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| Posted by
| TCDD-ZFT
(2 posts) Bio
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| Date
| Mon 02 Mar 2015 10:52 PM (UTC) |
| Message
| | On the Open World menu, the World files are listed and accessible, as they are supposed to be. However, if I go to their location using File Explorer, they are not shown, even if I enable hidden files and hidden system files to be shown. HOW THE HECK!?!? | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Nick Gammon
Australia (23,158 posts) Bio
Forum Administrator |
| Date
| Reply #1 on Tue 03 Mar 2015 03:08 AM (UTC) |
| Message
| | It's to do with the way Windows works these days. Install into some non protected location, like Documents and the problem should go away. |
- Nick Gammon
www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com | | Top |
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| Posted by
| TCDD-ZFT
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| Date
| Reply #2 on Tue 03 Mar 2015 04:24 AM (UTC) |
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Nick Gammon said:
It's to do with the way Windows works these days. Install into some non protected location, like Documents and the problem should go away.
I mainly want to know how this is happening, not how to fix it. | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Meerclar
USA (733 posts) Bio
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| Date
| Reply #3 on Tue 03 Mar 2015 06:46 AM (UTC) |
| Message
| | How it's happening is Microsoft did retarded things with the file system in Win 7/8 and there's nothing Nick can do to change how it behaves beyond recommending you change your install directory to something that your OS isn't trying to protect. |
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| Posted by
| Nick Gammon
Australia (23,158 posts) Bio
Forum Administrator |
| Date
| Reply #4 on Tue 03 Mar 2015 06:59 AM (UTC) |
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TCDD-ZFT said:
I mainly want to know how this is happening, not how to fix it.
You know, when I saw (fairly) recent reports about files not being where they appeared to be I thought: "they did what?". |
- Nick Gammon
www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Fiendish
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| Date
| Reply #5 on Wed 04 Mar 2015 03:03 PM (UTC) |
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TCDD-ZFT said:
Nick Gammon said:
It's to do with the way Windows works these days. Install into some non protected location, like Documents and the problem should go away.
I mainly want to know how this is happening, not how to fix it.
Search online for "windows virtual store" and you'll find that information. |
https://github.com/fiendish/aardwolfclientpackage | | Top |
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