I installed Windows 8 Pro on my PC with two hard drives, SSD for Windows install and HDD for personal files and data, using Windows 7 I was able to add the 2nd HDD libraries manually and set them as default including the Desktop, I can do the same with Windows 8 but the problem now is that the specific Metro apps like Pictures and Music say that there's no files on my libraries...
My guess is that the apps want content to be strictly placed inside the SSD, a registry tweak might resolve this but before I do something I might regret I would like to know if there is an alternative...
All HDD folders have been placed inside the libraries as default but content isn't showing on apps!!!
giodelgado said:
I installed Windows 8 Pro on my PC with two hard drives, SSD for Windows install and HDD for personal files and data, using Windows 7 I was able to add the 2nd HDD libraries manually and set them as default including the Desktop, I can do the same with Windows 8 but the problem now is that the specific Metro apps like Pictures and Music say that there's no files on my libraries...
My guess is that the apps want content to be strictly placed inside the SSD, a registry tweak might resolve this but before I do something I might regret I would like to know if there is an alternative...
All HDD folders have been placed inside the libraries as default but content isn't showing on apps!!!
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You might have to use the Storage Space Control Panel App to get it to work, don't quote me on it though as my Notebook only has space for one HDD and I don't want to mess around with it using an external USB HDD.
Roland
giodelgado said:
I installed Windows 8 Pro on my PC with two hard drives, SSD for Windows install and HDD for personal files and data, using Windows 7 I was able to add the 2nd HDD libraries manually and set them as default including the Desktop, I can do the same with Windows 8 but the problem now is that the specific Metro apps like Pictures and Music say that there's no files on my libraries...
My guess is that the apps want content to be strictly placed inside the SSD, a registry tweak might resolve this but before I do something I might regret I would like to know if there is an alternative...
All HDD folders have been placed inside the libraries as default but content isn't showing on apps!!!
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you have two choices,
firstly you can add your various library to your existing one, it doesn't move everything, all your stuff stays exactly where you left it, id recommend this, mostly because some programs may not like virtual folders and you end up with stuff installed all over the bloody place, to do it just right click on your My Documents folder or which ever one it is, and click add to x library
the other option is to change the location of the libraries, as I said above tho, you may find some programs might have an issue with this and attempt to dump stuff in old locations meaning stuff might not be so obvious to find, to change that just right click on the virtual folder of your choice, say my documents, and click properties, in there you can add and remove folders and more importantly set the folders to defaults for public and normal usage using the set save location and set public save location
dazza9075 said:
you have two choices,
firstly you can add your various library to your existing one, it doesn't move everything, all your stuff stays exactly where you left it, id recommend this, mostly because some programs may not like virtual folders and you end up with stuff installed all over the bloody place, to do it just right click on your My Documents folder or which ever one it is, and click add to x library
the other option is to change the location of the libraries, as I said above tho, you may find some programs might have an issue with this and attempt to dump stuff in old locations meaning stuff might not be so obvious to find, to change that just right click on the virtual folder of your choice, say my documents, and click properties, in there you can add and remove folders and more importantly set the folders to defaults for public and normal usage using the set save location and set public save location
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yes, I had that setup with Windows 7, thing is that the Metro apps don't read outside the stock folder, I already removed it and made the 2nd HDD folder default, they're not virtual
I'm going to try this http://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.8
giodelgado said:
yes, I had that setup with Windows 7, thing is that the Metro apps don't read outside the stock folder, I already removed it and made the 2nd HDD folder default, they're not virtual
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they should do, at least the ones I have do, I have my main docs set on a second disk too, added that folder to the library and bobs your uncle
if you have an app that doesn't it might be worth feeding that back to the dev
dazza9075 said:
they should do, at least the ones I have do, I have my main docs set on a second disk too, added that folder to the library and bobs your uncle
if you have an app that doesn't it might be worth feeding that back to the dev
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I have attached my setup, the thing is that the Pictures metro app and the Music metro app doesn't aggregate those folder files...
interesting, that's the same setup as mine, see attachment.
when launching photos metro app at the bottom I have a list of small ish icons, one that says photo libraries, sky drive, facebook, and a couple of network shares, clicking on photo library then gives me a list of all the folders in all the locations
dazza9075 said:
interesting, that's the same setup as mine, see attachment.
when launching photos metro app at the bottom I have a list of small ish icons, one that says photo libraries, sky drive, facebook, and a couple of network shares, clicking on photo library then gives me a list of all the folders in all the locations
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hmmm it doesn't to me, now see this two folder permissions
default permissions and 2nd hd permissions, the second one is missing SYSTEM
giodelgado said:
hmmm it doesn't to me, now see this two folder permissions
default permissions and 2nd hd permissions, the second one is missing SYSTEM
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just checked mine, its exactly the same
dazza9075 said:
just checked mine, its exactly the same
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testing an tweaking around with permissions I found out that I needed to add SYSTEM with full access to those folders, got it working although it gave me some weird errors and now I'm not too sure about it, maybe some folders were left out...
at least it's working now
dazza9075 said:
just checked mine, its exactly the same
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perhaps uninstall the photo app, then reinstall it from the market place, I had all my folders setup before running it for the first time, not sure if you did but if you didn't perhaps that's what has gotten it all confused
the photo app is available on the market place, search for photos, its the blue one with only a couple of stars! :/ perhaps we should consider using a different app!
Related
What are these folders??? Why do they keep multiplying???
I had set every application I have to store anything to my Flash Disk to save my internal memory, but these folders keep multiplying (see attached pictures)...
Can I just delete them??? What or which application is creating them???
They are labelled as: XMEInst017.........
I think those are just junk created by some crap wares. Deleting them shouldn;t cause any issues. Any idea of what all apps installed on your Athena?
Regards,
Carty..
Those folders have to do with your browser activity/sites,
everytime you go on line it will create more.
I have erased them before with no ill effects.
lol...nope i don't see any and i go online...ie opera browser...hehe looks maybe a hard reset is needed.
Vico100 said:
lol...nope i don't see any and i go online...ie opera browser...hehe looks maybe a hard reset is needed.
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Ahhhhh!!! I hate doing hard resets. Not when everything is working fine except the creation of those XMEInst.......... folders.
Where is your default folder for cookies, etc.... pointing to? I have mine set to the Flask Disk. Do you have yours pointing to the main memory? Maybe you need to check there if you have them too?
I don't mind it eating the memory of my flash disk as it can easily be erased. I don't like anything eating away from my main memory.
bigtsr said:
Those folders have to do with your browser activity/sites,
everytime you go on line it will create more.
I have erased them before with no ill effects.
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I also noticed they are empty, I'll investigate this more and see if they are really related to my browser activity.
Do you know which browser? Is it Pocket Internet Explorer or Opera?
OK, ... I think the creation of these folders are related to RSS Hub.
Can anyone confirm? Because I have not used PIE or Opera today and just used RSS Hub to get my feeds. I then noticed the XMEInst......... folders increased by 1.
I need someone to confirm please.
I deleted everyone of those folders since they are empty anyway. I then performed a soft reset and the folders are totally gone. Used RSS Hub and still no folders. I will now check PIE and Opera to be sure.
cktlcmd said:
What are these folders??? Why do they keep multiplying???
I had set every application I have to store anything to my Flash Disk to save my internal memory, but these folders keep multiplying (see attached pictures)...
Can I just delete them??? What or which application is creating them???
They are labelled as: XMEInst017.........
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Check the location you have specified in HKLM/system/filesys/TempPath. You must have changed it to your flashdisk.
eaglesteve said:
Check the location you have specified in HKLM/system/filesys/TempPath. You must have changed it to your flashdisk.
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Yes I did changed them. I prefer that it eats up the flash disk than my main memory.
Anyway, I did find out which application creates it. The culprit is OPERA. The folders can be deleted safely with no ill effects as suggested from above.
Another thing I observed. You need not delete them manually because if you go to OPERA's settings and delete all cookies, history, passwords, and cache; all the XMEInst......folders disappear on their own.
Thank you to everyone who responded.
Whenever i try ad download someting from opera I get the option to choose where i want it to be downloaded to, however, if I choose storage card the only options I can pick are none or loads of folders of copilot.
Is there a way to specify which folders opera gives me as options to download to?
opera:config
str0g said:
opera:config
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What setting is it, and what section is it in?
opera:config has quite a few options.
Is it a windows mobile setup thing or opera, I cant find any options in opera:config
charliebarter said:
Whenever i try ad download someting from opera I get the option to choose where i want it to be downloaded to, however, if I choose storage card the only options I can pick are none or loads of folders of copilot.
Is there a way to specify which folders opera gives me as options to download to?
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That's interesting. I just get loads of folders in my Music folder.
jakem said:
That's interesting. I just get loads of folders in my Music folder.
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Yeah, it's basically a very poor replacement for a folder treeview. I don't know what order it's sorted the root folder of the storage card, but it shows the 1st folder and then any subfolders of that, and any of their subfolders etc. etc. etc..
I'm the same as the charliebarter that the CoPilot folder is at the top of my list, so we get a recursive list of CoPilot sub folders, and the list runs out before it can get any further. Even if the dropdown allowed more entries, I certainly wouldn't want it to carry on and list every single folder on the storage card!
It's just crap on the part of the Opera devs. (So is the fact that there's a rather small limit on filename lengths, which includes folders so you'll end up with files called something like "\Storage Card\Folder\Sub Folder\Filena", instead of Filename.)
I don't know if Opera 10 is better in this respect, but I prefer the zooming in Opera 9 so I don't want to upgrade.
New Folder.....
Create a new folder on the root of your storage card & download to that. This is what I do. I have a folder on storage card called 'Apps' & download to that. Hope this helps.
weepatc said:
Create a new folder on the root of your storage card & download to that. This is what I do. I have a folder on storage card called 'Apps' & download to that. Hope this helps.
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The problem we have is that we don't get the option to save to any folders other than the long list of copilot folders. The list cuts off before getting any further than the many many subfolders of copilot.
I do have other folders in the root of the card. I just can't save to them. I end up saving to the root of the card and then moving files later, but that's just daft.
johncmolyneux said:
The problem we have is that we don't get the option to save to any folders other than the long list of copilot folders. The list cuts off before getting any further than the many many subfolders of copilot.
I do have other folders in the root of the card. I just can't save to them. I end up saving to the root of the card and then moving files later, but that's just daft.
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exactly, the I even have a bing folder before copilot and this isn't shown as an option so I don't think it's a alphabet position thing, I also have to move after downloading
Hello,
I have some pictures of my girlfriend when shes naked on my phone and i dont like that when i open my photos & videos first thing you see is my girlfriend naked. Its pretty annoying if my friends uses my phone and i cant let them go see pictures becouse im not that kind of boyfriend So is there any way to hide pictures / make folder with password? And sorry for my bad english i hope you guys understand.
like your honesty!!!
using file explorer.. go to...
(depending where your pictures are stored)
cut and paste the pictures contained in DCIM\100media\
into a new folder somewhere else on the storage card.. and it will no longer appear in the image gallery
nutmegy said:
using file explorer.. go to...
(depending where your pictures are stored)
cut and paste the pictures contained in DCIM\100media\
into a new folder somewhere else on the storage card.. and it will no longer appear in the image gallery
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That doesnt work, when i click "all albums" you can see those pictures.
Mate - have a look at this, in the hits & tips thread linked in my sig...
64. Disable Unwanted Folders From Showing in HTC Album
It just hides a folder from the album app. You can still manually browse to it with file explorer, for example, and open images from there.
Hope this helps
johncmolyneux said:
Mate - have a look at this, in the hits & tips thread linked in my sig...
64. Disable Unwanted Folders From Showing in HTC Album
It just hides a folder from the album app. You can still manually browse to it with file explorer, for example, and open images from there.
Hope this helps
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Thanks man =) that helped
lol i forgot to add that bit!!, anyway your "Friends" shouldn't be rooting around your phone anyway!!!! heheh
simple..send them to me and I'll hide them for you
twisted-pixel said:
simple..send them to me and I'll hide them for you
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Haha =D you wish
i edited thet registry key but i'm having troubles.. while it is actually hiding pictures in htc album, they are still showing up in manila's tab, am i doing something wrong?
WinRar the files. You can even put a password on it so that if you loose the phone no one can see the pics. I found it the easiest and most secure way to hide your girlfriends pictures.
RReckless
Free app to protect pictures
Hi,
Search for an app called FreeOTFE4PDA. It allows you to create a fully encrypted, password protected folder on your card. This can then be mounted as a storage card when needed. Within this you can create folder and do anything else you can do on a storage card. The important part is of course that you can not mount it if you do not know the password.
Regards
i run both windows and android, so what i'm trying to do is to hide android's gallery cache files (why did developers think that using readable jpg files as cache would be a good idea in the first place?)
that's the reason i want them to remain accessible for android use, but still don't want them to fill my windows photo tab with duplicates, so no rar storing can solve my problem
i fear i'll have to give up the 3d glory of android's gallery due to this stupid issue...
Use Total Commander, find the pictures, press & hold a picture, tap Properties, check the box "Hidden", press OK. The pictures can only be accessed through Total Commander.
It's a good thing my 900th post went to a good cause!
l30 said:
i run both windows and android, so what i'm trying to do is to hide android's gallery cache files (why did developers think that using readable jpg files as cache would be a good idea in the first place?)
that's the reason i want them to remain accessible for android use, but still don't want them to fill my windows photo tab with duplicates, so no rar storing can solve my problem
i fear i'll have to give up the 3d glory of android's gallery due to this stupid issue...
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That's exactly the problem i'm having. You just have to keep the photos rarred while you using android. Not the perfect solution, if you find a better 1 i'm interested too.
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1)Change the extension to some other (from jpg to ipg in example). So no one program will open it. When you need it change again to jpg.
2)make it hidden or system
I searched and checked the FAQs, nothing appeared on this.
Micro. said some blabber about no one used this in Win 7 and that it slowed down the system. I used it, and loved it, along with a lot of other power users if you Google it.
Apparently, there are still shadow copies in Win 8, so I copied the folder to the window pane on the left in explorer. In the address bar, type:
\\computername\c$\Users\computerusername
e.g. \\mylaptop\c$\Spongebobsquarepants
Has anyone else been using this? Apparently on the network, previous versions, including the tab is still there. Anyone have any tips on this? If I could get the previous version tab in the properties section I would run around naked singing.
Shadow Copies are still present, but they're (in theory) used only for the "System Restore" feature that's been around in one form or another since Windows ME. You may recall that on Vista and Win7 you had to manually enable Previous Versions for any drive but the system one, and stuff like that? My guess is that that's why the feature didn't get enough usage; people didn't have it turned on to use it much.
Anyhow, like you, I made very heavy use of Previous Versions and was pissed to see it get cut (the new Windows Backup is almost good enough to be a substitute, but they serve different purposes, dammit!). I'd love to see a way to get it brought back for data files (as opposed to system files and programs only).
There is also "File History" which works much the same way but from a seperate GUI.
The backup files have to be stored on an external drive, but you can get around this by creating a network share that points at one of your local drives.
And it only does Libraries, but since you can create libraries, and put any folders you like in them, it means you can back up pretty much anything.
marcd2k12 said:
There is also "File History" which works much the same way but from a seperate GUI.
The backup files have to be stored on an external drive, but you can get around this by creating a network share that points at one of your local drives.
And it only does Libraries, but since you can create libraries, and put any folders you like in them, it means you can back up pretty much anything.
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Ah, I never knew this. I tried selecting the same drive as Windows 8 but it refuses, I selected my other partition with Windows 7 and it accepted that location. I'll see how that goes. Thanks a lot.
I've been using Windows 8.1 on my Surface RT tablet for a few hours now and I am not too happy with what Microsoft has done already. Though there are some pretty neat improvements I am sure I'll find more things I don't like about the update.
1. I really don't need the Start button because I am already used to all the hot corners, and now it's just a waste of space on the Taskbar where I keep most Desktop apps and where I still want to have some free space for the icons to expand when apps are opened. Besides, the old Start thumbnail-button in the Task Switcher looked much better. I understand the need for it, but wish there was an option to disable the Start button in Taskbar Properties for those who really enjoy the new Windows experience.
2. The new Search Charm is less usable. I used the Search Charm to quickly search within an active app, and now you have to open a drop-down menu to select the app you are currently in every single time in order to do such a search. Not to mention that it is no longer possible to search within an app of choice from other places than the app itself.
3. I really don't like the fact that they removed Messenger app. Though it was very buggy, it was still a good companion to the Facebook-friendly People app. Why have Facebook integration there at all, if they are forcing people to use website/official FB app anyway because of the lacking chat capabilities?
4. The upper number row makes the on-screen keyboard look less aesthetically pleasing. They could've made the numbers less standing out, though I do understand the practical purpose of the number row.
5. The variable-size multitasking-split is great, but other than standard sizes should be disabled for apps that do not properly support them. You would not want to make any app window smaller if other app doesn't benefit of it.
6. I wish there was a way to uninstall Desktop Office apps and have them back when desired. I am not going to use Outlook ever and I would surely appreciate the extra storage space.
7. Though I like how they renamed Computer to This PC and added superb Skydrive integration, they made libraries less accessible by featuring local /User/ folders instead of libraries and removing them from the sidebar of Windows Explorer. How are you supposed to easily access them?
8. What I was really looking forward to seeing in the 8.1 update is the possibility to actually use microSD card from somewhere but the Desktop by adding it's locations to libraries. Microsoft has always defended the lack of local storage by saying that there is an USB port and a microSD slot, but how can you actually use the extra space? Go to Desktop every single time and browse your photos with Windows Photo Viewer Desktop app? Not to mention that I had to encrypt the SD card using another computer's Bitlocker and that I have to manually unlock the card every time my Surface restarts. I partially solved the SD card being featured in libraries problem by creating a virtual disk which I have to mount after every reboot. It works fine, but it's crazy. I am aware that this only affects Windows RT.
pauliusba said:
I've been using Windows 8.1 on my Surface RT tablet for a few hours now and I am not too happy with what Microsoft has done already. Though there are some pretty neat improvements I am sure I'll find more things I don't like about the update.
1. I really don't need the Start button because I am already used to all the hot corners, and now it's just a waste of space on the Taskbar where I keep most Desktop apps and where I still want to have some free space for the icons to expand when apps are opened. Besides, the old Start thumbnail-button in the Task Switcher looked much better. I understand the need for it, but wish there was an option to disable the Start button in Taskbar Properties for those who really enjoy the new Windows experience.
2. The new Search Charm is less usable. I used the Search Charm to quickly search within an active app, and now you have to open a drop-down menu to select the app you are currently in every single time in order to do such a search. Not to mention that it is no longer possible to search within an app of choice from other places than the app itself.
3. I really don't like the fact that they removed Messenger app. Though it was very buggy, it was still a good companion to the Facebook-friendly People app. Why have Facebook integration there at all, if they are forcing people to use website/official FB app anyway because of the lacking chat capabilities?
4. The upper number row makes the on-screen keyboard look less aesthetically pleasing. They could've made the numbers less standing out, though I do understand the practical purpose of the number row.
5. The variable-size multitasking-split is great, but other than standard sizes should be disabled for apps that do not properly support them. You would not want to make any app window smaller if other app doesn't benefit of it.
6. I wish there was a way to uninstall Desktop Office apps and have them back when desired. I am not going to use Outlook ever and I would surely appreciate the extra storage space.
7. Though I like how they renamed Computer to This PC and added superb Skydrive integration, they made libraries less accessible by featuring local /User/ folders instead of libraries and removing them from the sidebar of Windows Explorer. How are you supposed to easily access them?
8. What I was really looking forward to seeing in the 8.1 update is the possibility to actually use microSD card from somewhere but the Desktop by adding it's locations to libraries. Microsoft has always defended the lack of local storage by saying that there is an USB port and a microSD slot, but how can you actually use the extra space? Go to Desktop every single time and browse your photos with Windows Photo Viewer Desktop app? Not to mention that I had to encrypt the SD card using another computer's Bitlocker and that I have to manually unlock the card every time my Surface restarts. I partially solved the SD card being featured in libraries problem by creating a virtual disk which I have to mount after every reboot. It works fine, but it's crazy. I am aware that this only affects Windows RT.
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You'd better post this on the beta forums. It is useless here, other than attracting trollz.
pauliusba said:
I've been using Windows 8.1 on my Surface RT tablet for a few hours now and I am not too happy with what Microsoft has done already. Though there are some pretty neat improvements I am sure I'll find more things I don't like about the update.
1. I really don't need the Start button because I am already used to all the hot corners, and now it's just a waste of space on the Taskbar where I keep most Desktop apps and where I still want to have some free space for the icons to expand when apps are opened. Besides, the old Start thumbnail-button in the Task Switcher looked much better. I understand the need for it, but wish there was an option to disable the Start button in Taskbar Properties for those who really enjoy the new Windows experience.
2. The new Search Charm is less usable. I used the Search Charm to quickly search within an active app, and now you have to open a drop-down menu to select the app you are currently in every single time in order to do such a search. Not to mention that it is no longer possible to search within an app of choice from other places than the app itself.
3. I really don't like the fact that they removed Messenger app. Though it was very buggy, it was still a good companion to the Facebook-friendly People app. Why have Facebook integration there at all, if they are forcing people to use website/official FB app anyway because of the lacking chat capabilities?
4. The upper number row makes the on-screen keyboard look less aesthetically pleasing. They could've made the numbers less standing out, though I do understand the practical purpose of the number row.
5. The variable-size multitasking-split is great, but other than standard sizes should be disabled for apps that do not properly support them. You would not want to make any app window smaller if other app doesn't benefit of it.
6. I wish there was a way to uninstall Desktop Office apps and have them back when desired. I am not going to use Outlook ever and I would surely appreciate the extra storage space.
7. Though I like how they renamed Computer to This PC and added superb Skydrive integration, they made libraries less accessible by featuring local /User/ folders instead of libraries and removing them from the sidebar of Windows Explorer. How are you supposed to easily access them?
8. What I was really looking forward to seeing in the 8.1 update is the possibility to actually use microSD card from somewhere but the Desktop by adding it's locations to libraries. Microsoft has always defended the lack of local storage by saying that there is an USB port and a microSD slot, but how can you actually use the extra space? Go to Desktop every single time and browse your photos with Windows Photo Viewer Desktop app? Not to mention that I had to encrypt the SD card using another computer's Bitlocker and that I have to manually unlock the card every time my Surface restarts. I partially solved the SD card being featured in libraries problem by creating a virtual disk which I have to mount after every reboot. It works fine, but it's crazy. I am aware that this only affects Windows RT.
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I have no idea what you are talking about regarding seeing SD card contents in libraries - all you have to do is right click, add to library, select library you want it to show up.
And there is one huge plus for me in the added start menu button - now you can call its context menu on a touchscreen-device and quickly open computer management, admin's powershell and so on. As I do this often while hacking - I really like it.
And the new added onscreen keyboard is great - now it has an up/down arrows and functional keys
The keyboard mode with full arrow keys and (I think) Fkeys already existed, but was hidden by default. If you went into the settings for the touch input panel you could enable it.
UBNAS81 said:
I have no idea what you are talking about regarding seeing SD card contents in libraries - all you have to do is right click, add to library, select library you want it to show up.
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Sorry. What I actually meant by that was that Metro apps don't see the "libraried" content from SD card. And the indexing is disabled there too.
P.S.: I found out that 8.1 actually allows Bitlocker to automatically unlock an SD card on boot.
pauliusba said:
Sorry. What I actually meant by that was that Metro apps don't see the "libraried" content from SD card. And the indexing is disabled there too.
P.S.: I found out that 8.1 actually allows Bitlocker to automatically unlock an SD card on boot.
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There was a guide to symlink SD card to a folder, just Google add SD card content to metro apps.
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