how to change files into folders (Windows 10)
I was using autoit to rename folders, and I used FileMove instead of DirMove. It did move all the data from the folder, but wrote the destination folder as a FILE - Without the D attribute - so windows treats it as a FILE. I have good reason to believe that the data inside hasn't changed, It's just missing the D Attribute.
Is there any tool or method to set the D attribute of a file on windows? I've been googling for 2 hours and have had no luck.
windows windows-10 file-attributes
asked Dec 24 '18 at 0:06
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I was using autoit to rename folders, and I used FileMove instead of DirMove. It did move all the data from the folder, but wrote the destination folder as a FILE - Without the D attribute - so windows treats it as a FILE. I have good reason to believe that the data inside hasn't changed, It's just missing the D Attribute.
Is there any tool or method to set the D attribute of a file on windows? I've been googling for 2 hours and have had no luck.
windows windows-10 file-attributes
asked Dec 24 '18 at 0:06
user6212user6212
113
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Have you tried "extracting" the file using 7zip?
– music2myear
Dec 24 '18 at 0:18
7zip doesn't recognize it as an archive. Had that thought too Maybe if I put it INTO a .zip file, I could do some hex editor fuckery on the archive, and then extract the folder. I have no clue how i'd do that.
– user6212
Dec 24 '18 at 2:33
If you move a folder to a single file target, it normally gets overwritten, doesn't the size of the file give you a hint of the actual content?
– LotPings
Dec 24 '18 at 16:39
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I was using autoit to rename folders, and I used FileMove instead of DirMove. It did move all the data from the folder, but wrote the destination folder as a FILE - Without the D attribute - so windows treats it as a FILE. I have good reason to believe that the data inside hasn't changed, It's just missing the D Attribute.
Is there any tool or method to set the D attribute of a file on windows? I've been googling for 2 hours and have had no luck.
windows windows-10 file-attributes
asked Dec 24 '18 at 0:06
user6212user6212
113
I was using autoit to rename folders, and I used FileMove instead of DirMove. It did move all the data from the folder, but wrote the destination folder as a FILE - Without the D attribute - so windows treats it as a FILE. I have good reason to believe that the data inside hasn't changed, It's just missing the D Attribute.
Is there any tool or method to set the D attribute of a file on windows? I've been googling for 2 hours and have had no luck.
windows windows-10 file-attributes
windows windows-10 file-attributes
asked Dec 24 '18 at 0:06
user6212user6212
113
asked Dec 24 '18 at 0:06
user6212user6212
113
asked Dec 24 '18 at 0:06
user6212user6212
113
asked Dec 24 '18 at 0:06
user6212user6212
113
asked Dec 24 '18 at 0:06
user6212user6212
113
113
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Have you tried "extracting" the file using 7zip?
– music2myear
Dec 24 '18 at 0:18
7zip doesn't recognize it as an archive. Had that thought too Maybe if I put it INTO a .zip file, I could do some hex editor fuckery on the archive, and then extract the folder. I have no clue how i'd do that.
– user6212
Dec 24 '18 at 2:33
If you move a folder to a single file target, it normally gets overwritten, doesn't the size of the file give you a hint of the actual content?
– LotPings
Dec 24 '18 at 16:39
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Have you tried "extracting" the file using 7zip?
– music2myear
Dec 24 '18 at 0:18
7zip doesn't recognize it as an archive. Had that thought too Maybe if I put it INTO a .zip file, I could do some hex editor fuckery on the archive, and then extract the folder. I have no clue how i'd do that.
– user6212
Dec 24 '18 at 2:33
If you move a folder to a single file target, it normally gets overwritten, doesn't the size of the file give you a hint of the actual content?
– LotPings
Dec 24 '18 at 16:39
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Have you tried "extracting" the file using 7zip?
– music2myear
Dec 24 '18 at 0:18
Have you tried "extracting" the file using 7zip?
– music2myear
Dec 24 '18 at 0:18
7zip doesn't recognize it as an archive. Had that thought too Maybe if I put it INTO a .zip file, I could do some hex editor fuckery on the archive, and then extract the folder. I have no clue how i'd do that.
– user6212
Dec 24 '18 at 2:33
7zip doesn't recognize it as an archive. Had that thought too Maybe if I put it INTO a .zip file, I could do some hex editor fuckery on the archive, and then extract the folder. I have no clue how i'd do that.
– user6212
Dec 24 '18 at 2:33
If you move a folder to a single file target, it normally gets overwritten, doesn't the size of the file give you a hint of the actual content?
– LotPings
Dec 24 '18 at 16:39
If you move a folder to a single file target, it normally gets overwritten, doesn't the size of the file give you a hint of the actual content?
– LotPings
Dec 24 '18 at 16:39
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Have you tried "extracting" the file using 7zip?
– music2myear
Dec 24 '18 at 0:18
7zip doesn't recognize it as an archive. Had that thought too Maybe if I put it INTO a .zip file, I could do some hex editor fuckery on the archive, and then extract the folder. I have no clue how i'd do that.
– user6212
Dec 24 '18 at 2:33
If you move a folder to a single file target, it normally gets overwritten, doesn't the size of the file give you a hint of the actual content?
– LotPings
Dec 24 '18 at 16:39