Windows 10: Regarding Windows 10 file system access and privacy

Dear community

English is not my first language, and my Windows is in danish, so please excuse spelling mistakes etc.


"Allow that apps gain acces to file system" = ON

"Choose which apps that shall have access to your file system" = List is empty / there is no apps


I have read the support site and other articles regarding the topic


The list with the apps that shall have access to my system is empty.

1

Does that mean, that there is no apps that have access to my file system?


2
What is the meaning of "file system"?
Is the Windows Pictures folder and Windows Documents folder?
Is it the WHOLE drive?


3
Where can I see, which apps previously have been granted access to my file system?

4
Is it possible to see, if deleted apps were granted access to file system?


Thank you in advance for replying!

Best regards

:)

 

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Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

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