Make Invisible Folders

[MaDFuRiT]

sum of may already know this.....if u make a new folder, go to rename, Hold down alt push 0160(it makes u able to save the folder with no name) then go to properties change icon, move along till u see the blank space(no icon) save....pretty cool if the folders on desktop

[CrowdAds]

[crabby]

I dont think it is that great an idea, as I can't see how you would be able to delete such a folder.

crabby

[Snuffy]

Originally Posted by MaDFuRiT

sum of may already know this.....if u make a new folder, go to rename, Hold down alt push 0160(it makes u able to save the folder with no name) then go to properties change icon, move along till u see the blank space(no icon) save....pretty cool if the folders on desktop

OK, understand what your doing but "To what purpose do you use this" .

[felix8406]

I tried it on 'Computer', the 'Recycle Bin' and the 'Adobe Reader' icon, and like the fact that the desktop looks cleaner; I don't need names to know what those icons are anyway. I didn't go through properties though; just right-click > Rename > Alt + 0160 and click anywhere on an empty space of the desktop.

[crabby]

Felix... can you rename them back? Or delete them? I cant see how it is possible.

crabby

[felix8406]

Originally Posted by crabby

Felix... can you rename them back? Or delete them? I cant see how it is possible.

crabby

Yes I can rename them, delete them or move them.

[Snuffy]

As Normal User - NO, you can not rename them, No, you can not delete the folder, Yes, you delete move or rename stuff in the FOLDER..
BasicallY I still so no reason for this.

A brilliant new tweak, found by undefined, and I'm just gonna repeat his words here. How to get icons with no title on your desktop, this time for real!
Yes, old tricks are using spaces, key combinations like ALT+0160 or ALT+255 (or, for font you're using, looking with the Windows character map for the "empty space" character). Effective, you don't see the titles, but when they get focus, a small box, dotted lines, different color still shows up. Tiny, still annoying.

On the dots, btw, in 2k and XP you can make them go away (as noted by binary). Rightclick your desktop, properties, in 2k choose effects tab, in XP appearance tab, effects button. Check "hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation untill I press the alt key".
Undefined on what he found: "Since Windows hides the extensions LNK, URL, and PIF by default, if the filename is removed, the file is unnamed. But there are some limitations: only one unnamed file with a certain extension is allowed per folder, and only the three mentioned extensions create completely hidden filenames."

Regular rename option doesn't allow you to not enter a name though. You can manually do it by opening a command line window, navigate to the directory of the file, then enter:
ren filename.ext ".ext"
But he created a batch file to perform this - for NT/2k/XP only, get it here - you can just drag a shortcut onto it and it takes aways all but extension. Works only for one file.
Then again, the Win 9x DOS prompt starts at c:\windows anyhow, enter "cd c:\windows\desktop" and you're were you will most likely want to be. The 2k/XP desktop folders are in x:\Documents and Settings\"username"\Desktop\, but cmd.exe accepts clipboard content, so another great use for PathCopyEx...
But, like said, only one file named ".lnk" allowed in a folder/on the desktop. Undefined's solution, just create more extensions that behave like .lnk. Download above contains regfiles for 98 and 2k/XP. Just merge to have .lnk2 registered, you can use immediately. Rightclick, choose edit, change all occurrences of "lnk2" to "lnk3", save and merge again for a working .lnk3 extension. Etcetera. Takes a little bit of work, but effect is great.
Final note, for a completely redone desktop, you'll need to create shortcuts to items like My computer, My documents, Recycle bin, afterwards disable those. In XP, options are in display properties, the bin requires some work in all versions, and anything pre-XP works with TweakUI 1.33.

ANNOYING as hell, PS: this can not be removed on all systems.... the author says for some reason so people can not remove this....
I have taken ownership, I have logged in as Admin, I have followed all instruction... it there.
EMail from Chris says 98% works 100% the other 2% he does not know...

[felix8406]

See here: http://chris.pirillo.com/media/2007/...sible-folders/

[Snuffy]

http://live.pirillo.com/ - Chris is a maniacal tweaker when it comes to Windows. From desktop wallpaper all thy way to totally replacing his shell, he loves to customize his system to fit his tastes. This time he may have gone a little too far when he created an invisible folder in Windows Vista.

To get an "invisible folder" you need to do two things:


Rename the folder to an invisible character. You can do this by renamed the folder and using ALT+0160. You should now have a folder without a name.
To get rid of the icon right click on the folder, select properties, go to customize, and change the icon to a blank icon.
You now have an invisible folder!
In order to delete the folder you’ll need to rename it in the command prompt by typing:


ren " " foldername
That’s not a space in between the quotes. You need to press ALT+1060. You’ll then be able to delete the folder.

That does not work...

You what does work -- System Restore removes the annoyance.

[crabby]

The ren command DOES work... you just need to use the long folder name instead of the Alt+1060. To get the long name type dir /x

crabby

[Snuffy]

Thanks for the info... but even with the step by step from chris... he never mentioned dir /x. I simply RESTORED.. faster that way, and GUARANTEED I WILL NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE ... but IMHO it is worthless anyway.

I do thank you for finding how to undo.. I will add this to my NOTES.

[MaDFuRiT]

To delete...Restart in safe mode, drag the folder to command prompt, get the name, type del name
Done.

[MaDFuRiT]

Originally Posted by crabby

Felix... can you rename them back? Or delete them? I cant see how it is possible.

crabby

Restart in safe mode, drag the folder to command prompt, get the name, type del name
Done.

[crabby]

This doesnt need to be done in safe mode.

Jut run cmd prompt as admin.

find the long name by typing DIR /x

Then type ren "{longname}" newfolder

This will give the folder a name and you can then delete it normally.

crabby

[Snuffy]

Restart in safe mode, drag the folder to command prompt, get the name, type del name
Done.

Really do not like that solution.

Just run cmd prompt as admin.

find the long name by typing DIR /x

Then type ren "{longname}" newfolder

This will give the folder a name and you can then delete it normally.

crabby

I like this responce better.. But I still used RESTORE to get back to where I was.... Simply I will not use nor recommend that to NE one,
seems more a PITA .

I do thank everyone for there solutions ..