Windows 10: User directory filled with odd files and missing others

Discus and support User directory filled with odd files and missing others in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; My user directory has odd files in it. They look like system files and there were a lot more than now but I deleted them. I can't delete these... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by D0_We11, Dec 17, 2019.

  1. D0_We11 Win User

    User directory filled with odd files and missing others


    My user directory has odd files in it. They look like system files and there were a lot more than now but I deleted them. I can't delete these because Windows tells me they are in use by the system. Maybe that's why they look like system files. I have a picture of the directory here, if I can get it in. This is my first time using this and I'm hoping it goes OK. Anyway, here it is:


    User directory filled with odd files and missing others 9577d652-a02f-4102-8083-71ccc80f9702?upload=true.png

    Can anyone tell me why these are here and what I need to do get the directory back to normal? Any help will be appreciated.


    Thanks

    :)
     
    D0_We11, Dec 17, 2019
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  2. D0_We11 Win User

    User directory filled with odd files and missing others

    My user directory has odd files in it. They look like system files and there were a lot more than now but I deleted them. I can't delete these because Windows tells me they are in use by the system. Maybe that's why they look like system files. I have
    a picture of the directory here, if I can get it in. This is my first time using this and I'm hoping it goes OK. Anyway, here it is:


    User directory filled with odd files and missing others 9577d652-a02f-4102-8083-71ccc80f9702?upload=true.png


    Can anyone tell me why these are here and what I need to do get the directory back to normal? Any help will be appreciated.

    Thanks
     
    D0_We11, Jan 7, 2020
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  3. D0_We11 Win User
    User directory filled with odd files and missing others

    I wanted to let you know I think I've solved the problem albeit a rather involved solution. What I did was reset Windows keeping user files and reinstalling most programs but this was a relatively recent installation of Windows so that helped some. Here
    is the final result:


    User directory filled with odd files and missing others 64c9adb2-c19b-4e67-b908-f52d2ce165b2?upload=true.png


    This looks like the user directory we're all so fond of seeing. I'm happy now and consider the matter resolved and thank all for their suggestions. This is my first use of this site but will probably be much more involved in future.

    Thank You.

    K E T
     
    D0_We11, Jan 7, 2020
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  4. Ashton W Win User

    User directory filled with odd files and missing others

    User directory filled with odd files and missing others

    Hi D0_We11,

    I am an independent advisor and a Microsoft user like you, and I am hoping to help you out with this.

    The odd files you are seeing are indeed system files. You don't need to delete them as some of them are essential to keeping settings and preferences for the operating system.

    You can change the setting to hide these files, and only show the "regular" folders.

    1. Open File Explorer from the taskbar.

    2. Select View > Options > Change folder and search options.

    3. Select the View tab and, in Advanced settings, deselect "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" and press OK.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/402831...

    I hope this has helped you. If this is not what you are looking for, please reply and let us know and we would be happy to look into providing some different suggestions!

    Regards,

    -Ashton
     
    Ashton W, Jan 7, 2020
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