Deleted Folder Keeps Reappearing

[Guest magmike]

I have a folder on my desktop that just had two pictures in it, that

once no longer needed, I deleted. However, whenever I restart, the

folder with pictures inside reappears!

 

I've moved them to other folders, and again - it reappears after a

restart. I even deleted the folder with a supposed 'forever eraser'

program that supposedly overwrites the data a thousand billion times -

but, yes, you guessed it - it still reappears after a restart.

 

Anybody know the cure for this and could explain why this is

happening?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

magmike

[Guest Peter Foldes]

Re: Deleted Folder Keeps Reappearing

 

Is it a protected folder

 

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"magmike" <magmike7@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:d3dfae8d-1cc5-4619-9cdc-fdace3332d86@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>I have a folder on my desktop that just had two pictures in it, that

> once no longer needed, I deleted. However, whenever I restart, the

> folder with pictures inside reappears!

>

> I've moved them to other folders, and again - it reappears after a

> restart. I even deleted the folder with a supposed 'forever eraser'

> program that supposedly overwrites the data a thousand billion times -

> but, yes, you guessed it - it still reappears after a restart.

>

> Anybody know the cure for this and could explain why this is

> happening?

>

> Thanks in advance!

>

> magmike

[Guest magmike]

Re: Deleted Folder Keeps Reappearing

 

On Sep 1, 12:07 am, "Peter Foldes" <ok...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Is it a protected folder

>

> --

> Peter

>

> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

>

>

>

> "magmike" <magmi...@yahoo.com> wrote in messagenews:d3dfae8d-1cc5-4619-9cdc-fdace3332d86@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

> >I have a folder on my desktop that just had two pictures in it, that

> > once no longer needed, I deleted. However, whenever I restart, the

> > folder with pictures inside reappears!

>

> > I've moved them to other folders, and again - it reappears after a

> > restart. I even deleted the folder with a supposed 'forever eraser'

> > program that supposedly overwrites the data a thousand billion times -

> > but, yes, you guessed it - it still reappears after a restart.

>

> > Anybody know the cure for this and could explain why this is

> > happening?

>

> > Thanks in advance!

>

> > magmike- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

How would one go about unprotecting it?

 

PS: I created this folder and the files in it, so I'm not sure why it

would be protected - it's not a system file or anything.

[Guest Bruce Hagen]

Re: Deleted Folder Keeps Reappearing

 

"magmike" <magmike7@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:d3dfae8d-1cc5-4619-9cdc-fdace3332d86@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>I have a folder on my desktop that just had two pictures in it, that

> once no longer needed, I deleted. However, whenever I restart, the

> folder with pictures inside reappears!

>

> I've moved them to other folders, and again - it reappears after a

> restart. I even deleted the folder with a supposed 'forever eraser'

> program that supposedly overwrites the data a thousand billion times -

> but, yes, you guessed it - it still reappears after a restart.

>

> Anybody know the cure for this and could explain why this is

> happening?

>

> Thanks in advance!

>

> magmike

 

 

Try this.

 

Unlocker:

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

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Bruce Hagen

MS-MVP Outlook Express

Imperial Beach, CA

[Guest magmike]

Re: Deleted Folder Keeps Reappearing

 

On Sep 1, 9:04 am, "Bruce Hagen" <Nos...@mymail.invalid> wrote:

> "magmike" <magmi...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>

> news:d3dfae8d-1cc5-4619-9cdc-fdace3332d86@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>

> >I have a folder on my desktop that just had two pictures in it, that

> > once no longer needed, I deleted. However, whenever I restart, the

> > folder with pictures inside reappears!

>

> > I've moved them to other folders, and again - it reappears after a

> > restart. I even deleted the folder with a supposed 'forever eraser'

> > program that supposedly overwrites the data a thousand billion times -

> > but, yes, you guessed it - it still reappears after a restart.

>

> > Anybody know the cure for this and could explain why this is

> > happening?

>

> > Thanks in advance!

>

> >magmike

>

> Try this.

>

> Unlocker:http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

> --

>

>                  Bruce Hagen

>         MS-MVP Outlook Express

>              Imperial Beach, CA

 

I wish the unlocker program had worked - but it didn't! I think this

program is to unlock files that are locked because they are in use by

some process still running. However, that is not the case here. My

computer allows me to delete it. It just reappears after a start-up.

 

When I ran the unlocker, it told me it wasn't locked, but did give me

an option to delete the file and it did. But once again, after restart

- there it was again! I'm starting to think my computer is haunted.

 

Thanks anyway.

 

magmike

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: Deleted Folder Keeps Reappearing

 

magmike wrote:

> On Sep 1, 9:04 am, "Bruce Hagen" <Nos...@mymail.invalid> wrote:

>

>>"magmike" <magmi...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>

>>news:d3dfae8d-1cc5-4619-9cdc-fdace3332d86@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>>

>>

>>>I have a folder on my desktop that just had two pictures in it, that

>>>once no longer needed, I deleted. However, whenever I restart, the

>>>folder with pictures inside reappears!

>>

>>>I've moved them to other folders, and again - it reappears after a

>>>restart. I even deleted the folder with a supposed 'forever eraser'

>>>program that supposedly overwrites the data a thousand billion times -

>>>but, yes, you guessed it - it still reappears after a restart.

>>

>>>Anybody know the cure for this and could explain why this is

>>>happening?

>>

>>>Thanks in advance!

>>

>>>magmike

>>

>>Try this.

>>

>>Unlocker:http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

>>--

>>

>> Bruce Hagen

>> MS-MVP Outlook Express

>> Imperial Beach, CA

>

>

> I wish the unlocker program had worked - but it didn't! I think this

> program is to unlock files that are locked because they are in use by

> some process still running. However, that is not the case here. My

> computer allows me to delete it. It just reappears after a start-up.

>

> When I ran the unlocker, it told me it wasn't locked, but did give me

> an option to delete the file and it did. But once again, after restart

> - there it was again! I'm starting to think my computer is haunted.

 

Does this happen if you logon as a different user? This is most likely

user specific, you should be able to use a machine startup script to

start FileMon or Process Monitor before you log on and then look at the

log file to see which process created the folder. Obviously a process

is creating the folder when Windows starts or when you log on, using a

tools like Filemon along with Autoruns may uncover the culprit.

 

John

[Guest ju.c]

Re: Deleted Folder Keeps Reappearing

 

You must have a program that has that folder in its settings as a destination path,

therefore it is recreated at start-up.

 

If you can't think of the program that stored the location you could then search the

Registry and change the path to the Pictures folder, or delete it.

 

 

ju.c

 

 

"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:g9jj3r$u9a$1@aioe.org...

> magmike wrote:

>

>> On Sep 1, 9:04 am, "Bruce Hagen" <Nos...@mymail.invalid> wrote:

>>

>>>"magmike" <magmi...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>

>>>news:d3dfae8d-1cc5-4619-9cdc-fdace3332d86@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>>>

>>>

>>>>I have a folder on my desktop that just had two pictures in it, that

>>>>once no longer needed, I deleted. However, whenever I restart, the

>>>>folder with pictures inside reappears!

>>>

>>>>I've moved them to other folders, and again - it reappears after a

>>>>restart. I even deleted the folder with a supposed 'forever eraser'

>>>>program that supposedly overwrites the data a thousand billion times -

>>>>but, yes, you guessed it - it still reappears after a restart.

>>>

>>>>Anybody know the cure for this and could explain why this is

>>>>happening?

>>>

>>>>Thanks in advance!

>>>

>>>>magmike

>>>

>>>Try this.

>>>

>>>Unlocker:http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

>>>--

>>>

>>> Bruce Hagen

>>> MS-MVP Outlook Express

>>> Imperial Beach, CA

>>

>>

>> I wish the unlocker program had worked - but it didn't! I think this

>> program is to unlock files that are locked because they are in use by

>> some process still running. However, that is not the case here. My

>> computer allows me to delete it. It just reappears after a start-up.

>>

>> When I ran the unlocker, it told me it wasn't locked, but did give me

>> an option to delete the file and it did. But once again, after restart

>> - there it was again! I'm starting to think my computer is haunted.

>

> Does this happen if you logon as a different user? This is most likely user specific,

> you should be able to use a machine startup script to start FileMon or Process Monitor

> before you log on and then look at the log file to see which process created the folder.

> Obviously a process is creating the folder when Windows starts or when you log on, using

> a tools like Filemon along with Autoruns may uncover the culprit.

>

> John

>

[Guest magmike]

Re: Deleted Folder Keeps Reappearing

 

On Sep 3, 2:05 am, "ju.c" <bibidybubidyb...@mailnator.com> wrote:

> You must have a program that has that folder in its settings as a destination path,

> therefore it is recreated at start-up.

>

> If you can't think of the program that stored the location you could then search the

> Registry and change the path to the Pictures folder, or delete it.

>

> ju.c

>

> "John John (MVP)" <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in messagenews:g9jj3r$u9a$1@aioe.org...

>

>

>

> >magmikewrote:

>

> >> On Sep 1, 9:04 am, "Bruce Hagen" <Nos...@mymail.invalid> wrote:

>

> >>>"magmike" <magmi...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>

> >>>news:d3dfae8d-1cc5-4619-9cdc-fdace3332d86@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com....

>

> >>>>I have a folder on my desktop that just had two pictures in it, that

> >>>>once no longer needed, I deleted. However, whenever I restart, the

> >>>>folder with pictures inside reappears!

>

> >>>>I've moved them to other folders, and again - it reappears after a

> >>>>restart. I even deleted the folder with a supposed 'forever eraser'

> >>>>program that supposedly overwrites the data a thousand billion times -

> >>>>but, yes, you guessed it - it still reappears after a restart.

>

> >>>>Anybody know the cure for this and could explain why this is

> >>>>happening?

>

> >>>>Thanks in advance!

>

> >>>>magmike

>

> >>>Try this.

>

> >>>Unlocker:http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

> >>>--

>

> >>>                 Bruce Hagen

> >>>        MS-MVP Outlook Express

> >>>             Imperial Beach, CA

>

> >> I wish the unlocker program had worked - but it didn't! I think this

> >> program is to unlock files that are locked because they are in use by

> >> some process still running. However, that is not the case here. My

> >> computer allows me to delete it. It just reappears after a start-up.

>

> >> When I ran the unlocker, it told me it wasn't locked, but did give me

> >> an option to delete the file and it did. But once again, after restart

> >> - there it was again! I'm starting to think my computer is haunted.

>

> > Does this happen if you logon as a different user?  This is most likely user specific,

> > you should be able to use a machine startup script to start FileMon or Process Monitor

> > before you log on and then look at the log file to see which process created the folder.

> > Obviously a process is creating the folder when Windows starts or when you log on, using

> > a tools like Filemon along with Autoruns may uncover the culprit.

>

> > John- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

This may work - I think I'll have to get with my administrator to be

able to run the filemon. However, I did search the registry for the

folder and filenames, and was not able to find anything other than an

MRU listing. I also did a painfully long search of all files

"containing" the folder and file names and came up with nothing. I

have uninstalled the program the files were initially downloaded with

(cell phone sync software) and that has not helped either. For the

meantime, I have created a script that deletes them every time I log

on to windows, just because. But i'll try again soon to see if I can

do away with the script and be done with this thing for good.

 

Thanks for your help.