Folders do get recreated automatically - how to prevent?

MPREv2 · 11 Sep 2022

Hi,

Since some time I get some directories automatically recreated after I deleted them.
it is:

C:\Users\<MyUserName>\Documents\_ALL_SORT\Camera Roll
C:\Users\<MyUserName>\Documents\_ALL_SORT\Saved Pictures

I think they get created when I copied files form old HDDs to sort them, but now as I want to get rid of the whole "_ALL_SORT" folder those get recreated all the time. They are empty.
And I also don't see the interval how they do get recreated - but it happens.

How do I find out who is recreating them?
How do I stop it?

Kind Regards,
M

Running Windows 10 21H1 (19043.1889)

garyb0125 · 11 Sep 2022

This link should answer your question.

Try3 · 11 Sep 2022

MPREv2 said:

Since some time I get some directories automatically recreated after I deleted them.

C:\Users\<MyUserName>\Documents\_ALL_SORT\Camera Roll
C:\Users\<MyUserName>\Documents\_ALL_SORT\Saved Pictures

How do I find out who is recreating them?
How do I stop it?

They are defined user folders. Just like Documents, Music, Videos, ...
They will get recreated by running the Windows components that expect to use them.

I think the easiest way to deal with them is to
- create a dummy folder somewhere you don't care about,
- copy its full path from File explorer's address bar [to avoid typos],
- right click on each of the unwanted user folders, select Properties,
- select the Location tab,
- paste in the copied path, OK.
When you do the second one, Windows will object and make you confirm your decision. It would prefer you to use a separate dummy folder for each one but will obey when you confirm.
If you ever change your mind, you'll have to edit the Registry to undo what you've done. So just post back here and I'll guide you through that.

That's all,
Denis

EnvioX · 12 Sep 2022

interest name : _ALL_SORT

check your 3rd apps....

or maybe.. you already "move" location for the pictures, etc etc to _ALL_SORT/
so everytime you remove it. it will re-create

just right click on the folder
then set other "temporary" folder to test it
apply---ok
and see what happen,

MPREv2 · 12 Sep 2022

garyb0125 said:

This link should answer your question.

That actually helped -> didn't expected to be "that" kind of folders, as I did not created them there but seems to moved them when copied form other locations (as I moved there a lot to sort form other drives and backups).
I now moved them to the "pictures" ans seems fine.

EnvioX said:

interest name : _ALL_SORT

check your 3rd apps....

or maybe.. you already "move" location for the pictures, etc etc to _ALL_SORT/
so everytime you remove it. it will re-create

I don't get what you mean by 3rd apps ...

but in the end it is fixed for me.

EnvioX · 14 Sep 2022

MPREv2 said:

I don't get what you mean by 3rd apps ...

but in the end it is fixed for me.

sometimes other apps use the "save" folder
like shareX, the software allows us to choose a custom save folder
let's say I choose d:\web\dug.my.id\sharex\picture
then if I delete \dug.my.id or \web
then shareX will automatically re-create the parent folder called web\dug.my.id\sharex\ then the picture created

but that's good to hear your problem solved