Valek Hawke

Keith,

Thank you so much for the reply, however when I open Windows Explorer and
navigate to C:\Users\%Username% I do not see a My Documents Folder. Now, that
may be because that while I have the option to show hidden files and folders
unchecked, I have the option to Hide Protected Operating System Files
checked. I don't really know. The location in that Documents folder still
points to C:\Users\%Username% and it only has 5 tabs so I'm not really sure
what's going on. As I mentioned earlier though, when I open up the link to my
Personal folder, either through Windows Explorer, on my Desktop, or in any
other folder there are two Documents folders. One points to D:\Documents
(that is the one I use) and the other one which I am believing is the
"original" one created from the clean install of Vista points to
C:\Users\Brian and has 5 Tabs whereas the Documents folder that points to my
D:\Documents has 6 Tabs.
--
UNTIL it blows up I think I can fix it. IF it blows up I didn''''''''t touch
it!


"Keith Miller MVP" wrote:

> 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
>
>
> --
> 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!
>
>