[Framers] Windows XP versus Windows Explorer (Ding!)

[Tino H. Haida]

... Yes, this is weird. 

Win 7 locks folders when you work with them in certain applications
(Acrobat, FrameMaker), but also with the normal Win Explorer.
The Explorer puts an invisible "thumbs.db" file into folders that have
been opened and keeps them locked. 

See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2025703 

This problem did not occur with WIN XP (as far as I remember). But if
other colleagues are also working with the same files this may be the
reason. Or maybe the server OS keeps the files locked. 

Best Regards -- Tino Haida

> For the record, it happens from time to time on Win 7 64bit as well.
> 
> -Carla
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+cmartinek=zebra.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Ken Poshedly
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 1:27 PM
> To: Framers List <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
> Subject: [Framers] Windows XP versus Windows Explorer (Ding!)
> 
> Here's an annoyance where two "things" on my computer simply can't get along and I wonder if anyone here has any suggestions on how to stop this from happening.
> 
> While my two coworkers use Windows 7, my own office platform is still chugging along nicely with Windows XP. This is because in the past, we had problematic FrameMaker files that crashed while being opened in Windows 7, but they opened smoothly on my platform. We all use FrameMaker 11 and all of our files are on a network drive. (We have never been able to figure out why they opened on my platform but not the others. And my company refuses to spend the few bucks on upgrading my operating system, a la "If it ain't broke, don't fix it.")
> 
> Anyway, when we create a new FM book based on a previous one, we copy the pertinent old FM folder (along with its subordinate Insets folder of the various images) to a new location on our network drive.
> 
> Because the default name of the graphics folder is "Insets", and I don't want the new FM file to reference the old Insets folder, I try to rename that old one something else ("Insets - Temp" or whatever) until I have successfully opened the new FM file to correctly reference the new Insets folder at the new location.
> 
> Confused yet? I hope not. Anyway . . .
> 
> More often than not, when I try to rename the old Insets folder, I get a pop-up box stating that no renaming can be done because another program is using this folder -- but it really ain't.
> 
> I will close out every open program, re-open Windows Explorer and then once more try to rename the old Insets folder, but keep getting that nagging pop-up about another program using this folder.
> 
> The final action is close out everything and do a system restart. That always works but it's a pain in the ass.
> 
> Isn't there a keyboard shortcut or something else I can do to prevent this waste of my time (which obviously slows my productivity)?
> 
> -- Ken in Atlanta
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