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BetterRed · 12-10-2023, 06:26 AM

My Documents is normally a Directory Junction rather that a Directory Symbolic Link, they're not quite the same, see https://superuser.com/questions/3430...-symbolic-link

And it's normally has the Attributes Hidden and System set, viz:

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Which explains why Sigil can't write to it.

I would avoid using My Documents and similar user home directory junction legacy artefacts. Save to the targets, or create your own Directory Symbolic Links.

Code:

C:\Users\[username]\Application Data
C:\Users\[username]\Cookies
C:\Users\[username]\Local Settings
C:\Users\[username]\My Documents
C:\Users\[username]\NetHood
C:\Users\[username]\PrintHood
C:\Users\[username]\Recent
C:\Users\[username]\SendTo
C:\Users\[username]\Start Menu
C:\Users\[username]\Templates

BR

12-10-2023, 06:26 AM	#6
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,802 Karma: 30237628 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	My Documents is normally a Directory Junction rather that a Directory Symbolic Link, they're not quite the same, see https://superuser.com/questions/3430...-symbolic-link And it's normally has the Attributes Hidden and System set, viz: Which explains why Sigil can't write to it. I would avoid using My Documents and similar user home directory junction legacy artefacts. Save to the targets, or create your own Directory Symbolic Links. Code: C:\Users\[username]\Application Data C:\Users\[username]\Cookies C:\Users\[username]\Local Settings C:\Users\[username]\My Documents C:\Users\[username]\NetHood C:\Users\[username]\PrintHood C:\Users\[username]\Recent C:\Users\[username]\SendTo C:\Users\[username]\Start Menu C:\Users\[username]\Templates BR