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Help Restore Windows 7 Junction Point Attributes - SOLVED!

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Flaser OCD Hentai Collector
13 years ago
Recently, I've finally bit the bullet and moved to Windows 7 on my desktop too... and screwed up my default junciton points.

This issue has been solved, the solution can be read here:
http://pcloadletter.co.uk/2012/03/20/corrupt-windows-7-junction-points/

Background:
Spoiler:

One thing that bugged me, was that I couldn't move the "Users" directory to another dirve... until I found an ingenious solution:

http://lifehacker.com/5467758/move-the-users-directory-in-windows-7

Junction Points!

The solution works as advertized... except for a "minor" issue: since you're using robocopy, you'll destroy *all* your old junction points that Windows 7 uses to "mimic" old system directories.

Bummer... At least I was smart enough to list (almost) all the old junction points. Except I didn't store what their attributes were! Recreating the junction poitns by hand is possible, but with the default attributes, they'll cause programs to go into infinite loops due the junctions self-referential nature.

http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/kb/article.php?id=554

EDIT: Seems like I should've read robocopy's documentation more thoroughly -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

The /SL switch makes Robocopy copy junctions instead what they link to!

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/how-to-copy-a-directory-with-all-permissions-and/373353a9-7bc2-468e-ac20-04850c105e3f

This won't help me now, but at least in the future there will be way to do the Profile transplant without having to use a long and OS language dependent batch script.

UPDATE:

Doing this "by hand" is impossible, since you have to set some pretty funky permissions that aren't supported on the buillt-in Windows icacls utility.

Basically, deny Everyone the right to list directory contents on the Junction, or somesuch.

Thankfully, there *is* an application (a CLI one to boot!) that helps with this. You will need a copy of SetACL

As for the original problem itself, somebody already wrote a script to handle it, using SetACL:
http://pcloadletter.co.uk/2012/03/20/corrupt-windows-7-junction-points/
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amorim
13 years ago
My OS language isn't english so I'm not sure if it'll help but here it is. Though I don't think that it makes a difference in this case my OS is Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bits.

Junc.txt:

Spoiler:
O volume na unidade C nao tem nome.
O numero de serie do volume e 1AC1-FEE9

Directorio de C:\

14-07-2009 05:53 Documents and Settings [C:\Users]
28-04-2012 04:19 Programas [C:\Program Files]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes
2 dir(s) 19.705.012.224 bytes livres
O volume na unidade C nao tem nome.
O numero de serie do volume e 1AC1-FEE9

Directorio de C:\Users

14-07-2009 05:53 All Users [C:\ProgramData]
14-07-2009 05:53 Default User [C:\Users\Default]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes

Directorio de C:\Users\All Users

28-04-2012 04:19 Ambiente de trabalho [C:\Users\Public\Desktop]
14-07-2009 05:53 Application Data [C:\ProgramData]
14-07-2009 05:53 Desktop [C:\Users\Public\Desktop]
28-04-2012 04:19 Documentos [C:\Users\Public\Documents]
14-07-2009 05:53 Documents [C:\Users\Public\Documents]
14-07-2009 05:53 Favorites [C:\Users\Public\Favorites]
28-04-2012 04:19 Favoritos [C:\Users\Public\Favorites]
28-04-2012 04:19 Menu Iniciar [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]
28-04-2012 04:19 Modelos [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]
14-07-2009 05:53 Start Menu [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]
14-07-2009 05:53 Templates [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes

Directorio de C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

28-04-2012 04:19 Programas [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes

Directorio de C:\Users\Amorim

28-04-2012 04:19 Application Data [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Roaming]
28-04-2012 04:19 Cookies [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies]
28-04-2012 04:19 Definicoes locais [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Local]
28-04-2012 04:19 Menu Iniciar [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]
28-04-2012 04:19 Modelos [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]
28-04-2012 04:19 NetHood [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts]
28-04-2012 04:19 Os meus documentos [C:\Users\Amorim\Documents]
28-04-2012 04:19 PrintHood [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts]
28-04-2012 04:19 Recent [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent]
28-04-2012 04:19 SendTo [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes

Directorio de C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Local

28-04-2012 04:19 Application Data [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Local]
28-04-2012 04:19 Historico [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History]
28-04-2012 04:19 Temporary Internet Files [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes

Directorio de C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

28-04-2012 04:19 Programas [C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes

Directorio de C:\Users\Amorim\Documents

28-04-2012 04:19 A minha musica [C:\Users\Amorim\Music]
28-04-2012 04:19 As minhas imagens [C:\Users\Amorim\Pictures]
28-04-2012 04:19 Os meus videos [C:\Users\Amorim\Videos]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes

Directorio de C:\Users\Default

14-07-2009 05:53 Application Data [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming]
14-07-2009 05:53 Cookies [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies]
28-04-2012 04:19 Definicoes locais [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local]
14-07-2009 05:53 Local Settings [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local]
28-04-2012 04:19 Menu Iniciar [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]
28-04-2012 04:19 Modelos [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]
14-07-2009 05:53 My Documents [C:\Users\Default\Documents]
14-07-2009 05:53 NetHood [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts]
28-04-2012 04:19 Os meus documentos [C:\Users\Default\Documents]
14-07-2009 05:53 PrintHood [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts]
14-07-2009 05:53 Recent [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent]
14-07-2009 05:53 SendTo [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo]
14-07-2009 05:53 Start Menu [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]
14-07-2009 05:53 Templates [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes

Directorio de C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local

14-07-2009 05:53 Application Data [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local]
14-07-2009 05:53 History [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History]
28-04-2012 04:19 Historico [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History]
14-07-2009 05:53 Temporary Internet Files [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes

Directorio de C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

28-04-2012 04:19 Programas [C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes

Directorio de C:\Users\Default\Documents

28-04-2012 04:19 A minha musica [C:\Users\Default\Music]
28-04-2012 04:19 As minhas imagens [C:\Users\Default\Pictures]
14-07-2009 05:53 My Music [C:\Users\Default\Music]
14-07-2009 05:53 My Pictures [C:\Users\Default\Pictures]
14-07-2009 05:53 My Videos [C:\Users\Default\Videos]
28-04-2012 04:19 Os meus videos [C:\Users\Default\Videos]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes

Directorio de C:\Users\Public\Documents

28-04-2012 04:19 A minha musica [C:\Users\Public\Music]
28-04-2012 04:19 As minhas imagens [C:\Users\Public\Pictures]
14-07-2009 05:53 My Music [C:\Users\Public\Music]
14-07-2009 05:53 My Pictures [C:\Users\Public\Pictures]
14-07-2009 05:53 My Videos [C:\Users\Public\Videos]
28-04-2012 04:19 Os meus videos [C:\Users\Public\Videos]
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes

Total de ficheiros listados:
0 ficheiro(s) 0 bytes
62 dir(s) 19.704.995.840 bytes livres



JuncAttribs.txt:
(When you see "Ficheiro nao encontrado" it means "file not found")
Spoiler:
SH I C:\Users\All Users
SH I C:\Users\Default User
Ficheiro nao encontrado - C:\Users\All UsersApplication Data
Ficheiro nao encontrado - C:\Users\All UsersDesktop
Ficheiro nao encontrado - C:\Users\All UsersDocuments
Ficheiro nao encontrado - C:\Users\All UsersFavorites
Ficheiro nao encontrado - C:\Users\All UsersStart Menu
Ficheiro nao encontrado - C:\Users\All UsersTemplates
SH I C:\Users\Default\Application Data
SH I C:\Users\Default\Cookies
SH I C:\Users\Default\Local Settings
SH I C:\Users\Default\My Documents
SH I C:\Users\Default\NetHood
SH I C:\Users\Default\PrintHood
SH I C:\Users\Default\Recent
SH I C:\Users\Default\SendTo
SH I C:\Users\Default\Start Menu
SH I C:\Users\Default\Templates
SH I C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Application Data
SH I C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\History
SH I C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Temporary Internet Files
SH I C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Music
SH I C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Pictures
SH I C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Videos
SH I C:\Users\Public\Documents\My Music
SH I C:\Users\Public\Documents\My Pictures
SH I C:\Users\Public\Documents\My Videos
SH I C:\Users\Amorim\Application Data
SH I C:\Users\Amorim\Cookies
Ficheiro nao encontrado - ..\Local Settings
Ficheiro nao encontrado - ..\My Documents
SH I C:\Users\Amorim\NetHood
SH I C:\Users\Amorim\PrintHood
SH I C:\Users\Amorim\Recent
SH I C:\Users\Amorim\SendTo
Ficheiro nao encontrado - ..\Start Menu
Ficheiro nao encontrado - ..\Templates
SH I C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Local\Application Data
Ficheiro nao encontrado - ..\AppData\Local\History
SH I C:\Users\Amorim\AppData\Local\Temporary Internet Files
Ficheiro nao encontrado - ..\Documents\My Music
Ficheiro nao encontrado - ..\Documents\My Pictures
Ficheiro nao encontrado - ..\Documents\My Videos
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Flaser OCD Hentai Collector
13 years ago
Thanks for replying, and double thanks for running the script!
It *does* help somewhat, since it confirms my suspicion that most junctions have the "SHI" attributes (System, Hidden, Indexed).

UPDATE:

I've found and implemented a solution! Thanks for giving me a hand with this.

Seems like doing this "by hand" is impossible, since you have to set some pretty funky permissions that aren't supported on the buillt-in Windows icacls utility.

Basically, deny Everyone the right to list directory contents on the Junction, or somesuch.

Thankfully, there *is* an application (a CLI one to boot!) that helps with this. You will need a copy of SetACL

As for the original problem itself, somebody already wrote a script to handle it, using SetACL:
http://pcloadletter.co.uk/2012/03/20/corrupt-windows-7-junction-points/
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