How to move "My Documents" folder back?

Used to be right up under "My Computer" now noticed it's down under
the C:\ drive

very unhandy to have it there.

How to put it back?

Tried using Windows Explorer, but that doesn't 'move' it.

Robert Macy wrote:
Used to be right up under "My Computer" now noticed it's down under
the C:\ drive

very unhandy to have it there.

How to put it back?

Tried using Windows Explorer, but that doesn't 'move' it.



right click

you should get the option to move it
(in the context menu)

Robert Macy wrote:
Used to be right up under "My Computer" now noticed it's down under
the C:\ drive

very unhandy to have it there.

How to put it back?

Tried using Windows Explorer, but that doesn't 'move' it.



right click

you should get the option to move it
(in the context menu)

On Mar 1, 1:15*pm, philo wrote:
Robert Macy wrote:
Used to be right up under "My Computer" now noticed it's down under
the C:\ drive

very unhandy to have it there.

How to put it back?

Tried using Windows Explorer, but that doesn't 'move' it.

right click

you should get the option to move it
(in the context menu)

Didn't give me that option. You did mean the text menu that appears,
right?

only the normal things were there, no option to move at all.

On Mar 1, 1:15*pm, philo wrote:
Robert Macy wrote:
Used to be right up under "My Computer" now noticed it's down under
the C:\ drive

very unhandy to have it there.

How to put it back?

Tried using Windows Explorer, but that doesn't 'move' it.

right click

you should get the option to move it
(in the context menu)

Didn't give me that option. You did mean the text menu that appears,
right?

only the normal things were there, no option to move at all.

Robert Macy wrote:
Used to be right up under "My Computer" now noticed it's down under
the C:\ drive

very unhandy to have it there.

How to put it back?

Tried using Windows Explorer, but that doesn't 'move' it.

That wouldn't do it! "R-Clk the Desktop, Arrange Icons", & ensure Auto
Arrange is unchecked. Then, manually move the icons to where you want
them. After that -- never select any item under Arrange Icons ever
again!

You may wish to "R-Clk Desktop, Line Up Icons" after you're done just to
be sure they are vertically & horizontally within their invisible grid.
This will ensure none overlap, provided you haven't mussed the grid one
day at "R-Clk Desktop, Properties, Appearance tab" by messing around in
the Item dropdown menu.

http://www.pcmag.com/ 's "WinTidy" is nice to have, as it can save your
layouts based on screen size. Then, going to Safe Mode & back or playing
the Taskbar properties -- which both can cause the icons to shift --
will be easy to recover from. Also, it has pre-defined layouts &
super-small mode. There are other little apps that do much the same.

But PCMag now charges, so you may wish to Google for it, or try here...
http://wittswallpapers.com/Oldies/indexoldies.html
That site has Crackup (another PCMag offering) & others. I can only say
its Crackup is the same size as the one I've got, & neither McAfee nor
avast! ever complained of the download.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR

Robert Macy wrote:
Used to be right up under "My Computer" now noticed it's down under
the C:\ drive

very unhandy to have it there.

How to put it back?

Tried using Windows Explorer, but that doesn't 'move' it.

That wouldn't do it! "R-Clk the Desktop, Arrange Icons", & ensure Auto
Arrange is unchecked. Then, manually move the icons to where you want
them. After that -- never select any item under Arrange Icons ever
again!

You may wish to "R-Clk Desktop, Line Up Icons" after you're done just to
be sure they are vertically & horizontally within their invisible grid.
This will ensure none overlap, provided you haven't mussed the grid one
day at "R-Clk Desktop, Properties, Appearance tab" by messing around in
the Item dropdown menu.

http://www.pcmag.com/ 's "WinTidy" is nice to have, as it can save your
layouts based on screen size. Then, going to Safe Mode & back or playing
the Taskbar properties -- which both can cause the icons to shift --
will be easy to recover from. Also, it has pre-defined layouts &
super-small mode. There are other little apps that do much the same.

But PCMag now charges, so you may wish to Google for it, or try here...
http://wittswallpapers.com/Oldies/indexoldies.html
That site has Crackup (another PCMag offering) & others. I can only say
its Crackup is the same size as the one I've got, & neither McAfee nor
avast! ever complained of the download.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Robert Macy" wrote in message ...
Used to be right up under "My Computer" now noticed it's down under
the C:\ drive
very unhandy to have it there.
How to put it back?
Tried using Windows Explorer, but that doesn't 'move' it.

Please repost with more information, including screenshots or the name
of the application that is displaying the icons and their arrangement.

Ben

"Robert Macy" wrote in message ...
Used to be right up under "My Computer" now noticed it's down under
the C:\ drive
very unhandy to have it there.
How to put it back?
Tried using Windows Explorer, but that doesn't 'move' it.

Please repost with more information, including screenshots or the name
of the application that is displaying the icons and their arrangement.

Ben

In message , philo
writes:
Robert Macy wrote:
Used to be right up under "My Computer" now noticed it's down under
the C:\ drive
very unhandy to have it there.
How to put it back?
Tried using Windows Explorer, but that doesn't 'move' it.



right click

you should get the option to move it
(in the context menu)

I think I can see what's happened here (though not sure how to fix it!).
Firstly, I think Robert is talking about the "My Documents" folder that
appears at or near the top of the "tree" in the view from within
Explorer - not icons on the desktop. (I favour EZdesk for keeping those
where they should be, but all those utilities do much the same thing.)

It always was under C: really, but the OS makes a pseudo-folder at the
top of the tree for "My Documents", which is a shortcut to the real
folder. Similarly the desktop icon - which is a different icon to a
normal folder icon - links to it. It is possible to change the real
location of this folder (and still have the pseudofolder and desktop
icon point to it); I suspect this is what's happened here. I'm not sure
how to do it, though: I _think_ you right-click on the pseudofolder or
desktop icon and one of the options (possibly via properties) is to
change the real location, and when you do, it actually moves all your
documents for you; this _may_ be XP only though. And besides, it won't
work if you've no longer got the pseudofolder! (Have you still got the
desktop icon?) (I've moved my real location to D:\documents, as I try to
keep data and software separate.)

Within Word, there's a way to move the user document folder (for all
Office app.s) - something like tools, options, file locations, user
documents, modify - but I don't know of that does it for things outside
Office.

If I have interpreted the OP correctly, and it is the pseudofolder link
that has disappeared, does anyone know how to restore it?

If all else fails, rename it by adding a "!" to the start of the name -
that will at least make it appear _just_ under C:, rather than way down
among the Ms.
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