Windows 10: Duplicated root folders

Discus and support Duplicated root folders in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I was messing around on a secondary drive and I disabled the option "hide protected files by the OS", but didn't touch anything, suddenly on my main C:... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by JuanJotaErre, May 2, 2023.

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    Duplicated root folders


    I was messing around on a secondary drive and I disabled the option "hide protected files by the OS", but didn't touch anything, suddenly on my main C: drive all folders were duplicated:Screenshot - https://imgur.com/a/L2ZiBmLEach pair of the duplicated folders directs to the same folderD and from cmd each folder appears twice as well.Does anyone know how to solve this? Thanks

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