Re: My Documents

Kip Hansen wrote:

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

"JohnAP" <JohnAP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:809FDF68-4935-474E-BCC3-64A7BB44B4E4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have Windows XP. After some crashes and a couple of re-installations I find
that I have 'My Documents' situated several different locations - 1) under
'desktop'; 2 under C Drive, where there are more than one set of 'My
Documents' nested within My Documents. This primarily affects 'My Pictures'
where the multiple copies seriously affects the available space on C Drive.
I have been dragging and dropping and deleting but am not sure where the main
location for 'My Documents' should be. I need to know the basic directory
structure and whether I should have complete duplicate My Documents at
'desktop' as well as under C Drive

It sounds like you're referring to the way that the My Documents folder is referenced twice in the left hand pane when you open My Computer with Windows Explorer. By default, the folder tree you see displayed on the left will list My Documents directly under Desktop at the top. If My Computer is expanded, you'll also see an entry for My Documents listed at the bottom of this branch of the tree. If you right click on both entries, and select Properties from the menu, I think you'll find that they both point to the same location.

Take a look at this image from a Microsoft web site.

http://www.microsoft.com/library/media/1033/windowsxp/images/using/setup/hwprograms/67440-explorer-window.gif

Note the My Documents entry at the top of the tree. This entry echoes the Documents folder listed in the My Computer branch for the currently logged on User.

Now, if when you open your My Documents folder, you see a folder inside named My Document, that would indicate that you have a second copy on your system. That nested My Documents folder can be deleted.

Good luck

Nepatsfan


Folks and Experts,

I am helping a guy with the exact same problem...after a reload of the operating system, he has ended up with nested Documents and Settings folders, and nested My Documents folders. The errant folders, which are protected names, can not be deleted even after moving all the files out of them. "Search" locks up the whole system, and files are not reliably saved in the highest level Documents and Settings/MyDocuments folder. Quite a mess.

Anyone have a clue how to resolve this short of wiping the drive and starting over?

Thanks kids,

Kip

Just in case this is not a typo, it should be 'C:\documents and settings/username/my documents'. This is the proper location. Everything else is a link to it
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