Keith Miller MVP

If the properties dialog for the folder just has five tabs, its nothing
special & can be deleted.

However, be aware of the normally hidden junctions (i.e. My Documents).
These appear with the shortcut arrow icon overlay but are file system
junctions rather than .lnk files. These exist for compatibility with older
programs & MAY not be needed by the software you run, but it's a good idea
to keep them around. For example: on a fresh install of Vista, The
'C:\Users\Username' folder will contain both the 'Documents' folder & a
junction named 'My Documents' that points to the 'Documents' folder. If you
move the 'Documents' folder via the 'Location' tab in its Properties dialog,
the 'My Documents' link is now broken -- it points to a non-existent folder.
So, after moving the 'Documents' folder, you should open a Command prompt
window to your Username folder & execute the following commands: (assuming
that 'Documents' has been pointed at the folder 'D:\Docs')

rd "My Documents"
mklink /j "My Documents" "D:\Docs"
attrib +h +s "My Documents" /L


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"Valek Hawke" <ValekHawke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:39F7F138-8DC5-4BEA-9F31-60D91C7CA036@microsoft.com...
>I changed the location of the default Documents folder to a separate HDD. I
> accepted the prompt about merging the two locations or whatnot; However,
> when
> I open up my Home folder (C:\Users\Brian) there are two documents folders
> displayed. The Shell folder (I believe) which points to the above path,
> and
> the one that was apparently created when I changed the location to D:\ .
> Can
> I hide, or get rid of the folder that is not being used? Will doing so
> like
> recreate the disaster at Cherynobyl only in the Northeast US?
>
> This really is nothing more than a nuisance as I can tell at a glance
> which
> one is which, and the Documents folder in the favorites section points to
> the
> correct location, but I guess it's more of an OCD type thing. In my mind
> there should be only ONE Documents folder.
>
> Thank You All So Much for your help...
> --
> UNTIL it blows up I think I can fix it. IF it blows up I didn''''''''t
> touch
> it!