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Thread ID: 36029	2003-07-29 03:43:00	Some of my 'My Docs' folders have become SYSTEM folders	ssssss (2100)	Press F1

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163605	2003-07-29 03:43:00	When I go to delete some of My Documents folders the warning comes up:- "the folder such and such folder is a system folder. If you delete it Windows or another program may no longer work correctly" I have looked into these folders by going into folder options and unticking 'hide protected operating system files (recommended)' and I notice the offending folders all have a file called desktop.ini in them. Then I remembered that the date of these files corresponded to the use of a program called 'Folder Style' that I downloaded from Tucows. The program changes the icons of individual folders in Windows. So what do I do to get rid of these ini files? They shouldn't be there. Would it be safe to delete them inspite of the warning that Windows might not work properly if I do?	ssssss (2100)
163606	2003-07-29 03:53:00	No warning ever stopped me,id delete em.	metla (154)
163607	2003-07-29 04:48:00	You CANNOT delete these folders, but you can delete all the contents. Bye	Peter H (220)
163608	2003-07-29 05:12:00	Peter H, You must have misunderstood me Peter. I have just tried deleting one of my folders called 'letters', which now is called a system folder, and it did delete, even though it now has one of these ini files in it. It also restored frome the recycle bin again, when I wanted it too.	ssssss (2100)
163609	2003-07-29 08:14:00	Yeah you can delete the desktop.ini files no problem, if they're not there then windows just uses the default display for them. As to why they've become system folders I don't know, but it probably has something to do with that file. Just delete them - I mean if you created them then nothing critical to Windows should be in them right? :) Happy deleting :) Mike.	Mike (15)
163610	2003-07-29 09:23:00	thanks everybody	ssssss (2100)
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