Joe,
Mine does not have the typical 'shortcut' arrow, either. However, the
Properties WILL show the Target path and designate it as a shortcut.
Heirloom, old and didn't win the
Lotto.....rrrrrrrrrr.


"Joe Starin" wrote in message
et...
George: Yes, there's a 'Target' tab when I right-click 'My Documents.,'
then
click 'Properties.' And, yes there's a 'find target' button, and when I
click it, it takes me to a 'My Documents' folder on the C drive. So I
guess
the 'My Doc' icon on my desktop is, in fact, a shortcut, even thought it
doesn't look like a typical shortcut? I stand corrected. No need to move
that desktop 'My Docs' icon. Thanks for the replies George, Heirloom and
Kelly. Joe Starin

"George Gee" wrote in message
...
Joe

The My Documents Folder on the Desktop doesn't have the
'Shortcut arrow overlay'.

If you right-click the icon, Properties, is there a 'Target' tab?
Is there a 'Find target' button?
If yes, I think you will find this is a shortcut to the folder.

George Gee

"Joe Starin" wrote in message
. net...
Nope. It's the actual folder. Checked its properties many times. Plus,
no
"black/white arrow" on the icon, as typically seen on shortcuts. Just
9-plus
GB of essential stuff. Can I safely move it? Thanks.

Joe Starin (also from Ohio, BTW)

"kbsmith9" wrote in message
...
Checked mine Joe, It's just a shortcut.
Thanks all.
Kelly
Ohio

"Heirloom" wrote:

Hey Joe!!!
Right click the folder and then on Properties.........I'm
betting
what
you have on your desktop is just the shortcut to the folder .
Heirloom, old and mine is

"Joe Starin" wrote in message
news Hi, Heirloom and group. Am coming late to this thread, but noticed
that
you
and Alias mentioned the desktop is not the place for storage. I
see
that
my
entire My Documents folder is on the desktop of my ME Dell. Not a
shortcut,
but all 9.8GB of it. Can I just move the folder somewhere, and
where?
Or
will this monster folder cause problems if I move it -- or attempt
to
move
it. Will other apps have trouble finding it? It's a shared folder
(wireless
network) if that's an issue. Thanks for any advice. Joe Starin

"kbsmith9" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the replies. I suppose it's proper to go to the last
post
to
answer. Of course this is for all. I dragged all my photo folders
into my
documents and also some folders with installation programs. Most
of
whats
left are shortcuts of a few kb. I also noticed that for a few
days
that
when
I opened IE, I saw "detecting proxy settings" in the lower left
corner. I
went to IE properties, lan settings and unchecked automatic. I
think
I
clicked that on a "page can not be displayed" window last week.
My
documents
folder now has 1.7 Gig. Will be checking back for any additional
input.
Seems
a little better. I was reading a previous post here about
stuttering
sound.
After reading the conversation between Stephen and Noel, I think
I'll
let
mine stutter
Thanks
Kelly

"Mike M" wrote:

Heirloom wrote:

Shaving your 'multi-Gig' desktop down to something within
reason
should solve your issues. As Alias said, the Desktop is not
a
place
for storage....

All the more so since the desktop is monitored by system
restore
unlike
say the My Documents object which means that system restore
could
well
be
backing up files deleted from the desktop leading to even
further
potential space problems..

with the possible exception of an 'install program' or
the like and then, just temporarily.

Heirloom, old and only a few Desktop icons

You don't want to see my desktop then, or at least not around
the
edge
especially along the bottom and in the lower RH corner. :-)
--
Mike Maltby