OK, this is my first post but I'm completely stumped - somebody please help! I have a set of nested folders which, when I view them in Windows Explorer, each appear to contain a copy of themselves. The folder tree is complicated, but the basic pattern which I see in the left panel is: FolderA FolderA FolderB FolderC FolderB FolderB FolderC FolderC etc. So, the parent "FolderA" has a child "FolderA" inside of it, which contains exactly the same thing as the parent except for itself. Same for "FolderB", "FolderC", and on down the line. Weird enough by itself since I didn't create these duplicates... but it gets weirder - If I click on the parent FolderA to select it and show it's contents in the right panel of Windows Explorer, the child FolderA does NOT appear in the right panel. Same with all the other duplicate folders. So in other words, Windows Explorer says one thing in the left panel and another in the right panel, contradicting itself. I'm not sure if the duplication is real or imaginary, but I suspect the latter. The folders are part of a Visual Studio project and the project seems to work fine if I keep track of where the files really are and don't reference what I think is an imaginary file. But it is getting very confusing to keep track of, and I'm afraid I'll finish the project only to find it is corrupted beyond repair. Is there any way to force Windows Explorer to repair it's own view of the file system? I've tried restarting Windows but it doesn't help. Thanks in advance for any insight.

Hi, Please Boot the computer in Clean Boot to determine whether the 3rd party software cause this issue. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796 Also, you may restart explorer.exe for a test. However, please chekc whether the files and folders are hidden. Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.