Normal Folder Act Like System Folder

[Alexis Blaze]

A few days ago, i tried to protect a folder so that no one can open it beside me... i tried to change it's properties, hide/unhide it, change it's icon, change it's name, etc... and suddenly, the folder just disappear! i didn't delete it.... so i try to uncheck the "Hide protected operating system files" in folder option and it still there! it(and everything under it) not appear if you search for it or type dir on a CMD (will appear for dir /AS)... i assume i don't know why windows recognize this folder as a operating system files...

does anybody know what happen to this folder?? i kind of forgot what exactly i did to this folder, 'coz now i can't do this again to any other folder....

the properties for this folder now is :

Name : folder.chm

Hidden : true ( the hide checkbox in properties is greyout, so it permanently hidden)

Icon : the blue ? in a circle with white paper behind it....

Thank for your help...

[cozofdeath]

Humm. Yeah I see what you mean. While having hide system folders enabled in folder options, if you use the command attrib +S on a folder then send it to the recycle bin, then restore that file from the recycle bin it will disappear. When you disable hide system files it doesn't not come back, not with refreashing or restarting explorer. I haven't tried restarting yet. It also can't be found by using the dir command alone and must be found with dir /A:S. Is this what you mean??

[cozofdeath]

Umm nevermind the part about deleting it. When I deleted it and restored it the icon ended up at another place on the desktop and I though it was gone. I a dumba$$. But when you use attrib +S you make the folder a system folder and the options your talking about being greyed out should be when you make it a system folder. To get the folder back uncheck hide system folder and try restarting.

[Alexis Blaze]

But when you use attrib +S you make the folder a system folder and the options your talking about being greyed out should be when you make it a system folder. To get the folder back uncheck hide system folder and try restarting.

what do you mean by using attrib +S? how do we use it?

i still can access the folder now (by typing the folder name in address bar), it just won't appear in explorer as normal folder should be...

[Coreper]

dont know if you already tried: [didnt really understand the first post :S ]

but try this:

Open the Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > View > Hidden Files and Folders > Show hidden files and folders

or try:

search your folder [Windows Search :P ]

open folder options of the folder you want > Options > Change back to NOT being hidden

BTW: if you really cant seem to find a sollution > Try Folder Analyzer or File Analyzer [download at: http://www.safer-networking.org/files/filealyz.exe , cant find a free link to folder analyzer...within a minute, sorry ]

[cozofdeath]

Yeah, follow Coreper's way of showing your hidden folders. After you check Show hidden files and folders, look and uncheck Hide protected operating system files. If you try to search for the file it probably won't show up if its hidden because by default Windows will not search for them unless you enable it to in your search preferences, even if show hidden files and folders is enabled. You should now be able to view all the files and folders Windows will allow for a user.

The "attrib +S" is a command prompt command. By clicking the Start button, Run and typing cmd you should get the command prompt. If you enter "attrib /?", that will tell you about the command. Its really the same as changing the attributes of the file in its properties (hidden, archive, etc). The only difference is it give a couple more options.

Attrib is the command and the argument +S is saying add the System attribute to the file. You must then tell it the file you want it to change. To take it away you would type attrib -S. Just like you using "dir /A:S" to display the system file except this will add the attribute to the file. You may want to try this to make it unhidden and not a system file, "attrib -H -S filename.xxx"

[Alexis Blaze]

thx for your help cozofdeath, now i know what happening with my folder.... i don't even know that there is a attrib command on cmd....

but i still don't understand why the folder can have S attribute comment when i don't even know how to give them S attribute... is there any other way to give a folder S attribute?something like give a folder H attribute by checking the hide checkbox on properties...