Re: Documents and Settings Question
- From: Gary Smith <bitbucket@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:18:08 -0800
In an unmodified system, the "My Documents" folder actually exists as a
sub-folder of "Documents and Settings\{Username}". The folder of the same
name shown under My Computer is a reflection of this same folder, placed
for easier access. You can move My Documents elsewhere, such as directly
under C:\, and you can rename it. If moved. the new location becomes the
official location, and My Documents no longer exists under Documents and
Settings. However, if you save a picture from IE into the default "My
Pictures" folder, that folder is created or re-created under "Documents
and Settings\{Username}\My Documents". The resulting "My Documents"
folder won't be used for anything else unless you change things back
again.
Various combinations of moving, copying, renaming, and deleting
can create situations that are even more confused, and making changes to
the relevant parts of the registry further increase the confusion level.
If your system is was upgraded from NT or once had a version of IE prior
to 5.0, even more variations are possible.
Gordon Biggar <colonel_biggs@xxxxxxx> wrote:
When one opens Windows Explorer, we find the My Documents folder (and
subfolders) on a stand-alone basis; we also have My Documents shown under
the local C drive, and we have a My Documents folder under the Username,
which is under the Documents and Settings folder. I am attempting to
understand the role played by having this folder in various locations.
One is able to change the target location of the My Documents, stand-alone
folder. Now, it points to the My Documents folder shown in C. In Microsoft
Word (Office 2000), under Tools\Options\File Locations, the file setting is
shown as C:\My Documents. What is the role/justification of the My
Documents folder under Documents and Settings?
Thanks in advance.
Gordon Biggar
Houston, Texas
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Gary L. Smith
Columbus, Ohio
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