Folder removal
I copied a folder into a fence, thought better of it, tried to delete it, but was warned I would delete the contents. I don't know whether that referred to the copy or the original.
I was expecting a pointer to the original rather than a copy of the entire contents.
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did you look at the folder dates?
What do you mean when you said you copied a folder into a fence? It is not a term I am familiar with. If it is some sort of third party program, you'd better check with their support how those things work.
Sorry, Monsen, for overlooking your reply. I should have explained that a fence is just a group of files that are copies of the originals that are kept in a fence for easy access. The software is from Stardock.
I'll need to refer you to their support then though. If this software provides additional services on top of windows for handling the files in their fences, only those who know that program would know if it stores a full copy or a link of things you put there.
Given the message you got, I would assume a full copy, but that's just blind guessing.
It should be easy enough to test though. Just create your own sacrificial folder with some junk files or copies of existing files in it, then add that to your fence, and then try to delete it again and see if anything happens to the original. Since this isn't related to CC3+ in any way, the behavior seen with that folder should be the same as with the CC3+ folder you added.
I have never heard of this term Femce before, I've been using windows for nearly 30 years.
I hadn't either, until Perrorist started talking about it. There's a website if you search the term "Fence Software". I don't want to put a link here to it because I don't know how reliable/safe it is. It pays to be cautious with third party software that messes with Windows.
"Fence" is, after all, a slang term for a dealer in stolen goods in the UK...
Well, since you mention it, that was one of the things that immediately made me feel suspicious - regardless of whether that suspicion is warranted or not.
Here in the U.S., too. I hadn’t heard it in a computing context but it makes sense.
I use the Stardocks Fences program. You can store original files in the fences, and you can delete the original files in a fence.
Basically, fences are just an organizational tool for your desktop. You can group files, folders and shortcuts together in drop down menu type things. If you delete or don’t load the fences program, all those files will just be on your desktop.