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Can not browse to dir in explorer, but can access it via typing path

ncotton (MIS)
20 Oct 11 8:38
Hi guys,
A very weird one here.
Location : D:\Users\
There are 78 directories, one for each user in this folder, however there is one missing, JohnSmith. It is juts not listed at all.
However, if you type D:\Users\JohnSmith in the explorer address bar, it bring the directory up as expected.

I am able to map a drive to this location fine.

From inside JohnSmith, you can access the properties of itself, and you can see the sharing(non) and security (JohnSmith and Administrator + System + Creator) are the same as all other folders. However, in the general tab, the folder is named DOCUMENTS, where as if you see the name of JimSimms folder is JimSimms.

If you search the drive for JohnSmith, you get results that note the location as being D:\Users\JohnSmith.

If you try and create a new directory in D:\Users it says the folder already exists.

The properties of the folder are not hidden.

I'm stumped.

Any ideas,
Regards
Neil
ncotton (MIS)
20 Oct 11 8:44
Update, the folder IS there, but it is named DOCUMENTS in explorer....

when you click on D:\Users\DOCUMENTS, it takes you into the correct directory (showing D:\Users\JohnSmith.

I'm lead to believe that just renaming this documents folder to JohnSmith is a bad idea.
ncotton (MIS)
20 Oct 11 8:56
Solved this issue.

Removed READ access to the DESKTOP.ini file for the Administrator.
This stops the LocalizedResourceName attribute.

This appears to be a common issues when creating redirected home folders from a Windows7/Blista machine.

Neil J Cotton
Technical Consultant
Anix

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