tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764037540275477749.post8963202976165496625..comments2023-06-06T01:02:23.359-04:00Comments on The Perils and Triumphs of Being a Geek: SSDs and Windows 'Users' DirectoryJonathon Reinharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04790032076191957141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764037540275477749.post-56119063851564354542011-10-28T10:14:14.086-04:002011-10-28T10:14:14.086-04:00Yep, I took a look at the desktop.ini file in old_...Yep, I took a look at the desktop.ini file in old_users, but it didn't seem to have anything special. Maybe I just overlooked it though.<br /><br />A good experiment would be to try deleting just that file.Jonathon Reinharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790032076191957141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764037540275477749.post-48041468686398701422011-10-28T09:41:48.077-04:002011-10-28T09:41:48.077-04:00In your final notes, my guess as to why the "...In your final notes, my guess as to why the "old_users" directory was showing up as "Users" is the desktop.ini file inside "old_users". The desktop.ini file can be used to almost make an alias for a folder. <br /><br />I first noticed this when Dual booting Vista and XP. XP created the folders and on disk, they were called "My documents", but Vista displayed them as "Documents" even though the disk never changed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07468572469787724615noreply@blogger.com