Windows 10: My Documents

Discus and support My Documents in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; In C:\users\don\ I have 2 folders Documents and My Documents. What is the difference? Don Cole 75462 Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by doncole, Jan 20, 2017.

  1. DONCOLE
    doncole Win User

    My Documents


    In C:\users\don\

    I have 2 folders Documents and My Documents.

    What is the difference?


    Don Cole

    :)
     
    doncole, Jan 20, 2017
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  2. FREDERIK LONG
    Frederik Long Win User

    'My Documents' or 'Documents'

    The actual folder's name is "Documents". The name "My Documents" is a symbolic link created for legacy applications. It points to the folder "Documents". You can safely ignore it. There is only one copy of your files on your PC.
     
    Frederik Long, Jan 20, 2017
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  3. DANIELMUS2
    Danielmus2 Win User
    'My Documents' or 'Documents'

    Hi,

    I use for my documents a folder called 'Documents'

    During a Back-up operation I had the surprise to see into the safety copy, a folder called 'My Document' and another called 'Documents' .

    The original file is called 'Documents' so is it possible that Windows created a folder 'My Documents' after it???

    Is there a rule that Windows will always create a folder called 'My Documents' and should then that one be chosen?

    Or can you freely call the document folder 'Documents' or whatever...

    Thank you for the help

    Daniel
     
    Danielmus2, Jan 20, 2017
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  4. ROCKY
    Rocky Win User

    My Documents

    What screen do you see those two locations listed?
     
    Rocky, Jan 20, 2017
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  5. TAIRIKUOKAMI
    TairikuOkami Win User
    TairikuOkami, Apr 4, 2018
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