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Since my first Windows 98 (and even now on Win7), I could enter the first 6 letters (symbols) of a folder's name and add ~1 after it (when there was just one folder with those six letters in current directory), and it would work as the full name of it. And it appears that if there are more than one folder with the same six first symbols in its name, I can use FOLDER~2 and so on, and it will open the corresponding folder, as if I entered its full name. Like c:\progra~1 will open C:\Program Files and c:\progra~2 will open C:\Program Files (x86) on win7 64 bit.
How does this work?
user1306322
Posted 2013-01-07T16:09:58.097
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@LưuVĩnhPhúc you've linked to a newer question than this, so if one is closed as a duplicate, it should be the other way around. – user1306322 – 2017-05-22T04:06:05.083
@user1306322 "The general rule is to keep the question with the best collection of answers, and close the other one as a duplicate". Time is irrelevant here
– phuclv – 2017-05-22T04:11:32.663@LưuVĩnhPhúc ok u win :p – user1306322 – 2017-05-22T04:15:33.047
1It doesn't happen to me. If I open
C:\progra~1the full folder name is also shown instead of the abbreviation. Besides: What is the intention of your question? What do you want to achieve? – speakr – 2013-01-07T16:12:54.400@speakr: Same here. Just wanted to post that. – Der Hochstapler – 2013-01-07T16:13:08.300
Started to answer this based primarily on the actual question title, then realized I misread it...it appears you know how this works, your real question is more subtle. I can't duplicate this beahvior either, fwiw. – Shinrai – 2013-01-07T16:14:17.333
Okay, I decided to change the question, since I can't always reproduce this now :x Anyway, it hasn't been asked before, could be handy for someone else. – user1306322 – 2013-01-07T16:19:14.050
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Note: Short file names can be disabled.
– Karan – 2013-01-07T23:22:34.243