desktop.ini

[vivid_vibe]

I'm sure lots of you have encountered this: you're in win explorer
tooling around and you see multiple instances of desktop.ini. One in several folders for that matter. Question: why are they there and what causes them to be created? I assume they're safe to delete as I have deleted hordes of them in the few years I've been using Windows products. Any feedback anyone?

vivid

 

[NetRyder]

The desktop.ini file is created for special folders like My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, the Windows folder etc.
Basically, it gives special properties to the folder like a unique icon, or a background pattern/picture etc.

They're tiny files, and I really don't think you would need to delete them.

 

[madmatt]

They also remember certain viewing properties.