If I right-click the My Docs folder at the top of the explorer tree and
select "Properties", under the "Target" tab it says "The My Documents
folder is a shortcut to the target folder location shown below". The
target is:C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents
I get exactly the same info if I check the My Docs folder on the desktop.


Carol wrote:
> Hugh,
> Yes, that's what has confounded me from the beginning - one folder is being
> reflected in 3 different places, as if by a mirror.  That's why I've been
> saying it's mirrored.  I was astounded to see that it was the same folder
> doing the same thing in 3 places. Until Win XP, I'd never seen this kind of
> thing.
> Mine, however, don't say they're short cuts.  I'm not sure where you're
> seeing that.  If mine had said 'shortcut', it wouldn't have been nearly so
> confusing.  Actually, I don't see how they could be short cuts, if when
> there are more users, they are separate folders.
> Carol Hanson
>
>
>
>
>> Not to belabor this point, but if they have the same path, they are the
>> same folder. This is not a mirror (Duplicate).
>> Check the properties of the top folder-mine clearly states that it's a
>> shortcut.
>> My PC has a single user, but it's networked with several others.
>> The default users are:Default user, All Users and Owner (This is my
>> logon name).
>>
>>
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