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   Ed Vance to All   
   $_   
   15 Apr 14 22:46:00   
   
   I have a Text File in several Sub-Directories that I use to keep track   
   of the files in it that I have already Scanned with Malwarebytes (MWB)   
   and SuperAntiSpyware (SAS).   
      
   The first line of my file(s) have  .LOG  in it, so that anytime I open   
   that file, After using MWB and SAS to scan the later files in the   
   listing, I can then erase the older date and Save the file with the   
   newer date in it, as a reference point of where I should start scanning   
   newer file shown in the Directory (or Sub-Directory) that are listed   
   when I open Windows Explorer (WE) to look at what is in that Directory.   
      
   Normally I have WE Sorted by Date/Time, and there have been times I   
   have put many many Files and Downloads where that MY Reference File   
   isn't shown until I page down to find it.   
      
   Recently I looked at the files in C:\WINDOWS using WE and Sorted them   
   by Name and noticed that the files with names beginning with a Dollar   
   Sign $ character AND the Underscore _ character showed up in the   
   listing before any files that started with a Number or Alphabetical   
   character did.   
      
   So My BIG Idea was to Rename my Reference file(s) in each Directory I   
   have one in by putting the $_ characters at the beginning of the file   
   name so that I can use WE to look at the Directory Sorted by Name so I   
   can See the Date/Time I last updated it.   
      
   Then I Sort by Date/Time and highlight any later files and Scan them   
   with MWB and SAS, and then I Open my Reference file and Edit it and   
   then Save it, so it will be at the Top of the list the next time I use   
   WE to look at that Directory.   
   (Unless I've added more files that need to be checked).   
      
   I just thought I would share My BIG IDEA with the folks here.   
   Hope it might be of help to someone.   
      
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