Something VERY strange

Posted by TCDD-ZFT on Mon 02 Mar 2015 10:52 PM — 6 posts, 23,225 views.

#0
On the Open World menu, the World files are listed and accessible, as they are supposed to be. However, if I go to their location using File Explorer, they are not shown, even if I enable hidden files and hidden system files to be shown. HOW THE HECK!?!?
Australia Forum Administrator #1
It's to do with the way Windows works these days. Install into some non protected location, like Documents and the problem should go away.
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Nick Gammon said:

It's to do with the way Windows works these days. Install into some non protected location, like Documents and the problem should go away.


I mainly want to know how this is happening, not how to fix it.
USA #3
How it's happening is Microsoft did retarded things with the file system in Win 7/8 and there's nothing Nick can do to change how it behaves beyond recommending you change your install directory to something that your OS isn't trying to protect.
Australia Forum Administrator #4
TCDD-ZFT said:

I mainly want to know how this is happening, not how to fix it.


You know, when I saw (fairly) recent reports about files not being where they appeared to be I thought: "they did what?".
USA Global Moderator #5
TCDD-ZFT said:

Nick Gammon said:

It's to do with the way Windows works these days. Install into some non protected location, like Documents and the problem should go away.


I mainly want to know how this is happening, not how to fix it.


Search online for "windows virtual store" and you'll find that information.