Re: Can someone explain "My Documents"?

From: rck (musonthemt.SPAM_ME_NOT_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 05/06/04 

Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 23:21:36 GMT

Yes, that is the part I don't understand. It would seem to me that the root
directory would be C:\ and all subdirectories (folders if you will) would
then be displayed under that. Instead my hard drive C:\ seems to be a subset
of the desktop or whatever with "My Documents" hanging out there somewhere
in limbo-land. I could never figure out where in the directory structure "My
Documents" resides. What is the path? I guess someone is either "intuitive"
or they are not. I'm real comfortable with the DOS directory and file
structure but Windows doesn't seem to have a definite structure.

Bob

"RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OCY$ro6MEHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> You don't want to do that !
> Having said what I said, was NOT to say, Windows isn't great ...in many
ways
> it is !
> Having a background in DOS is in many ways a very good grounding for using
> Windows. i.e. the underlying hd storage facilities are quite similar to
how
> things were in DOS. I'm not sure if XP on an NTFS, or even FAT32 drive
uses
> the same long filename techniques as W98se, because there is no real DOS
> mode. (i.e. 8.3 dos filenames with a long-filename table for them in
> Windows)
>
> My personal choice is to change every applications' default file storage
> locations to folders within something like I:\data ,the first drive on my
> 2nd hd. Then you don't have go wading around those annoying "My
Documents"
> paths.
>
> I've never understood, (e.g. in Windows Explorer) how there can be items
> like "My Documents" above the "My Computer" branch which lists my drives.
> ...the "My Documents" pathname on my XP Home is
> "C:\Documents and Settings\New Owner\My Documents"
>
> All that sort of stuff seems quite illogical to me.
>
> regards, Richard
>
>
> "rck" <musonthemt.SPAM_ME_NOT@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:6Dqmc.9446$Hs1.3681@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> > Thanks, I'll give Linux a try.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > "Tumbleweed" <tumbleweednews@mysockshotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:4099e0c7$0$15053$afc38c87@news.easynet.co.uk...
> > >
> > > "rck" <musonthemt.SPAM_ME_NOT@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > > news:Xpimc.8876$V97.7639@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> > > >
> > > > "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:%2316tGLvMEHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > The Windows XP "My Documents" ...My pictures.... etc. structure
is
> a
> > > > bloody
> > > > > nightmare and STUPID, especially when a machine has multiple user
> > > > profiles.
> > > > > For users new to PC's, this is supposed to be helpful. And
> > application
> > > > > software often uses the "My ??????" folders, and new users
> sometimes
> > > take
> > > > a
> > > > > long time to grasp directory structure, even though it's all laid
> out
> > > for
> > > > > you with pretty trees and little yellow folders.
> > > > >
> > > > > I frequently find with XP that one has to use that stupid search,
> with
> > > the
> > > > > little dog on it that's RIDICULOUSLY slow, compared to W98's
Windows
> > > > > Explorer's Tools | Find | Files ...because I didn't note where a
> file
> > > was
> > > > > being saved ....can't remember whether that was the first time I'd
> > saved
> > > a
> > > > > file with an app. that has a default destination set in it's
options
> /
> > > > > settings, or whether I'd browsed through to another folder in that
> > app.
> > > ,
> > > > > which is remembered in that app. for the session .....moan
....moan
> > > > ....moan
> > > > > .....
> > > > >
> > > > > :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > regards, Richard
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "rck" <musonthemt.SPAM_ME_NOT@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:5rbmc.8244$V97.6692@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> > > > > > Somehow I have more than one "My Documents" folder. Saving and
> > finding
> > > > > files
> > > > > > has become a laborious chore. I don't know where anything is
> stored
> > > > > anymore.
> > > > > > As I installed the various operating systems over the years, 98,
> 98,
> > > > 98SE,
> > > > > > 2000 and now XP, I've had different user names, although with XP
> > I've
> > > > had
> > > > > > only one user name. Is the path embedded in the saved document?
Is
> > > there
> > > > a
> > > > > > way to create a single folder by a different name and delete all
> the
> > > "My
> > > > > > Documents" folders so everything can be saved to a single place
> and
> > I
> > > > know
> > > > > > where it is? I am the only user of my computer and I don't
require
> > > > > multiple
> > > > > > "My Documents" folders.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bob
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > In the days of DOS, I had a clear picture in my mind of files and
> > > > directories and knew where everything was. I could store files where
I
> > > > wanted to store them, the operating system didn't default to where
> some
> > > > Redmond, Washington big shot thinks they should be stored. I don't
> deal
> > > well
> > > > with "intuitive" muddy gray instructions so Windows has always been
a
> > > > problem for me. In DOS, one learned the commands and the computer
> would
> > > > follow instructions. In Windows it has a mind of its own and I never
> > know
> > > > for sure where things are or how they work. Windows in my opinion is
a
> > > mess,
> > > > should have been scrapped long ago.
> > > >
> > > > Bob
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Then move to MAC or Linux instead of moaning about it. You'd like
Linux,
> > > everything that needs to be accomplished seemingly has a list of
> extremely
> > > detailed instructions that need to be followed to the letter!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tumbleweed
> > >
> > > Remove my socks for email address
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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