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Accesible folder in inaccesible folder bug
Posted: 11 Sep 2006 14:33
by Tamil
I have the following folder structure.
D:\CommonFolder\ProtectedFolder\UnprotectedFolder
CommonFolder &
UnprotectedFolders are accessible by Guest account but
ProtectedFolder cannot be accessed by Guest account. When I enter
D:\CommonFolder\ProtectedFolder\UnprotectedFolder\ in address bar XYplorer changes address to
D:\CommonFolder\ and shows nothing.

Re: Accesible folder in inaccesible folder bug
Posted: 17 Sep 2006 22:04
by admin
Before browsing a new location, XY checks whether the folder exists (for the current account). If a folder does not exist XY walks up the parent line until it finds a folder that exists and goes there.
In your case, it appears that "D:\CommonFolder\ProtectedFolder\UnprotectedFolder\" does not exist. Does Explorer behave differently?
Re: Accesible folder in inaccesible folder bug
Posted: 18 Sep 2006 01:24
by Tamil
admin wrote:In your case, it appears that "D:\CommonFolder\ProtectedFolder\UnprotectedFolder" does not exist.
It exists.
admin wrote:Does Explorer behave differently?
Yes, explorer shows
UnprotectedFolder.
Re: Accesible folder in inaccesible folder bug
Posted: 18 Sep 2006 09:34
by admin
Tamil wrote:admin wrote:In your case, it appears that "D:\CommonFolder\ProtectedFolder\UnprotectedFolder" does not exist.
It exists.
admin wrote:Does Explorer behave differently?
Yes, explorer shows
UnprotectedFolder.
Okay. Can you give me a quick description of how I can set up "D:\CommonFolder\ProtectedFolder\UnprotectedFolder" on my machine. Thanks.
Re: Accesible folder in inaccesible folder bug
Posted: 18 Sep 2006 17:00
by Tamil
admin wrote:Can you give me a quick description of how I can set up "D:\CommonFolder\ProtectedFolder\UnprotectedFolder" on my machine.
Create 3 folders nested like this
D:\CommonFolder\ProtectedFolder\UnprotectedFolder\
Right click on
ProtectedFolder and click Properties and then select Security tab (In XP you have to boot in safe mode to see security tab and file system should be NTFS). Give access only to your account (#1) to this folder and remove other accounts. Similarly do it for
UnprotectedFolder and also give access to an another account (#2). Now logoff and login with another account (#2) and you can't go inside
ProtectedFolder with this account. But when you enter
D:\CommonFolder\ProtectedFolder\UnprotectedFolder\ in address bar, you can go inside
UnprotectedFolder in explorer not in XYplorer.
Re: Accesible folder in inaccesible folder bug
Posted: 18 Sep 2006 21:33
by admin
Okay, thanks, Tamil! I don't give it an extremely high priority, though. In other words: I have to get some other stuff done before.
Re: Accesible folder in inaccesible folder bug
Posted: 19 Sep 2006 00:39
by Tamil
admin wrote:Okay, thanks, Tamil! I don't give it an extremely high priority, though. In other words: I have to get some other stuff done before.
OK, Thanks.
Posted: 01 Jun 2007 07:30
by Tamil
I mapped that folder as network drive and it shows in XYplorer.