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Walking Directories Finds A Directory That Doesn't Exist
I have a VBA application that walks directories and captures the number of files in each and their total size. I hit an unusual problem. A directory contains a reference to a subdirectory that does...
Because the modern file system is WAY more complicated than your grandfather's file system. It contains virtual elements, and some APIs may see more than others.
I am using the same API to look at the parent directory as to look at the non-existent subdirectory.
The question is why would there be an entry in a directory for a subdirectory that doesn't exist.?
The question is why would there be an entry in a directory for a subdirectory that doesn't exist.?