desktop.ini

[t-4-2]

Vista Home Premium SP2.
It happened a few times, ( not all the time ) when I tried to create a
shortcut on my desktop, an icon would show up also. It's called "
desktop.ini ".
In the past I just deleted it. But I am wondering what it is, and was it
wrong that I had deleted it ? Thank you.
t-4-2

 

[Poutnik]

Vista Home Premium SP2.
It happened a few times, ( not all the time ) when I tried to create a
shortcut on my desktop, an icon would show up also. It's called "
desktop.ini ".
In the past I just deleted it. But I am wondering what it is, and was it
wrong that I had deleted it ? Thank you.
t-4-2

Vista creates desktop.ini in many folders, it is folder explorer view
configuration file. I supose you have set option in explorer to display
hidden files. Vista is not clever enough not to display it on desktop.

 

[t-4-2]

Thank you.
Yes. I had set "show " hidden files.
t-4-2

 

[Dave]

You can "show hidden files", and still see them.
You need to "hide protected operating system files", in order to not see
them.


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Thank you.
Yes. I had set "show " hidden files.
t-4-2

 

[t-4-2]

Ok, thank you.
t-4-2

You can "show hidden files", and still see them.
You need to "hide protected operating system files", in order to not see
them.