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Old 06-19-2009, 09:19 AM   #1 (permalink)
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USB folders hidden

Hi Guys/Gals,

Sorry if am posting in the wrong forum. I'm new, p'se forgive. I'm wondering, my flash had some infections which I cleaned, however the folders that were there are now hidden plus osme new system folders....has this happened to anybody? How do I fix it??

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Old 06-19-2009, 02:11 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: USB folders hidden

Sounds like the infections are still on the drive. My best advice would be to wipe the drive. Boot into Safe Mode before you wipe the drive to help prevent the infections from migrating to your PC.
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My best advice would be to wipe the drive.
...do you mean I re-format it?!

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