KiCad 5 RC3 creates invisible files & folders in Windows 10

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Nightly builds are not releases, they are development snapshots. If you use a nightly build, you do so at your own risk

Is it a good idea to use a nightly build version?

Short answer: If you have to ask, you should probably stick to the stable release. What are nightly builds? As the name implies, nightly builds are generated every night from the current master branch of the source repository. They are meant to allow a wider audience to more easily test new features. Note: Nightlies are always structured X.99. They are not part of the current release cycle. They are always part of the development of the next release cycle. eg. 7.99 nightlies will become 8.0.…

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