Recursive file tree in Windows 7

[Claire M Jordan]

A few days ago I discovered by chance that my PC has somehow folded my Local Settings in on themselves in a kind of recursive loop. If you go to Local Settings and expand the Application Data folder you find that Application Data contains a complete duplicate of Local Settings, including an Application Data folder, which in turn contains a complete duplicate of Local Settings, including an Application Data folder, which in turn ... and so on through 24 iterations. Ought I to be worried about this, and if so, what should I do about it?

 

[vis12345]

The data that on Vista & above should go to:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local

and to keep compatibility with older programs in Vista and later a folder %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data is a junction to %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local

Related Links:

1. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...robocopy/20f32f0c-4cb9-4125-923d-6a57e4d27232
2. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/278262-mklink-create-use-links-windows.html
3. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...a-folder/0617cfb6-dd06-4cb6-874d-0cec97d3a310
4. http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/115149-stop-application-data-folder-replicating.html

Basically you or the specific app or *something* else is likely to have modified the permissions on that junction and some programs create that "loop", you should be able to solve the issue "manually" or using JunctionBox:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/junctionbox/

Please visit the first 2 links which would help fix this issue in most cases.