).Attributes -= 'ReadOnly' to clear the attriubte (very useful in trouble-shooting "duplicate folder name" issues)ĭon't be confused by the Read-Only checkbox in the folder's Properties dialog, ignore it! ).Attributes += 'ReadOnly' to set the attriubte You can toggle the folder's ReadOnly attribute by opening a PowerShell window at the locatiion and typing: Explorer only processes a folder's desktop.ini file if the folder's ReadOnly attribute is set.Īlthough the default folders all specify a resource feference when assigning a LocalizedResourceName, a literal string (unquoted, spaces OK) also works: For example, here is the desktop.ini file for Public Desktop allows displayed folder names to change with the selected display language while the underlying file system name remains the same for the sake of working code.Ĭustom icons are also specified in desktop.ini files. " are assigned via the desktop.ini file found within each folder. How do "Public" folders technically work on Windows? I saw this which is a good explanation of what these folders are for and how to use them, but not the underlying technical bits. Create a new library(Using Windows Explorer(Running As Administrator)Īny more information on how this feature works.Copy an existing folder like documents(In Command Prompt(Running As Administrator)) using XCOPY /E Videos M圓DModels) - results in a plain directory.Create a new folder in Windows Explorer(Running As Administrator).If I create a new folder in C:\Users\Public (At this root not some sub-folder), the new folder appears to be a simple directory and has no location tab. When I look at the folders in Windows Explorer(Running as Administrator) and show properties, they all have a location tab. If I drop into a Command Prompt(Running As Administrator), a DIR /A /Q command shows they are named(Documents, Videos, Music) - it also shows they are simple folders, not symlinks or junctions. (IE Public Documents, Public Videos, Public Music, etc.). When I look at the folders in \Users\Public in Windows Explorer(Running as Administrator), it shows them all named Public. Specifically I want the Properties-Location Tab and the modified name displayed in Windows Explorer(IE Create a new folder M圓DModels, have it show in Explorer as Public M圓DModels and have the ability to control location). On a fresh Windows 10 install, I want to create a new Folder in \Users\Public that works the same as all the other folders in this folder.
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