Saturday, October 31, 2009
Lemuel
By default, the target or actual location of the My Documents folder is C:\Documents and Settings\user name\My Documents, where C:\ is the drive in which Windows is installed, and user name is the currently logged-on user.
To change the default location of the My Documents folder, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then point to My Documents.
2. Right-click My Documents, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Target tab.
4. In the Target box, do one of the following:
5. In the Move Documents box, click Yes to move your documents to the new location, or click No to leave your documents in the original location.
To change the default location of the My Documents folder, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then point to My Documents.
2. Right-click My Documents, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Target tab.
4. In the Target box, do one of the following:
- Type the path to the folder location that you want, and then click OK. For example, D:\My Stuff.
If the folder does not exist, the Create Message dialog box is displayed. Click Yes to create the folder, and then click OK.
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- Click Move, click the folder in which to store your documents, and then click OK twice.
If you need to create a new folder, click Make New Folder. Type a name for the folder, and then click OK twice.
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5. In the Move Documents box, click Yes to move your documents to the new location, or click No to leave your documents in the original location.
Restore the My Documents Folder to Its Default Location
To restore the My Documents folder to its default location, follow these steps:- Click Start, and then point to My Documents.
- Right-click My Documents, and then click Properties.
- Click Restore Default, and then click OK.
- In the Move Documents box, click Yes to move your documents to the new location, or click No to leave your documents in the original location.
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