Ronnie Vernon MVP

Josh

From yopur description, it's not real clear what you are seeing?

When you open Windows Explorer, you should see your user profile folder at
the top of the Navigation Pane on the left side of the window. This same
folder also exists in the C:\Users\your username. These are not duplicate
folders. The folders at the top of the navigation pane are simply a mirror
copy of the actual folders that exist at C:\Users\your username. They are
mirrored there for convenience.

If you want the user folder at the top of the navigation pane to show the
same folders that you see in the C:\Users location, you need to go to
Organize/Folder and Search Options/View Tab. Select the Show Hidden Files
and Folders option there.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Josh Young" <joshyoung77@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:CAACED96-A7CB-4510-9086-D43075656A8B@microsoft.com...
>I don't know how I did this but I have my user profile showing up under my
>user profile when looking at it in the explorer, but it isn't showing up in
>the file system like that. How do I get rid of this extra profile folder
>that keeps showing up in my home folder when I open up my home folder from
>the start menu? Remember it is only when looking at it in the home folder
>in windows, not when you go to the file system and go to your profile
>folder.
>
> I also moved my contacts folder back to my profile but I accidentally
> moved it to the same location as my profile and I don't have a contacts
> folder anymore and don't know how to make another one. I keep getting new
> contacts in my C:\Users\<Profile> directory too. How do I tell the system
> where my contacts folder is by assigning it another folder and getting the
> icon back as well?
>
> This is a highly complex system and it can be easily messed up if you have
> any IT experience.