Crazy folder names in library

Lately my computer has been freezing a lot. I stating looking around and have found a bunch of folders in my library folder with crazy names. Gibberish, they are not all te same, but names with combinations of symbols and nonsense.
The computer does have issues when I'm in Photoshop 5, although I have crashed in other programs or while the browser has been running. I have plenty of open hard disk space.
What do I do to clean up the is mess and figure out where it is coming from?

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So I right clicked to find the files and relink, and it did not work. The folder name disappeared.
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According to :
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/23441a0d-022a-4d97-8058-b75f32e342d2/rest-api-to-rename-the-folder-move-folder-copy-folder-prog-lang-is-java?forum=sharepointdevelopment
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Hi DK,
You can use below mentioned code to add folder in any of your library. You need to changes little bit code as per your requirement.
/// <summary>
/// Provide utilities methods related to folder management
/// </summary>
public static class SPFolderUtilities
/// <summary>
/// Ensures the specified folder exists.
/// </summary>
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/// <param name="subFolderPath">The sub folder path.</param>
/// <returns>
/// The existing <see cref="SPFolder"/> or a newly created if it did not exists.
/// </returns>
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var currentFolder = list.RootFolder;
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currentFolder = list.ParentWeb.GetFolder(currentFolder.Url); // hacky refresh
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var newFolderItem = list.Items.Add(currentFolder.ServerRelativeUrl, SPFileSystemObjectType.Folder, folderPaths[i]);
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currentFolder = subFolder;
return currentFolder;
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yes the code sample provided by you is to create a image library and then to add a folder to it but i'm not sure with the string.empty being passed to list.items.add. i would still recommend to use the solution suggested by me. to check if library exists or
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_MyDocLibrary =
(SPDocumentLibrary)
imageLib ;
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Step two: Open your Finder or HD and select the Users folder.
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In the new folder you created (this is the user on the list that you named your original folder) You will find all your old settings. Don't do anything yet! take and highlight all of the content in that folder by holding shift and clicking or your preferred way. Drag ALL the content to your original home folder, which should only have library and Documents. (if it has more than it's okay) it will tell you that there are already folders with that name and will ask permission to replace them. Say yes.
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Lori

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http://www.ktskumar.com/blog/2009/07/retrieve-all-folders-from-list/
I hope this is helpful to you, mark it as Helpful.
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