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   Message 852 of 2,222   
   Frank Steinmetzger to All   
   Re: Folder settings keep being changed o   
   07 Sep 06 12:18:03   
   
   XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, alt.comp.os.windows-xp,   
   comp.os.ms-windows.misc   
   From: see.website@for.address   
      
   07.09.2006 02:43, Nebulon schrob:   
      
   > Frank Steinmetzger wrote:   
   >> But maybe this clears the corrupt settings so you can store your settings   
   >> anew, so now they _are_ stored the way you want.   
   >> Another possibility than to use "Apply to all folders" is to check the   
   >> desktop.ini files in your folders. The view settings are stored in them,   
   >> AFAIK.   
   >   
   > They're not human-readable, though, are they? In any event, I don't see   
   > very many -- even with the "hide system files" and other such "hide"   
   > options in Explorer turned off.   
      
   That's Windows - it won't show those (same with those nasty thumbs.db). You   
   could use an alternative file manager to find them (like Total Commander).   
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