Questions about creating, managing, using, and deleting folders.
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Move contents of subfolders up one level (hundreds of parent folders, all subfolder have the same name)
Is there a built-in way (WIN7) or third-party utility I can use that will allow me to move the contents of the subfolders of my hundreds of parent folders up one level?
To illustrate:
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indexing files in folder and use this index
I'd like to list and index files (video files such as .mp4, .avi, ... in my case) in a directory
I used :
setlocal disableDelayedExpansion
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('forfiles /s /m * /c "cmd /c echo ...
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What is System32\config\systemprofile?
So I recently figured out that IIS will use C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile as it's "user" directory for folders like AppData in certain situations.
Now, I'm trying to understand why this ...
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Can't unlock the folders that I locked with 'Folder Lock' program
I use Folder Lock Version 5.2.6
Problem : It asks for new password each time I open it.
Bigger Problem : I had locked many folders with this software when it was working fine.
But now I can't access ...
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Why is the root of my hard drive acting like a picture folder? [closed]
I was browsing around and looking at some files in application data that my application saved (specifically screenshots) and I clicked the Show the contents of this folder or whatever it was to ...
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Delete files in top level folder only
I process photos into individual folders, each folder includes subfolders. I want to search and delete all *.jpg files in all the highest level folders.
How could I tell Windows to find and delete ...
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How to make index of all files in directory, including subdirectiories and contents of ZIP files?
I need to make list of all files and folders in directory and its subdirectories, including contents of ZIP files.
Is there any program that can create nice list of contents?
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How to protect a folder with a password [duplicate]
Does anyone know of a way to simply encrypt a folder with a password, without hiding the folder??
I dont want to have to mount or dismount a volume, or unlock a folder everytime i want to access it. ...
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How to change the background of a folder?
How to change the background of a folder text located in D:\? I am using a shortcut of the folder on the desktop. When short cut clicked changed background is not appearing. But when the folder is ...
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How to create aliases in windows [duplicate]
In Linux I can do this :
ln -s /tmp/mydocs /home/user/docs/
it will create alias to /home/user/docs/ and I can access to docs with cd /tmp/mydocs/
In windows :
I have this directory ...
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How to prevent ST2 from searching in excluded folders?
I've got a sublime-project like this:
{
"folders":
[
{
"path": ".",
"folder_exclude_patterns": ["_doc", "cache", "logs", "_release"],
"file_exclude_patterns": ...
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Method to regularly transfer files from directory
I have images that I scan into a directory in Windows 7 that need to be uploaded to a network share. I know there are several methods of doing this, but I'm wondering if you all know of some options ...
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Compressed (Zipped) Folders no longer extract properly
I actually just finished up cleaning a virus from my computer (took me in total like 20 minutes, no big deal), but I'm almost sure this is what caused the problem. Now, whenever I download a zipfile I ...
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How to open a directory in Windows 8 using Win+f?
When I'd like to open a file called duck.txt, I use the following combination of keys.
win+f,d,u,enter
How can I apply the technique to open a directory? Suppose there's a directory called ducks. ...
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Delete endless file directory
I had a bug in my java app, which created a folder structure, which never ends..
So i have afolder structure like
C:/folder/folder/folder/folder/folder/.../...
Now I am not able to delete this ...
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Why can i access the Customize Tab for Folder Properties in XP
On my memory stick, I can't find the Customize Tab for a folder when I go into Properties. It is plugged into a laptop with Windows XP and I'm pretty sure that I can access that tab, even on XP.
I am ...
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Adding more than one folder at once to the Music Library in Windows Media Player
I was adding folders to Windows Media Player Music Library (via Manage Music Library) and since I have too many music folders, I wondered if there is a way to add them all at once to the Library. It ...
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Bash - Recursively move all files in folders with given name to their parent directory
I have a document library where all of my files are in folders based on category name but then they are also all in subfolders called 'pdf' as well. Is there a way in bash to scan through all of the ...
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How to change default directory when adding new attachment in Thunderbird
Let's say I start a new mail, and I add attachment. By default Thunderbird shows Documents sub-directory from my home directory. But this does not suit me and I would like to change this default ...
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how to make temp extraction directory for Winrar stick to same drive that .rar is residing in?
i'm using the latest version of winrar (regged version).
problem is, the settings only allow me to set the temp path to a certain drive (e.g. C:). i want it to be dynamic (i.e. if the .rar resides in ...
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How do I SSH into iPhone without jailbreak? I want to intentionally brick it. Any suggestions? [closed]
.. I want to intentionally brick the iPhone so that I may get a new one0-- bottom line. It has no physical damage and I really want to find a way to intentionally brick.
I figured SSHing into the ...
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How make a folder hidden and locked in Windows
I am using Windows 7. I have a folder named Progs and there are lot of files and folders in it. If someone tries to access this folder Progs, no folder should be visible to anyone, and if someone ...
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How to lock a folder forever even if OS has been changed?
I need to use a folder lock software to protect my private folders. But there is a main problem with most of them.
Imagine I installed one of them on my sytsem that runs Windows 7. Everything is ok up ...
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Creating a VPN folder link. Ubuntu
Hi I have a folder that I can reach via vpn by putting smb://folderlocation into the location bar.
I would like to create a link on the desktop to avoid typing this every time, the problem is I'm not ...
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Why does NTFS disallow the use of trailing periods in directory names? [closed]
On Linux, I can have a folder named temp..
If I try to do a mkdir temp. on a Windows machine, the trailing period is truncated.
If I try to sync a directory from Linux to Windows that has a trailing ...
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How do I investigate commands being run when changing directories?
I see “awk”, “find”, “sed”, and “which” momentarily appear in my Terminal window's title when changing directories. (And not all of these always appear and there could be some I'm missing; I imagine ...
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How to find folder size within VSS
I have a repository in VSS and I need to find the size of individual folders inside the VSS. Currently I am checking out each of the folder and then checking its size.
Is there any way using which I ...
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Music folder doesn't fully load?
My music library doesn't fully load, in the sense that when I open it, I see only about 20 files (it should contain over 2000), and no subfolders are shown either.
See the screenshot below (click for ...
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Folder needs admin permission for every single action
Ok, I already created a thread and it said, I should visit another thread, and if the problem isn't solved to create a new one with more details. So here I am.
I have, the following Problem:
I own 4 ...
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Merge Two Folders To Act As One (Software Raid 0?)
Using Windows 7, I'm trying to setup what I've come to call a "Software Raid of Folders", not completely sure it's the right term, but I'm sure anyone who knows the true term will understand what I'm ...
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How do I change the Dropbox directory on a headless GNU/Linux server?
I have installed Dropbox 2.0.0 via command line on my home server (Ubuntu Server 12.04) to use for off-site automated backups, but I can't change the directory that the Dropbox daemon keeps synced.
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What's wrong with magnet link?
I thought that using magnet links for torrents precluded me from saving torrent files to hard drive.
But it appears there's a folder - C:\Users\homedir\Appdata\Roaming\uTorrent that contains all ...
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Find recently created folders in Windows
In Windows 7, is it possible to obtain a list of recently created folders? I recently created a directory for a program that I installed, but I can't remember where I put it, so I'd like to see a list ...
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In windows looking for a filtered directory
Imagine a large number of files, organized in folders (thousands of folders)...there are multiple types of files in each folder (PDF, ZIP, DOCX, etc.). I'm looking for a tool that can show the ...
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Automatically copy a folder when it gets updated
I am working on a project on my hard drive F, but my Dropbox-Folder is on my hard drive D. Now I want, that everytime I save something in the folder on hard drive F, that it get's automatically copied ...
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How can I unlock a HTG locker folder?
I created a HTG locker folder with password a few months ago (I just looked it up on Google and found out how to create one).
Now when I try to open the locker, the dialogue box appears where I have ...
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How to sort folders by last characters of folder name in Windows 7?
I have a stack of client folders with names like this:
eastcoal 008
mee 022
orr 047
owaka 032
owen 025
powernet006
redpath 031
Normally this works, but sometimes I'd like to sort by the number. ...
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How to set a folder as “temporary” so that its contents are deleted after shutdown?
I need to mark some folders on my C: and D: drives as temporary, so that all contents saved in them get deleted after shutdown.
How can I do that?
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Translation of default folder names in Windows
Windows (all versions) folders have their standard names such as Users, Documents, Local Settings etc that are unfortunately translated in other language versions, and thus instead of the names that ...
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Python shell list files in directory with non-latinic names [closed]
I do this in windows command prompt (with python installed)
import glob
glob.glob("*")
['00.txt', '1', '2', "??????? ??????? ??????? ' d ???????"]
dir lists everything properly though...
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In Outlook, how do I move e-mail to appropriate folder in Conversation view?
I use conversation view in Outlook 2010. I file away my e-mails into appropriate folders as I deal with them. As I get new e-mails in my inbox, do I really need to move the conversation into the ...
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I deleted downloads folder Windows 7. How do I restore this? [duplicate]
I somehow deleted the downloads folder. Now, when I create the downloads folder, it shows up, then quickly disappears and shows an empty icon without a name behind it.
How can I fix this?
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How can I prevent a Vista folder from being renamed?
What security permissions do I need to set to prevent a Vista folder from being renamed, or have any of its contents changed (all files and subfolders)
I can lock down the files and subfolders fine ...
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Change permission on a string of directories
I have a string of directories and i want to change the permission on all of these directories to 775 (rwxrwxr-x) with a command like chmod.
The problem is that the string is editable so it can be ...
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How to I setup a folder to pass files on without holding them?
Is it possible to create a folder where Whenever a file is placed in it, the file is automatically copied to another specified location and then the original file is deleted?
What I'm trying to do ...
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How to delete “Program Files” folder in Windows 7
OK ... here is the deal ... I replaced my current drive C with a brand new drive and installed Windows 7 on the new drive. I took the old Drive C: and added it to a different SATA port and made it ...
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Windows explorer “not responding” with right-click in windows 8
I am finding that my Windows Explorer is "Not Responding" whenever I attempt to right-click either a drive or any folder in any directory in Windows 8. I have to restart the windows explorer process ...
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Windows does not recognize folder, cygwin/linux does
Windows does not recognize a folder I have on my external hard drive, when i browse via cmd and use "ls" via cygwin i see the folder. using file explorer or using "dir" does not see the folder at all. ...
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Windows Directory Structure
I couldn't find a Windows stack exchange so I am asking this here.
I know how a *nix directory structure is set up and how directories are pretty much just lists of files. I can open them with a text ...
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Why the directories-files do not have the 777 privileges when I gave that on the parent directory?
There is a directory named Joomla inside /opt/lampp/htdocs directory. As I created the directory, first thing I did was to change its mode as :
[root@Feddy htdocs]# chmod 777 Joomla
Then I unzipped ...
