Windows 10: Duplicate folder names

Discus and support Duplicate folder names in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I have a Windows 10 partition that contains several folders. Two of the other folders have the exact same name. How is that even possible? I did a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by web webster, Jul 14, 2020.

  1. Duplicate folder names


    I have a Windows 10 partition that contains several folders. Two of the other folders have the exact same name. How is that even possible? I did a chkdsk and it finds no errors. The partition also contains a found.000 folder that contains what may be parts of one of the other two folders. It's a new system, a Lenovo ThinkCentre M75s-1 that I'm planning to use as a file and media server. The partition in question is on the internal 1 TB disk drive.

    :)
     
    web webster, Jul 14, 2020
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  2. Duplicate Public Folders

    Hi,

    To further identify the cause of this problem, can you provide us the following information?

    • What happens when you delete the duplicate folders?
    • Does it happen to all of your folders or only those with pictures?
    • Any steps you've tried to troubleshoot this issue?

    Regards.
     
    Engelsen Fad, Jul 14, 2020
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  3. Duplicate Public Folders

    Hope this helps someone identify the problem.

    • Q: What happens when you delete the duplicate folders?
    • A: Nothing. They're successfully deleted.

    • Q: Does it happen to all of your folders or only those with pictures?
      • A: Only the default Public Folders (Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos).
      • A: All of the Public Folders have customized folder icons.
      • A: The above image shows yellow, empty folder icons (duplicates).

    • Q: Any steps you've tried to troubleshoot this issue?
      • Actually, this has been a problem since Windows 7.
      • What I noticed then is that certain Windows programs created the duplicates:
        • Windows Media Player (stopped using)
        • Internet Explorer (stopped using)
        • Plus others, which I can't recall.
      • Only certain programs for Windows 10, as well:
        • Microsoft Edge (don't use it often)
        • Groove Music (never intentionally use it)
        • Plus others, which I haven't tracked.
          • I only notice it when I go to Public Folders.
          • By then, I've long since forgotten what was accessed.
      • I've googled for answers but most of those only address
        moving the Public Folders to another Drive.
     
    PQSC.Programmer, Jul 14, 2020
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    Duplicate Folders in “This PC” but no names

    I have problems with your steps:

    step 1: I didn't have a joint homegroup folders.

    step 2: pasting shell:UsersFilesFolder gives me an error, it says it can't find it and I should check the spelling.

    step 3: which one is the personal folder in this situation.

    to answer your questions:

    1. Did you make any changes prior to this issue?

    I assume the problem started when I did a PC cleanup with "360 security" software.

    2. Are there any documents under the duplicated folders or GUID folders?

    the one I should in the pictures doesn't have anything in it, not even properties. Other than the registry address that is shown in the address bar.

    It seems that windows recovered from the situation by making a duplicate folder and putting everything in there but didn't know what to do with the original damaged folder "the one in the picture" so it just left it there. but that's my assumption.
     
    MohammedAl-Safwan, Jul 14, 2020
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