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RE: win2k, XP deletes somename_files when somename.html deleted
From: Michael Wojcik <Michael.Wojcik () microfocus com>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:08:20 -0800
From: q q [mailto:systemcracker () gmail com] Sent: Saturday, 05 February, 2005 14:08 To: vuln-dev () securityfocus com create a file named foobar.html create a folder named foobar_files copy a bunch of files (of any type) inside foobar_files delete foobar.html notice that windows has also deleted foobar_files and everything inside it
It's easy to disable this misfeature: change the setting for "Managing pairs of Web pages and folders" in Explorer. For XP (the process is similar for other releases, IIRC): 1. Open Windows Explorer 2. Go to Tools -> Folder Options... 3. Select the "View" tab (because *of course* the behavior of deletion operations is a matter of how files are viewed, just as the handling of your car depends on its color, and the digestion of food depends on its presentation on the plate) 4. Scroll to the "Managing pairs of Web pages and folders" item 5. Select the "Show both parts and manage them individually" radio button 6. Apply the change It shouldn't be too difficult to find where this is controlled in the Registry and create a .reg file to set it, but frankly I can't be bothered. One of the first things I do when I get a new account on a Windows system is go through all of the UI settings in Explorer, the various control panels, etc. Doing so manually, each time, serves to remind me why proper user interface design is important. -- Michael Wojcik Principal Software Systems Developer, Micro Focus
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- win2k, XP deletes somename_files when somename.html deleted q q (Feb 07)
- Re: win2k, XP deletes somename_files when somename.html deleted Albert N. Umerov (Feb 07)
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- RE: win2k, XP deletes somename_files when somename.html deleted Michael Wojcik (Feb 07)