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User forums => Using Code::Blocks => Topic started by: mijewen on June 29, 2014, 03:21:36 am
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Folks,
Did I make an installation error?
During installation/initialisation of C::B, I was asked to name a project directory. I chose My Documents\C_Proj
Everything has been working fine, and I see the directory tree ...
My Documents
+ <other stuff>
+ C_Proj
+ E
+ Fishes
+ Test Pointer pointers
+ Test recursive function
+ Downloads
etc, etc.
I'm working on Fishes, but along the way, I needed to teach myself something about passing pointers to pointers to a function (MyFunc(struct s **pt)), and about recursive functions.
It's heartbreaking, when you're putting time and interest into a project to lose it, so I decided to back it up onto my MP3 player, along with the podcasts that I download each day. First, though, I checked the Properties of my C_Proj folder to be sure I had enough space on the MP3 player. To my astonishment, it said there were 2794 directories. I thought it must be mistaken, but started expanding them, and although I didn't go all the way, it seems to be right.
They all live behind that "E" directory. When I expand it, I see ...
My Documents
+ <other stuff>
+ C_Proj
- E
- Backup
- C_Proj
- E
- Backup
- C_Proj
-E
etc, till I run out of screen space.
I can't delete the E directory (even after un-ticking its Read Only box), and I didn't expand it far enough to find out where the files in it are, but Properties tells me that there are 64K in files in there somewhere.
Can anybody tell me a bit more about this please, and how I should best manage it. Backing that up onto a USB device will take forever!
Thanks ... Mij
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Did I make an installation error?
Nope. Also, C::B does not create recursive folders and/or mysterious "Backup" folders. I am sorry, but you should check your backup software or alike (your recursive function?!) to see what caused this.
This is not a C::B issue.
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Many thanks, MortenMacFly,
Armed with the knowledge that it's not a C::B issue, I set about deleting the invalid directory, which took me an entire day. DOS was unable to access the path, and the directory was locked by Win Explorer. I eventually downloaded a utility called Unlocker.exe, which said "The directory could not be removed" - but when I looked for it again, it had gone, and everything is looking good again. I have no idea where that E directory came from, and although I discovered it through checking its properties, I had not run any backup against it. I still haven't, so I don't know where the Backup directories came from either.
Anyway, all's well that ends well. Thanks again for your input.