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Old November 27th 17, 04:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Char Jackson
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Default hiding extensions by default

On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:34:26 -0600, wrote:

On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:24:23 -0600, Char Jackson
wrote:

On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:11:47 -0600,
wrote:

I always thought that hiding extensions was stupid too. But I do wish MS
would allow hiding by filename. Those goddamn "System Volume
Information" files annoy the f**k out of me and appear on every
partition, every flash drive, and where ever else MS can shove them. I
DO NOT use that drive wasting crap anyhow, and have it disabled
everywhere.


Windows uses SVI, so if you use Windows you're probably (indirectly)
using SVI.

But I still got to see that clutter on everything.....
Since it's disabled, I'd think they would either not create them, or at
least give us a way to hide them. Hiding the Recycle Bin would be useful
too. Again, I dont use it. When I delete something, I want it GONE....


By default, the SVI folders are not visible, so you've chosen to see
them.


I know I can disable ALL system files, but I do want to see most of them
when I am inside the Windows folder. But I dont want to see these SVI
files almost everywhere. If you know of a way to hide them, please tell
me how.

The SVI folders are all empty.


How are you verifying that? Windows Explorer isn't going to help, but
you can use a few other methods. I use Treesize Free to explore in
there, but Linux should also work. Be careful, though, some folks report
that their PC will no longer boot after mucking around in there.

Anyway, even if you disable System Restore, I've never seen an empty SVI
Folder. There's always at least a couple of things in there.

Thats because I disabled SVI.


I'm not sure what that means. What steps did you take?

But if I
right click on a SVI and choose properties, they are empty.


Right, Windows Explorer is trained to hide the SVI contents.

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Char Jackson
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