Windows 10: My folder's “system attribute” disappears after copying it to USB drive

I have a "Desktop.ini" file in an specific folder. I define the folder as a system folder using CMD (attrib +s my_folder) and everything works well. But when I copy the folder to a USB drive, my folder losses its "system" attribute. How can I keep the attribute when copying the folder? (I need the "Desktop.ini" file to work everywhere)

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How to reformat USB Recovery Drive


Part of the commands and results were missing from the image.

Open adminstrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:
diskpart
list disk
select disk #
(replace # with the disk number for the flash drive)
attributes disk clear readonly
exit


If the above steps work then you are set.
If the above steps fail then view this link for additional troubleshooting steps:
How to Format Read-only USB Drive Successfully?

 

Folder attributes/customization lost on copy or move in Windows 10 1607 (Anniversary Update)

This is a head-scratcher for sure!

Create a folder (say, TestFolder) and at the command-line use
attrib +r TestFolder or attrib +s TestFolder to set read-only or system attributes for the folder. Then in File Explorer:

Windows 10 1511
(10586.589)

• Make a copy of the folder with attributes +R/+S on the same partition - Copy has
  same attributes set as the original
  
• Make a copy of the folder with attributes +R/+S on a different partition - Copy has
  same attributes set as the original
• Move the folder with attributes +R/+S elsewhere on the same partition - Folder still has
  same attributes set as before
  
• Move the folder with attributes +R/+S to a different partition - Folder still has
  same attributes set as before

Windows 10 1607 (14393.222 & Preview Build
14936)

• Make a copy of the folder with attributes +R/+S on the same partition - Copy
  loses attributes of the original
  
• Make a copy of the folder with attributes +R/+S on a different partition - Copy
  loses attributes of the original
• Move the folder with attributes +R/+S elsewhere on same partition - Folder still has
  same attributes set as before
  
• Move the folder with attributes +R/+S to a different partition - Folder
  loses attributes it had before
  

Besides the purely puzzling nature of the change in behavior, this has direct repercussions because it means customized folders (with non-default icons for example) lose their customization on being copied/moved in Windows 10 1607. This is because for desktop.ini
to work folders needs to have either the +R or +S attribute set.

• What is the reason for this breaking change and has it been announced anywhere?
• How can we revert back to the behavior of Windows 10 1511 (and previous Windows versions going back to Windows 7 and probably earlier)?
• If it is indeed a bug in Windows 10 1607 then when will it be fixed?

Update (Feb. 10, 2017): The bug finally
seems to be fixed in Insider Preview build 15019 but the fix hasn't been pushed out to previous Windows 10 versions (1507/1511/1607) yet.

 

Disappearing folder

I've encountered a strange problem in windows 10 where I tried to delete a file in a folder, but ended up deleting the whole directory. It did so without the usual pop-up to confirm delete or say it was too big for the recycle bin. It was my Videos folder, so pretty big, but the disk allocation has also remained the same.

I've always had a problem with 'double icons' for the different user folders, including videos, and so I'm thinking it could have something to do with the whole thing, especially as now one of the two video folders has disappeared from the users folders.

The first thing i tried was 'Undo delete', but it just bought the folder back with non of the contents. Then, I went straight to Recuva, but it came up blank (there must have been over 50 videos in the folder)

I'm at a little bit of a loss as where to start looking for this disappeared folder and was hoping someone might have some suggestions?

Screenshots below: