Folder "is not accessible"

[Jack]

My wife and I just got new laptops with Vista Home Premium. In File
Explorer we both have several folders with blue shortcut arrows next
to them, and they can't be accessed. From reading past posts, I
gather these are not real, but virtual, but my question is how do I
get rid of them. I don't want them cluttering up my file management
windows, and I am tired of accidentally clicking on them and getting
an error message.

Thanks,

Jack

 

[Malke]

My wife and I just got new laptops with Vista Home Premium. In File
Explorer we both have several folders with blue shortcut arrows next
to them, and they can't be accessed. From reading past posts, I
gather these are not real, but virtual, but my question is how do I
get rid of them. I don't want them cluttering up my file management
windows, and I am tired of accidentally clicking on them and getting
an error message.

You don't get rid of junctions (the virtual folders you mention). Either
disable "Show Hidden Files" so you won't see the junctions or don't click
on them.

Malke

 

[pupick]

And if you like what you see in Vista wait until you see the virtual file
system in Win 7/Vista SP3.
Microsoft programmers do not seem able to understand that normal people do
not see the world the way they do.

 

[Jack]

You don't get rid of junctions (the virtual folders you mention). Either
disable "Show Hidden Files" so you won't see the junctions or don't click
on them.

Malke

Thanks - I've just done that. Hadn't occurred to me before. I don't
like the idea of hiding files on my own computer in my own house in my
own life, so thanks Microsoft for making me do it anyway.

 

[DaveD]

Those junction points are just there for backwards compatability with
programs written for XP.
They don't take up any space and there's no reason to delete them.

There are PLENTY of more pressing problems with Vista than junction points!

You don't get rid of junctions (the virtual folders you mention). Either
disable "Show Hidden Files" so you won't see the junctions or don't click
on them.

Malke

Thanks - I've just done that. Hadn't occurred to me before. I don't
like the idea of hiding files on my own computer in my own house in my
own life, so thanks Microsoft for making me do it anyway.