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Miho14
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Different folder contents in Windows Explorer and TC

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I have been looking for a file, but I couldn't find a folder. I tried again with Windows Explorer and have discovered that the contents of the same folder are completely different than the ones in TC.

The folder is "C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local" and I was running both TC and Windows Explorer as Administrator. TC shows 5 sub folders, Windows Explorer only 2, but they are different ones. Also the contents of a folder "Microsoft" (which is the only one that is the same) are different.

I have copied the path from TC to Windows Explorer and vice versa to make sure that I'm looking at the same folder.

I'm using TC 8.51a (win32 + 64) under 64bit Windows 7 Pro.

Please help me understand what is going on and solve the situation.

Thanks!
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Post by *karlchen »

Hello, Miho14.

Note:
If you install Total Commander 8.51a 32-bit+64-bit on Windows 7 64-bit (like I have done as well), this will give you in the Total Commander programme folder:
+ the complete 32-bit Total Commander programme
+ the complete 64-bit Total Commander programme
This means you can either start the 32-bit T.C., executable filename totalcmd.exe, or the 64-bit T.C., executable filename totalcmd64.exe.

If on Windows 7 64-bit you use T.C. 8.51a 32-bit to inspect the folder "C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local" and at the same time Windows Explorer (64-bit), in this case you are very likely experiencing this phenomenon: Windows x64: Explorer vs TC: Content of System32 different

If on Windows 7 64-bit you use T.C. 8.51a 64-bit to inspect the folder "C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local" and at the same time Windows Explorer (64-bit) and they still look different, in this case you have configured
+ T.C. 8.51a to display hidden and system objects
+ Windows Explorer not to display all hidden and system objects.

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Karl
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Post by *Miho14 »

Thank you Karl,
I really was running 32bit version and was experiencing this phenomenon: "Windows x64: Explorer vs TC: Content of System32 different".

Thank you for clarification!

Kind regards,
Miha
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