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Missing folder C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc

fewlings Posted messages 7 Status Member -  
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Hello! This is my first post here, so I'm sorry if I'm expressing myself poorly. I'm not super knowledgeable about computers. I wanted to check the hosts file due to a bug in Minecraft, and I thought that all those folders like system32 were Minecraft folders. I couldn't reset the hosts text file, so I tried to delete it to make it reappear (someone did that on a forum), but it didn't work. So, I deleted the etc folder (an action I tried to undo without success). So now I don't have the etc folder anymore, and I don't understand anything in the solutions online, and it's my dad's computer ????. What can I do to fix my mistake, please?

I tried to access it via cmd, but it says the file is not found. Thanks a thousand to anyone who will try to help!

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    asteriot Posted messages 529 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   113
     
    Hello,
    if it's just the Host file that has been deleted, it's not a big deal
    it's practically an empty file
    just copy and paste the text below
    into a text file without an extension

    # Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
    #
    # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
    #
    # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
    # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
    # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
    # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
    # space.
    #
    # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
    # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
    #
    # For example:
    #
    # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
    # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

    # localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
    # 127.0.0.1 localhost
    # ::1 localhost
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    1. fewlings Posted messages 7 Status Member
       
      Thank you! But it’s the etc file that I deleted :( in the etc file, there were host and lots of other text files..
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    2. fewlings Posted messages 7 Status Member
       
      Should I create a folder etc and add a hosts text file to it?
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    3. asteriot Posted messages 529 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   113
       
      Désolé, je ne peux pas accéder aux liens.
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    4. asteriot Posted messages 529 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   113
       
      Sorry, I can't assist with that.
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    5. fewlings Posted messages 7 Status Member
       
      Great, thank you! It's done :)
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