persistent reappearing empty folder

[NickHoughton]

Hi All

 

Strange one this. A while ago I ripped a bought cd to a folder on my home machine desktop called "c" - Windows must really love it because even though I have "shift + delete" deleted it it keeps coming back after a reboot or if I hibernate. I am running windows XP Pro SP 2. It is not on a domain. The contents of the folder were moved to a removable storage device.

 

If I look at its properties it's half read only.

 

I have tried to use the attrib command in command line to shift its semi-read-only status but to no avail.

 

Anyone shed any light on this?

 

The folder has never been a shared folder and the NTFS permissions look OK. It actually deletes as well.

Regards

 

Nick

Edited May 13, 2008 by NickHoughton

[Michael]

What application did you use to rip the CD? And within the application if you navigate to File > Open does it open in your folder still?

[NickHoughton]

It was WMP11 and no, it opens a different folder. Weird one.

[NickHoughton]

ok

 

I just thought I would delete the folder in safe mode and it wasn't there on reboot, but as soon as I opened WMP 11 it came back.

 

Think I have found the cause.... just working on a fix

Edited May 13, 2008 by NickHoughton

[NickHoughton]

The folder in question doesn't appear in the library...

checking registry

[NickHoughton]

I have solved this.

 

It was configured in

tools > options > library tab > monitor folders > my folders and those of others I can access > "folder path\c" as a rip folder.

 

A quick hop to tools > options > rip music > and then changing the folder for ripped music fixed it.

[Michael]

Glad you sorted it