Chapter 11. Advanced File Management

Recovering Lost, Damaged, and Deleted Files and Folders

Staying in Sync with Offline Files

Relocating Personal Data Folders

Encrypting Information

Industrial-Strength File Management with Robocopy and Robocopy GUI

Opening Shell Folders with the Shell Command

Using GUIDs to Open Control Panel Items and System Folders

PERHAPS you have noticed that in the language of Windows dialog boxes, the word advanced does not invariably mean technically complex, obscure, esoteric, or arcane. Sometimes its meaning is closer to miscellaneous. In the spirit of this long-established usage, we offer in this chapter a file-management miscellany. We explore the very un-esoteric Recycle Bin and the less visible but more powerful recovery ...

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