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removing folders from your desktop

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by mchmela, 2008/01/28.

  1. 2008/01/28
    mchmela

    mchmela Inactive Thread Starter

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    I am trying to remove some folders from my desktop at work but every time I delete them they reappear whenever I startup my computer.

    Are they somehow being backed up onto our server? If so how do I stop it because i'm starting to run out of room on my desktop.
     
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  2. 2008/01/28
    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Hi mchela. Welcome to Windowsbbs! :) I am one of the student administrators of a network at the high school I go to and I encounter the same type of problem that you are describing a lot. ;)

    Do you have administrator access to the server where your user profile is being stored?

    If you do have administrative access follow these steps:
    • Click Start
    • My Network Places
    • Entire Network
    • Find the server where your user profile is being kept
    • Open up your profile, find the desktop folder, and go into it
    • Delete the files and folders from the server in your desktop folder as well as delete the same items from the desktop on your local profile
    • Then reboot the computer and see if the files come back
    Let me know if this helps. :)
     
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    TonyT

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    Which folders are you trying to delete?
     
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