The 'CDocumentsandSettings/User/My Documents' folder and the ''My Documents' folder under Desktop show duplicate files. Why is that? Are they listed twice but only saved once? I want to save files to 'My Documents' but they are being saved to CDocumentsandSettings\User\My Documents instead.
The name "My Documents" under the Desktop is an alias for \Documents & Settings\User\My Documents. So, when you save a file to "My Documents" the file goes to \Documents & Settings\User\My Documents. Jim "Summer1" <Summer1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:15CE0A92-D1C9-48C8-BA8A-59268D3E1980@microsoft.com... > > The 'CDocumentsandSettings/User/My Documents' folder and the ''My > Documents' folder under Desktop show duplicate files. Why is that? Are > they > listed twice but only saved once? > > I want to save files to 'My Documents' but they are being saved to > CDocumentsandSettings\User\My Documents instead.
Christ!!! Give it a rest already!!!! -- "Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." "Summer1" <Summer1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:15CE0A92-D1C9-48C8-BA8A-59268D3E1980@microsoft.com... > > The 'CDocumentsandSettings/User/My Documents' folder and the ''My > Documents' folder under Desktop show duplicate files. Why is that? Are > they > listed twice but only saved once? > > I want to save files to 'My Documents' but they are being saved to > CDocumentsandSettings\User\My Documents instead.
Summer1 wrote: > The 'CDocumentsandSettings/User/My Documents' folder and the ''My > Documents' folder under Desktop show duplicate files. Why is that? Are they > listed twice but only saved once? > > I want to save files to 'My Documents' but they are being saved to > CDocumentsandSettings\User\My Documents instead. The "My Documents" on the desktop is simply a shortcut to "CDocumentsandSettings/User/My Documents." There is no duplication. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
Thanks everyone! "Bruce Chambers" wrote: > Summer1 wrote: > > The 'CDocumentsandSettings/User/My Documents' folder and the ''My > > Documents' folder under Desktop show duplicate files. Why is that? Are they > > listed twice but only saved once? > > > > I want to save files to 'My Documents' but they are being saved to > > CDocumentsandSettings\User\My Documents instead. > > > The "My Documents" on the desktop is simply a shortcut to > "CDocumentsandSettings/User/My Documents." There is no duplication. > > > -- > > Bruce Chambers > > Help us help you: > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 > > They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin > > Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell > > The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has > killed a great many philosophers. > ~ Denis Diderot > . >