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How do I create a folder name that starts with a dot in Windows 7?
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I'm on a Windows 7 machine and need to create a new folder whose name starts with a dot. To be specific, I need to create the folder "C:\USERS\theusername\.ec2" because that is the default location that the AWS plugin for Eclipse likes to find certain configuration files. Windows 7 gives me an erro…
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Fix for: How do I create a folder name that starts with a dot in Windows 7?
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This behavior is based on a "feature" of dos 8.3 where it was forbidden to have a file without a name. Name the folder So the Explorer thinks you will create a file with a name but no extension(which is allowed). The explorer will then delete the do…
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