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What are these files? (ignore_my_docs)

Where do they come from?

Why are they platered all over my PPC in different folders?

Thanks
Nigel

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On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 16:29:03 +0100, NRM Smith wrote:

> What are these files? (ignore_my_docs)
>
> Where do they come from?
>
> Why are they platered all over my PPC in different folders?

Have you tried Google (Groups) ?

<http://groups.google.com/groups?q=i...ocketp
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They shouldn't be plastered all over, but are usually found in the root of
'drives', such as Built-in-Storage, File Store, SD and CF cards.  It is a
trigger for the OS to ignore a My Document folder when looking for files.
The typical method of making your life a bit less cluttered is to put a My
Documents Folder on these sorts of 'external' and then when a program looks
for files that it recognizes, the OS only searches the My Documents folder
instead of all the random program directories that may be on the storage
medium.  If there is no My Documents folder the OS automatically creates an
ignore_my_docs to allow the OS to search the whole drive.  This can really
slow things down if you have programs like Adobe Reader that scan the drive
for files when you open them. If ignore-my-docs is there, it will scan your
entire 1G to whateverG drive for files.  Without it, it will only scan My
Documents, assuming there is one.

If you have a My Documents folder on the drive, you can get rid of the
ignore-my-docs, but be aware, programs will then not look for files outside
My Documents.

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> What are these files? (ignore_my_docs)
>
> Where do they come from?
>
> Why are they platered all over my PPC in different folders?
>
> Thanks
> Nigel
>
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sven

Thanks for this detailed expanation.  It explains why they keep coming back
when I delete them!

They are hidden files, but were visible to me since I had "Show All Files"
selected in my Resco Explorer 2005.
I have now changed the option, so they are no longer visible.

Cheers
Nigel

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> They shouldn't be plastered all over, but are usually found in the root of
> 'drives', such as Built-in-Storage, File Store, SD and CF cards.  It is a
> trigger for the OS to ignore a My Document folder when looking for files.
> The typical method of making your life a bit less cluttered is to put a My
> Documents Folder on these sorts of 'external' and then when a program
> looks for files that it recognizes, the OS only searches the My Documents
> folder instead of all the random program directories that may be on the
> storage medium.  If there is no My Documents folder the OS automatically
> creates an ignore_my_docs to allow the OS to search the whole drive.  This
> can really slow things down if you have programs like Adobe Reader that
> scan the drive for files when you open them. If ignore-my-docs is there,
> it will scan your entire 1G to whateverG drive for files.  Without it, it
> will only scan My Documents, assuming there is one.
>
> If you have a My Documents folder on the drive, you can get rid of the
> ignore-my-docs, but be aware, programs will then not look for files
> outside My Documents.
>
> --
> Sven
> MVP - Mobile Devices
> "NRM Smith" <nrm_smith@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:435a5abf$0$355$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk... 
>
>

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Sven wrote:
> They shouldn't be plastered all over, but are usually found in the root of
> 'drives', such as Built-in-Storage, File Store, SD and CF cards.  It is a
> trigger for the OS to ignore a My Document folder when looking for files.
> The typical method of making your life a bit less cluttered is to put a My
> Documents Folder on these sorts of 'external' and then when a program look
s
> for files that it recognizes, the OS only searches the My Documents folder
> instead of all the random program directories that may be on the storage
> medium.  If there is no My Documents folder the OS automatically creates a
n
> ignore_my_docs to allow the OS to search the whole drive.  This can really
> slow things down if you have programs like Adobe Reader that scan the driv
e
> for files when you open them. If ignore-my-docs is there, it will scan you
r
> entire 1G to whateverG drive for files.  Without it, it will only scan My
> Documents, assuming there is one.
>
> If you have a My Documents folder on the drive, you can get rid of the
> ignore-my-docs, but be aware, programs will then not look for files outsid
e
> My Documents.
>

This can be a bit of a pain if you have files you want programs to see
in My Documents - the SPB themes for example - and try to install to the
same "disk".

I found that I had to delete the ignore_my_docs before installation and
put it back after or I ended up with applications installed under My
Documents rather than in the root where I wanted them.

Just a minor annoyance in the scheme of things, but still confusing.

Andy

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