Dude, Where's 'My Documents'?
I've looked forward to each issue of Plus for years. The other day I installed Microsoft Office Professional 2003. The next day I booted up my PC to check and reply to some emails. I wanted to insert a picture and found that all the Folders and Files I added to My Documents were gone, other than I had when I first installed WindowsXP Professional and Service Pack 2. How can I access everything that was there before installing, Microsoft Office Professional 2003? ---Dwight Stilson
Those folders and files are probably right where you left
them. Microsoft is most likely playing a little shell game with you by
defaulting to a “My Documents” folder in a different location.
To find
your folders and documents, first open My Computer and choose Folder Options
from the Tools menu. Click on the View tab and make sure the “Show hidden files
and folders” radio button is selected, then click OK. Now, right-click on your
C: drive and choose Search. Enter into the “All or part of the file name” box
the name of a known file or folder that’s in your missing My Documents folder.
Once you find the item, right click on it and choose Open Containing
Folder.
It’s a good idea to choose a central location for all your
documents and data, and make sure that Windows, Office and other applications
agree on exactly what that location is. If you’re happy with the new default
location, then you can lift the old “My Documents” folder, complete with all its
subfolders and files, and drop it onto the new one. Alternatively, you can
choose a new location (or the original one) and use Tweak UI or some other
technique (e.g.
http://www.google.com/search?q=change+default+folder+windows ) to change the default folders.
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