My Documents

Hello All,
I just recently noticed in Windows Explorer that I have a "My Documents" folder in the desktop tree as usual, but then I noticed the same folder in the C drive tree too!...Is this normal? I've been in W Explorer many times, but I don't remember seeing this before. Each folder seems to have the same contents.

J. M.

 

I have My Documents actually located on the D: drive but they still show up in the C: Drive folder tree. In 98 anyway.

BillyBob

 

Hello BB,
I have a "My Documents" folder on D drive, but I can't access it using the "My Documents" icon on the desk top...I wound up creating a new shortcut named "My Documents D ". It blew my mind when I noticed 2 of "My Documents" folders on C drive! Maybe it's always been there.

Regards,
J. M.

 

Which Version of 98 are you using ?

I would venture a wild guess that there could be more than one key in the regisrty and pointing to different places.

I would try a regedit and find for My DOC.

And some program could be messing things up.

MANY ( or MOST ) use a default of C:\My Documents and WILL create one it if is not there. And this will also raise heck with the reg.

Like the programs ask to save and we do not look to see where it is svaing it too.

I myself am VERY guilty of that. Thne get angry because the PIX are not were I think they should be.

BillyBob

 

You sure the My Docs folder on the Desktop isn't full of shortcuts rather than the actual files? As I recall, 98 has a MyDocs shortcuts folder on the Desktop by default but those particular shortcuts don't have the little arrow usually found on shortcut icons. (I always get rid of that Desktop icon first thing and I haven't used 98 in a while, which explains my vague memory of how it's set up)

I suppose the way to find out is to right click on any file within the Desktop version and go to properties. That will tell you whether it's a shortcut.

 

Hello All,
I'm running Win98se...The default icon (the one without the arrow) is pointing to C:\My Documents...As far as I can tell, both doc folders (the one on C drive tree & the one on the desktop tree) have the same contents. I tried to delete the one on the C tree but windows would not allow it...As a matter of fact, I could'nt delete either one. Maybe The 2 folders have always been there and I just did'nt see it before.

J. M.

 

They've both been there all along and somehow you didn't notice, it's just a couple of different ways to access the My Documents.

Windows won't allow you to delete the actual folder (C:\My Documents) but you shoud be able to get rid of the one on the desktop (I did). Not necessarily delete it but at least hide it.

 

Thanks Kevin, thats what I was thinking too.

J. M.

 

To delete My Documents on D:
restart in DOS mode, from the Start button/Shutdown window
Then type
deltree /Y D:\mydocu~1
Then hit Ctrl/Alt/Del keys together to get back to Windows OS.
regards

 

I would not do that untill you find out what the registry has to say about their location.

DOS had no recycled bin.

And if they are shown in the properties of My Docs as the one that is being used.

Also if you restart Windows into the MS DOS mode as suggested above I sugggest that you use the PROPER way to get back to Windows and type EXIT to restart.

BillyBob

 

G'day all,

I have marked down all this on how to "Delete" a second my Documents. Billy Bob you where telling me on my Post
"New Windows without the pain" how to create a My Documents on a different drive rather than C: as I would like to keep C: just for the OS.
I would love you dearly, if you could go back to that Post and continue to educate me on that situation.
This goes for annyone that can help me there.
thanks
hawk22

 

I'm not an expert in this matter, but I don't think thats possible...I believe the My Documents folder on C drive is a necessary part of your OS.

J. M.