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   Auric__ to Java Jive   
   Re: How to delete mp4, flv, etc. lnk fil   
   22 Jan 17 20:36:55   
   
   From: not.my.real@email.address   
      
   Java Jive wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 22 Jan 2017 01:13:47 -0000 (UTC), "Auric__"   
   >  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Open a command prompt and type this:   
   >>   
   >>   cd \   
   >>   dir /b /s *.lnk > 1.txt   
   >>   dir /b /a /s *.lnk > 2.txt   
   >>   fc /n /l 1.txt 2.txt > results.txt   
   >>   
   >> This should give you a text file which should show if you have any hidden   
   >> .lnk files on the drive, but note that it could take a while to run.   
   >   
   > Third command is wrong, I think you probably meant /ah, /as, or /ahs,   
   > and in fact you would have to do all three, then make three   
   > comparisons.   
      
   An unqualified "/a" shows all files, regardless of attributes.   
      
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