Changing Default MyDocuments

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In general the MyDocuments folder is the default folder for everything ....
How can this be changed to a different folder. Are there other dependencies
that are impacted? Reason is reliability and security. Saving documents to
other than the C drive avoids some pitfalls with problems that are best
solved timewise by reimaging the C drive, however if data is present it would
be lost.
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Unique Operator

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Hi,

You can change the location of the My Documents folder. Right click on My Documents and select
properties. Under the Target tab, click on Move and select the new location of the My Documents
folder.

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"Norm" <Norm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In general the MyDocuments folder is the default folder for everything ....
> How can this be changed to a different folder. Are there other dependencies
> that are impacted? Reason is reliability and security. Saving documents to
> other than the C drive avoids some pitfalls with problems that are best
> solved timewise by reimaging the C drive, however if data is present it would
> be lost.
> --
> Unique Operator

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Ramesh, is there any way to create another "My Documents" folder, i.e., My
Documents2 or something, so you can have 2 different targets that are given
the same special display priveleges in Windows Explorer, i.e., displayed at
the top of the shell hierarchy?

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
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How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147/EN-US/

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Norm" <Norm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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In general the MyDocuments folder is the default folder for everything ....
How can this be changed to a different folder. Are there other dependencies
that are impacted? Reason is reliability and security. Saving documents to
other than the C drive avoids some pitfalls with problems that are best
solved timewise by reimaging the C drive, however if data is present it
would
be lost.
--
Unique Operator

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Thanks Ramesh, this is perfect. Can you point me in the right direction to
figure out the sort order values; I'm scouring the registry but can't find
an obvious answer.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
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Bruce,

It's possible, using the same old technique of creating a namespace icon in
the Desktop and routing it to a real folder. This utility does the job
perfectly. http://www.tropictech.de/software/shellobject/

As for the "the top of the shell hierarchy", there is another key/value to
be added, after a small manipulation of the sort order values. This has to
be done manually.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Bruce Hendry" <bruce@binya.com> wrote in message
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Ramesh, is there any way to create another "My Documents" folder, i.e., My
Documents2 or something, so you can have 2 different targets that are given
the same special display priveleges in Windows Explorer, i.e., displayed at
the top of the shell hierarchy?

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
news7ksqpf%23EHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147/EN-US/

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Norm" <Norm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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In general the MyDocuments folder is the default folder for everything ....
How can this be changed to a different folder. Are there other dependencies
that are impacted? Reason is reliability and security. Saving documents to
other than the C drive avoids some pitfalls with problems that are best
solved timewise by reimaging the C drive, however if data is present it
would
be lost.
--
Unique Operator

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Thanks for taking the time, Ramesh, you've been a great help.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
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Bruce,

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{namespace-GUID}
SortOrderIndex (REG_DWORD value)

Ex: http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/b [...] /6232a.asp

This value decides the placement of the special icon in Desktop /
W.Explorer. Try setting SortOrderIndex value to 1, so that the special icon
occupies the top most position in the folder pane.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Bruce Hendry" <bruce@binya.com> wrote in message
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Thanks Ramesh, this is perfect. Can you point me in the right direction to
figure out the sort order values; I'm scouring the registry but can't find
an obvious answer.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
news9%23O6ql%23EHA.3376@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Bruce,

It's possible, using the same old technique of creating a namespace icon in
the Desktop and routing it to a real folder. This utility does the job
perfectly. http://www.tropictech.de/software/shellobject/

As for the "the top of the shell hierarchy", there is another key/value to
be added, after a small manipulation of the sort order values. This has to
be done manually.

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There is no Target under Properties under My Documents on my machine.

"Norm" wrote:

> In general the MyDocuments folder is the default folder for everything ....
> How can this be changed to a different folder. Are there other dependencies
> that are impacted? Reason is reliability and security. Saving documents to
> other than the C drive avoids some pitfalls with problems that are best
> solved timewise by reimaging the C drive, however if data is present it would
> be lost.
> --
> Unique Operator

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Jerry,

Perhaps some of the applications that you use are hard-coded to this path,
for the My Documents folder:

%userprofile%\My Documents

In that case, you need to contact the support team of that particular
application(s).

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Jerry" <Jerry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I am a little late to this thread but I tried it and it worked, pretty
> much.
> Word looks for the 'new' My Documents folder, but other applications still
> choose the old location as the default.
>
> I suppose I could custom set the location in each application, but it
> seems
> as if the system should know that there is a new location for the My
> Documents folder.
>
> Also is there someway to delete the My Documents folder from the original
> location? Mine is rather large and to have two of them is taking up
> needless
> space.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Jerry
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147/EN-US/
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> "Norm" <Norm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:541CDDDA-6A3E-46EF-A8A4-F5B4450D9127@microsoft.com...
>> In general the MyDocuments folder is the default folder for everything
>> .....
>> How can this be changed to a different folder. Are there other
>> dependencies
>> that are impacted? Reason is reliability and security. Saving documents
>> to
>> other than the C drive avoids some pitfalls with problems that are best
>> solved timewise by reimaging the C drive, however if data is present it
>> would
>> be lost.
>> --
>> Unique Operator
>>