Vista - Weird things in User folder.

darkrevelation · 04-11-2008

Okay, here is my dillema.

First of all, in my user folder, my Documents folder is missing. I have no idea where it went or what happened to it. Everything that was in there, however, somehow ended up in my Favorites folder.

Not only that, but now there are two Favorites folders in my user folder. I can't delete one, because it deletes the other. They are identical; whatever I do to one, it does to the other.

If I try to search for my Documents folder by typing "shell: personal" in the search field, it brings up Favorites.

Does anyone have any possible solutions to my problem?

**Brink** · 04-11-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by darkrevelation

Okay, here is my dillema.

First of all, in my user folder, my Documents folder is missing. I have no idea where it went or what happened to it. Everything that was in there, however, somehow ended up in my Favorites folder.

Not only that, but now there are two Favorites folders in my user folder. I can't delete one, because it deletes the other. They are identical; whatever I do to one, it does to the other.

If I try to search for my Documents folder by typing "shell: personal" in the search field, it brings up Favorites.

Does anyone have any possible solutions to my problem?

Hi DarkRevelation,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

Try Method Two in this tutorial to restore the default locations of the "Documents" and "Favorites" folders in the registry.

Personal User Shell Folders - Move Location

Shawn

04-11-2008	#1 (permalink)
darkrevelation Vista Home Premium 32bit 1 posts	Weird things in User folder. Okay, here is my dillema. First of all, in my user folder, my Documents folder is missing. I have no idea where it went or what happened to it. Everything that was in there, however, somehow ended up in my Favorites folder. Not only that, but now there are two Favorites folders in my user folder. I can't delete one, because it deletes the other. They are identical; whatever I do to one, it does to the other. If I try to search for my Documents folder by typing "shell: personal" in the search field, it brings up Favorites. Does anyone have any possible solutions to my problem?
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04-11-2008	#2 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,972 posts	Re: Weird things in User folder. Quote: Originally Posted by darkrevelation Okay, here is my dillema. First of all, in my user folder, my Documents folder is missing. I have no idea where it went or what happened to it. Everything that was in there, however, somehow ended up in my Favorites folder. Not only that, but now there are two Favorites folders in my user folder. I can't delete one, because it deletes the other. They are identical; whatever I do to one, it does to the other. If I try to search for my Documents folder by typing "shell: personal" in the search field, it brings up Favorites. Does anyone have any possible solutions to my problem? Hi DarkRevelation, Welcome to Vista Forums. Try Method Two in this tutorial to restore the default locations of the "Documents" and "Favorites" folders in the registry. Personal User Shell Folders - Move Location Shawn
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