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eZAK1
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_ 		3. February 2012 @ 10:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello,

I have seemed to have misplaced the hidden folder C:\ProgramData !

It just vanished w/o a trace!

I was moving files in and out then it disappeared.

Other hidden files are there!

And programs that use this folder still work fine.

I tried numerous web so called fixes,
I tried numerous searches, looking in list pane, detail pane, pain in the A**.......

It does however appear in the registry.

Also,
If I enter cd \programdata in the command prompt the file shows........
I can then also enter dir and it will show all contents.

ARRRGGGGG>>.............

Would someone mind pointing me in the right direction?
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ddp
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_ 		3. February 2012 @ 14:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
try a system restore to before you made the mistake?
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eZAK1
Newbie
_ 		3. February 2012 @ 18:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah, I wish! No restore points!
I just installed win 7 prior to this mystery.

Here is another clue I just discovered.

If I type ' %programdata% ' in the run box > OK it appears like an old friend,
But alas, it will not show in C:\
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ddp
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_ 		3. February 2012 @ 19:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if have menu bar enabled in windows explorer not internet explorer, goto tools, folder options, view tab & checkmark the "show hidden files, folders & drives" under "hidden files & folders"
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eZAK1
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_ 		4. February 2012 @ 12:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ddp, Yes, those boxes remained checked.
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