Whenever video files are saved in my program files folder, I can't see them. If I download videos anywhere else though, I can. So I can see all the VODs I've downloaded, but lately I've been trying to record some FPVODs to see if I can get better by watching where I f*** up in first person as well as replays.

When I open VLC / Winamp / WMP and go to the directory, I can see the files, but not in Windows Explorer. At first I thought the program wasn't saving them, but the problem is not with the program.

Do any of you have any idea why this would happen?

Thanks all

Edit: It's not directly in Program Files, it's
\bobyte\AVI Screen Recorder Pro\Screen captures
I think

micronesia

United States24814 Posts

May 07 2008 04:06 GMT

1) Are they listed when you use the 'dir' command in ms-dos?

2) Try right clicking inside the directory and arranging the files... maybe they are all outside of the visible field of the window or something. Also try adjusting the folder options for what types of files are shown, hidden, etc, to see if for some reason that group of directories is set to hide the files you can't find.

3) Possibly run scandisk or something like that

patrick321

United States185 Posts

May 07 2008 04:10 GMT

I sometimes have a similar problem when saving things to my desktop. Try pressing f5 in the windows explorer window to refresh the file list.

Ancestral

United States3230 Posts

May 07 2008 04:17 GMT

On May 07 2008 13:06 micronesia wrote:
1) Are they listed when you use the 'dir' command in ms-dos?

2) Try right clicking inside the directory and arranging the files... maybe they are all outside of the visible field of the window or something. Also try adjusting the folder options for what types of files are shown, hidden, etc, to see if for some reason that group of directories is set to hide the files you can't find.

3) Possibly run scandisk or something like that

Well, I'm using Vista, so it says "this folder is empty" when I select the folder. And F5 doesn't do anything, and they are not listed when I do a dir in cmd.exe (Vista doesn't even have command.com). But I can still see them when I go to the same directory in WMP. And when I right click on the folder and select properties, it says 0 folders, 0 files, 0 bytes.

micronesia

United States24814 Posts

May 07 2008 04:22 GMT

On May 07 2008 13:17 Ancestral wrote:

Show nested quote +

Use vlc or something to get a filename, and do a windows search. Check the path carefully for something strange.

Ancestral

United States3230 Posts

May 07 2008 04:29 GMT

On May 07 2008 13:22 micronesia wrote:

Show nested quote +

Use vlc or something to get a filename, and do a windows search. Check the path carefully for something strange.

I can't see anything strange in the path, but there is windows explorer vs VLC open file menu.

0xDEADBEEF

Germany1235 Posts

May 07 2008 04:46 GMT

- Turn on "Show hidden files" and "Show system files" (Explorer Window -> Organize -> Folder and Search Options -> View -> ...)

- Also try turning off "Show previews and filters" (also in that menu somewhere). "Windows classic folders" has to be turned on.

- Make sure that there's no file "desktop.ini" inside the directory. They're normally hidden until you have "Show system files" on, and Explorer reads them and modifies his viewing behavior for this directory. Annoying feature. I'd bet that you can also hide files using it.

when I do a dir in cmd.exe (Vista doesn't even have command.com)

That's good. command.com is just legacy MS-DOS leftover crap. Since NT, 2000 or XP (don't really know where it first appeared), cmd.exe is the way to access the command line.

Ancestral

United States3230 Posts

May 07 2008 05:00 GMT

Alright, I set it to view system files (hidden files were already set to be shown), but it didn't work.

However, through random clicking and messing around, I clicked an icon an the tool bar for windows explorer that said "Compatibility Files" and the tooltip said "Show Compatibility Files for this Folder." When I clicked on it, the video files suddenly appeared! What is a "Compatibility File" and how do I make it show them all the time?

Edit: Okay, I googled it. It didn't make any sense, but it's a security feature in Vista apparently where old programs cannot write to Program Files or Windows without some kind of permission, so it uses "virtual app space" to fool the programs into thinking they're writing there.

When I click "Compatibility Files" it shows the files in the virtual space, but I can't turn it permanently on and just go about my merry way. Vista sucks >:<

mahnini

United States6862 Posts

May 07 2008 06:31 GMT

On May 07 2008 14:00 Ancestral wrote:
Alright, I set it to view system files (hidden files were already set to be shown), but it didn't work.

However, through random clicking and messing around, I clicked an icon an the tool bar for windows explorer that said "Compatibility Files" and the tooltip said "Show Compatibility Files for this Folder." When I clicked on it, the video files suddenly appeared! What is a "Compatibility File" and how do I make it show them all the time?

Edit: Okay, I googled it. It didn't make any sense, but it's a security feature in Vista apparently where old programs cannot write to Program Files or Windows without some kind of permission, so it uses "virtual app space" to fool the programs into thinking they're writing there.

When I click "Compatibility Files" it shows the files in the virtual space, but I can't turn it permanently on and just go about my merry way. Vista sucks >:<

I was going to post "that's what you get for using Vista" after seeing the screens. It works out for me either way.

That's what you get for using Vista.

Ancestral

United States3230 Posts

May 07 2008 20:54 GMT

#10

On May 07 2008 15:31 mahnini wrote:

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I was going to post "that's what you get for using Vista" after seeing the screens. It works out for me either way.

That's what you get for using Vista.

Microsoft does not allow companies like HP and Dell to ship new home computers with XP AFAIK, at least that's what the sales rep at Microcenter told me. I would have gotten XP, but I'd have to pay for it.

This is on my laptop which is primarily for school. If I get a new desktop, I'll either get XP, or CentOS, or if Vista doesn't suck by then, I'll get that. My desktop has XP and it never has any problems >.<