Keith Miller MVP

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"Valek Hawke" <ValekHawke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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.

That would be the reason -- the junction is flagged as both hidden and
system.

> 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.

There is a 'Location:' field on the general tab of all folders -- that
displays the path to the parent folder. Only the User Shell Folders have a
sixth TAB labeled 'Location.

> 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.

You can safely delete the one with 5 tabs.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]



> 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!
>>
>>