Re: We all have two "my documents" folders?



The one under Desktop is just a reference to the one in Documents and Settings, giving an easier method of getting to it.

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"Great Scott" <GreatScott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:38139D60-4493-4322-94CF-44D0FFD7D478@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Have you ever noticed that two "my documents" folders exists? One is located
toward the top of the folder hierarchy under "desktop" and the other is
located at C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents. Both seem to point
to the same group of files and folders. Maybe one is a shortcut.

I've also noticed that at least four different "desktops" exist; the main
desktop at the top of the hierarchy and one under administrator, all users,
and owner. For example the owner desktop is located at C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner\Desktop. Unlike the multiple "my documents" folders, these
desktop folders are all different.

Any ideas why these duplications exist?
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