The picture probably explains better, not sure why they've been created, they are all access is denied. Delete?
Windows 10: Lots of folder shortcuts following Creators Update.
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Lots of folder shortcuts following Creators Update.
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They are symlinks, unless you are really bothered by it, you should not remove them. Like "My Documents" symlink links to the real "Documents" folder, so if some software would want to save to the old location, Windows would put it to the new one, to one folder, so you would not have 2 Documents folders.
The Complete Guide to Creating Symbolic Links (aka Symlinks) on Windows
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Are these in any way linked to the Windows.old and Creators Update? Maybe these were always there, sorry I can't remember, it seemed like more following the upgrade...
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These symbolic links have always been there, they were there in 10240. The 'My Music', 'My (this that and the other)' are for backward compatibility.
The are all hidden, if this is the first time you've seen them it's probably because you haven't had 'show hidden files and folders' turned on before.
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No, I've always had 'show hidden files and folders' turned on. I have My Music, Pictures, Videos symbolic links in My Documents folder and I'm pretty sure they weren't there before??
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You better check it out! And, be careful what you choose to delete, I think you're showing 'Super Hidden', crucial system files and folders!!!Kol12 said:
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Ah, that would be it - turning on 'show hidden files' AND 'show protected system files'. I always turn those on, I like to see everything that's on my PC, so I've been seeing those symbolic links since Day 1.Edwin said:
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I often must turn on the later to find my custom 'Super Hid' folders, (as long as I pin them to Quick Access!)Bree said:
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