Windows 10: What's this folder?

Discus and support What's this folder? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; [ATTACH] I recently built a new PC, and today I decided to see how much space my Steam games wasted (I have a 250 GB SSD where my OS and some... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/angec04, Apr 4, 2020.

  1. What's this folder?


    What's this folder? x07Ly91hrYMcwm0Ww_jO4TLCbkAHVFd7QFy756FQGaU.jpg

    I recently built a new PC, and today I decided to see how much space my Steam games wasted (I have a 250 GB SSD where my OS and some programs are stored and a 1TB HDD where only my Steam library is stored). So I opened the HDD and I saw this weird folder (check the screenshot). I opened it and it was empty. Checking the creation date, this folder was apparently created two days after I built my PC (and the same day that my WiFi card arrived, but that wasn't the first day that I connected it to the Internet. In fact, I had already connected it to the Internet two days earlier, the same day that I built it, through Ethernet). So, is it somehow connected to my WiFI card?

    I don't think that it's malware, because I never went on any sketchy website, but who knows.

    And if it's OS stuff, it's weird because my OS is stored in my SSD.



    Any ideas? Thanks.



    btw, english isn't my mother tongue so sorry for any grammar mistakes

    https://preview.redd.it/iwmr2zzcpuq...bp&s=6799761ff58f8d68b9e14183744d0684e3b55157

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    :)
     
    /u/angec04, Apr 4, 2020
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  2. enso Win User

    Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

    Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

    • I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.


    • Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.
    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

    Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.
     
    enso, Apr 4, 2020
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  3. Downloads folder is the Documents folder

    Hi Chris,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I suggest you to Restore to Default the folders and document settings and see if it helps.

    Step 1:

    Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

    • Go to Download folder.
    • Right click on the Download Folder and go to Properties.
    • In Properties go to Location tab.
    • In location Tab Click on Restore Default.


    Step 2:

    Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

    • Go to Documents folder.
    • Right click on the Document folder and go to Properties.
    • In Properties go to Location tab.
    • In location Tab Click on Restore Default.
    After performing above steps change the settings as you required and check if it helps.

    Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.

    Thank you.
     
    Prabhavathi Patil, Apr 4, 2020
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  4. topgundcp Win User

    What's this folder?

    Unable to delete a folder - Invalid folder name


    Suggestion:
    1. Run chkdsk x: /r to make sure that there's no HD corruption.
      x: is the drive containing the folder you want to delete.
    2. Try to delete the folder again. If still does not work, go to step 3.
    3. Download: Download - Linux Mint and create a bootable USB using: Rufus - Create bootable USB
    4. Boot up with Linux Mint and try to delete the folder again.
      NOTE: Unlike WinPE. Linux does not have any Windows permission imposed to it so it is easier to delete.
     
    topgundcp, Apr 4, 2020
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