I have an USB drive, that I use for copying files from my Windows 7-based computer to my Linux-based home theather system. Media Player creates .Theater
folder in disk's root folder, every time disk is connected to it. It contains some player's internals. I noticed absolutely no problems, when folder is gone.
Today, I have connected USB disk to my PC to copy some more media and a standard dialog pop, asking me, if I want to scan the disk before using it. It is nearly always displayed, when disk contains that .Theater
folder. I clicked No
and I have immediately noticed, that Windows deleted this folder!
What is going on or what am I missing? How can Windows delete any user folder without asking him/her for an confirmation of such operation. Especially, taking into account, that this is external disk, so deleted folders are not recycled, but gone "for good" (until using USB recovery tools).
I recall, that Windows, even up until newest versions, gets completely wako about files or folders without name (only with extension). But, this is something new and something what causes me to have a real concerns about safety of my files.