• Naming a folder the same thing twice?
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I was making backups before I reinstalled my computer, and I noticed this when I was restoring everything: [img]http://tvw1dw.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pQG6HLMJpUqupcIE9N_olCIWxodk_UoU2LJeDFlgApVwv-EaxfjbEEaPAWCGQDbdJXExKhH7e3So0DSWX7jrw3jV9sUQPCxvV/What%20the%20frig.png[/img] How does this happen? The folders work normally without error?
The top one is from the future?
Was your old installation in another language? Also, do a [i]dir[/i] on that folder..
[QUOTE=blackdenton;19610147]The top one is from the future?[/QUOTE] Does the date affect whether it can be named twice or not? [QUOTE=Giraffen93;19610156]Was your old installation in another language? Also, do a [i]dir[/i] on that folder..[/QUOTE] No, it was in english.
Go into each folder and check the properties of any random file, I'll bet one of the "My Documents" has a real folder name of "Documents". Here's what I mean: [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/fdhs8a9g8w6.PNG[/img]
[QUOTE=Roast Beast;19610184]Go into each folder and check the properties of any random file, I'll bet one of the "My Documents" has a real folder name of "Documents". Here's what I mean: [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/fdhs8a9g8w6.PNG[/img][/QUOTE] Yup, thats it. :ms:
One is a hardlink created by Vista and 7, pointing to %userprofile%\Documents. The other is the real mydocs folder. The hardlink isn't preserved when copying to another location, so it appears are a new folder.
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