Super Advice On Those "Super Hidden" Folders
An item in the Sept. 25 issue ("'Super-Hidden' Folders Are Super Annoying" http://langa.com/newsletters/2006/2006-09-25.htm#3 ) prompted two readers to submit a tip and some good advice.
Hi Fred, wonderful newsletter, good spirited, well written, and extremely useful.
Just on the topic of super hidden folders, I think you kind of touched on it but I thought it was worth mentioning a bit more strongly a good habit to get into when dealing with any attachments. It's true you don't always want to keep all attachments but for any that you do need to edit or do something with, I've always found it's just a matter of applying good saving technique when opening them.
Open the attachment from the message, immediately click File/Save As, go to the appropriate folder of your choosing, and name accordingly. Then begin work. This is the same good habit even for commencing work on an empty file so that any autorecover features etc will name the auto recover file according to what you have chosen.
I have found that doing this with attachments saves the 'Doh! Where did I save that file' moment after you close down your program.
This may sound like a very basic or too simple suggestion but I work in technical support and the amount of people that get themselves into trouble just because of not adopting such a simple little habit... well, let's not go there. Kind regards, ---Daniel Burns
And this from reader Carol Waldera:
Dear Fred.... I've been reading your newsletter for quite a few years now and have learned a lot. Thank you for all your hard work. Reading John R. Youngman's query in the current newsletter prompted me to write to you. I use Outlook 2002 on WinXP. I believe my method of getting to the OLK hidden file is a bit easier than the method you have described. I simply run Disk Cleanup....choose Temporary Internet Files > View Files. Click on the Folders button at the top to view the Tree. Now, I can find the OLK folder on the left & empty it. If one happens to delete the OLK folder itself, it will be automatically re-created in the next session. If I remember correctly, I used the same method on my old Win98 machine, too. ---Carol Waldera
Thanks, Daniel and Carol! Great advice.
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