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Rename any folder with extension {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
like
abc.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
this will change the display and content like recycle bin
"try it and reply "

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Short, practical explanation and safe tips tied to the thread.

What you saw from is a built‑in Windows shell behavior: a folder can be turned into a “namespace junction” so Explorer shows a shell view (Recycle Bin, Control Panel-like list, etc.) instead of the folder’s raw file list. That association is created by the shell using a COM class identifier (CLSID) and is documented by Microsoft. (learn.microsoft.com)

Important clarity: the folder’s files are usually still present on disk — Explorer is just displaying the namespace object tied to that CLSID rather than the folder contents. The same effect can be created either by naming the folder to reference a class id or by using a Desktop.ini that points the folder at a CLSID; removing that association restores the normal view. (learn.microsoft.com)

Safe troubleshooting (do these in order; do not experiment on irreplaceable data):

  • Make a copy of the affected folder to another drive first (robocopy/copy) so you have a backup.

  • From an elevated Command Prompt, confirm the folder still contains files:

    dir /a "E:\Path\AffectedFolder"

  • If a Desktop.ini is present, reveal and edit it to remove the CLSID line (then hide it again):

    attrib -h -s -r "E:\Path\AffectedFolder\desktop.ini"
notepad "E:\Path\AffectedFolder\desktop.ini"    (remove the CLSID line)
attrib +h +s "E:\Path\AffectedFolder\desktop.ini"   (optional)

  • If you cannot edit/rename in Explorer, use a file manager that ignores shell namespace (7‑Zip, Total Commander, etc.) to copy or extract files. If files really are deleted, check Previous Versions / Shadow Copies or use Microsoft’s file‑recovery tools as a next step. (learn.microsoft.com)

Practical note: as and others noted this hack is the same mechanism behind the popular “GodMode” shortcuts — handy for creating special views, but risky on important folders. Thanks to for the recovery notes in the thread; the safest path is always: backup, test on a throwaway folder, then apply.

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Member Avatar for nirav_ahir

it`s work....
really stupid

Member Avatar for Sadun89

lol.....what happen in there

Member Avatar for Sadun89

I found this...
want to share with you....

CLSID List (Windows Class Identifiers)

Member Avatar for MrLightning

Interesting and fun. Is there a practical use for it, I wonder?

Member Avatar for The Dude

really stupid

Yes so stupid IM NOT GONNA BOTHER :D

Member Avatar for timetraveller92

these are called GUIDs. There are hundreds of such, most notable ones are

Try these
Recycle Bin - %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe shell:RecycleBinFolder //Run from Start > Run
Flip3d - C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe DwmApi #105 //Run from Start > Run
CP Advance - shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
RecycleBin – shell:::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

And the best is God Folder
Basically you make a folder and name it as GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

But actually you can name that into anything, now just Godmode

Member Avatar for DarkWolffe

I don't remember what it is exactly, but if you Google it, you can go into something called Windows 7 God Mode (just a list of all the settings from control panel, but still very interesting).

Member Avatar for PrimePackster

K, I got a very Important folder, and i tried it. Now all my data is gone. How to undo the change?

Member Avatar for Sadun89

Restore your computer and check whether its ok or not.
May be you can get it..
Don't do such a thing specially to your important file/folder...

Member Avatar for PrimePackster

Now on a mission to get back all the files....Restoring is too taxing for the purpose.....

Member Avatar for PrimePackster

That was awesome, i got it... I got all of them back....
I archived it with winrar, then opened it, went to the sub folder, there i was able to see the files, then just extracted it....
I tried exactly 32 method to get the files back, over 2 hrs. Finally it worked....
Hope this info will be useful to everyone....

Member Avatar for Sadun89

How nize....
Yes, it will be helpful to others:)

Edited by Sadun89 because: n/a
Member Avatar for PrimePackster

Well There is something else, that i wanted to tell,
you see, when you add the extention {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
You know you are changing the identifier of the folder, with CLSIB, Then if we need to get back the files, we need to change that extention which is not possible in wndows....
So in order to change it, open command prompt, use rename function eg. rename E:\Hi.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} Finally(New folder name to be given)
and hit enter, now the folder will be back as normal, but the files will still be unseen, just like a clean recycle bin, but the files are there,
so archive it now, and extract the indivial files from winrar. ie. Go deep in to e:\finally (In winrar), then select all then extract..
As long as the folder extention is present, winrar will just extract the whole folder (Recycle bin) as it is with out effect....

Well sorry for the incomplete step before. I did too much things together that, it took me sometime to understand what did what.....

Please try this, in an non empty folder(Please no important files please) and let me know if it works....

Member Avatar for PrimePackster

Interesting and fun. Is there a practical use for it, I wonder?

Well I guess, now that we know how to extract the files back, i find a lot of practical uses for it.....

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