do not know what happened but, some directories ( Application data,
> Cookies, My Documents, Send to, Start Menu) under my user directory now
> have
> shortcut icons on left corner and when I click on them I get Access
> denied
> error. I didn't change them to be like that intentionally. Now I cannot
> access them. Please help.
>
> Athena

Hi Athena,

You did nothing wrong. It sounds like you just unhid the "protected
operating system files". This tutorial will show you how to hide them
back.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/86...s-folders.html


These files are called "Junction Points" or "Symbolic Link". They just
relay to the actual folder, but cannot be accessed directly. EX: "My
Documents" for "C:\users\(your username)\Documents". You can read more
on it here:

'NTFS symbolic link - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia'
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_symbolic_link)

Shawn


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