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Folders Invisible in GUI, Visible in CMD

Taking over this network at a school.

One student cannot see here directory on the server....

If I look in Explorer, she does not have a dir.
If I look in CMD, there is her dir, all populated with folders. It has the R attribute on it. I have tried attrib -r, -s, -h, all that, all to no avail (access denied in all cases). I am logged in as Admin and Domain Admin

Would appreciate some help!

Server 2008R2, Win 7 clients.

alphaphaedrus

Just curious, if you take the tick out of the tickbox for "hide protected operating system files" does this then allow you to see the folder? seems like the folder somehow became a protected system file.

dougp23

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Yes, I have done that! Still no love!

alphaphaedrus

I have seen this happen with invisible folders in the past, but open with a USB using Linux or OSX and i bet you will be able to see that folder! If so, i would copy the folder, delete it off the drive and then copy it back again.

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Using the above will enable inheritance and apply ACL's from the root object, giving you access on the assumption that you have access to the root ;)

And then obviously using ATTRIB to unhide it.

dougp23

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Michael, that worked! I had to add me PERSONALLY (not Administrators of which I am a member, but my personal account) to the root. Then subtract the R. Now it shows up!

thanks. I think this is going to fix some stuff we have going on.

Member_2_4839798

Sweet as! The old ways are oftern the best ways :)

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