Guest ianh68 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Whenever I copy a file from my hard drive to my memory stick a ghost icon (looks like a foggy CD) appears on the stick instead of the yellow folder. I can't open the ghost icon and I can't delete it either. If I try and delete it disappears then reappears a few seconds later. Is it a virus? Is the stick corrupted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frozen Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 That foggy icon is just a file that comes up whenever you copy anything. It is basically there as a temp copy of the file as it is sent accross. That's why it disappears. And its foggy because it's only temporary, and thats why it can't be deleted. -- Frozen FR OZEN - Pioneering the new way to fix computers, hitting them with a HUGE hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ianh68 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 "Frozen" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > > That foggy icon is just a file that comes up whenever you copy anything. > > It is basically there as a temp copy of the file as it is sent accross. > That's why it disappears. > And its foggy because it's only temporary, and thats why it can't be > deleted. > > > -- > Frozen > > FR OZEN - Pioneering the new way to fix computers, hitting them with a > HUGE hammer. > </span> The foggy icon does not disappear. The original folder icon which I copied does not appear. All I have on the data stick after repeated attempts to copy a folder containing no more than Word documents is a foggy icon that can't be opened. This never used to happen. Also b.t.w. I now have a caption HAPPY BIRTHDAY following my mouse around the screen. What's going on here? Thanks Ianh68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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