Desktop Folder

I have more than one Desktop folder on my computer. Where generally does the
Desktop folder reside? Is it held in my 'Private' file folder/ or is it an
entity of it's own on the hard drive? I need to know which desktop folder is
the real one and then figure out how to get rid of some of the others. Any
ideas on how I may have ended up with multiple desktop folders? Thanks, bj

 

Hi,

There are two each user will be concerned with:

C:\Users\<user>\Desktop
C:\Users\Public\Desktop

The first is specific to the user, the latter to all users. If you have a
"desktop" folder on your desktop, then likely it's
C:\Users\<user>\Desktop\Desktop

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>
> I have more than one Desktop folder on my computer. Where generally does
> the Desktop folder reside? Is it held in my 'Private' file folder/ or is
> it an entity of it's own on the hard drive? I need to know which desktop
> folder is the real one and then figure out how to get rid of some of the
> others. Any ideas on how I may have ended up with multiple desktop
> folders? Thanks, bj <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Hello BJ,

Usually this is just a mistake made when trying to change the location
of the folder.

Go ahead and copy the contents of the duplicate "Desktop" folders to
another location as a backup. Next, use OPTION THREE in the tutorial
below to restore the default location of the
C:\Users\(user-name)\Desktop folder.



Now delete all duplicate Desktop folders. Do OPTION ONE in the tutorial
above. Restart the computer to apply. Sometimes you will need to restart
a couple of times. Copy the backup contents back into the now restore
Desktop folder.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

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> I have more than one Desktop folder on my computer. Where generally does
> the
> Desktop folder reside? Is it held in my 'Private' file folder/ or is it
> an
> entity of it's own on the hard drive? I need to know which desktop
> folder is
> the real one and then figure out how to get rid of some of the others.
> Any
> ideas on how I may have ended up with multiple desktop folders? Thanks,
> bj<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


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Thanks Shawn,

Tutorials have helped and I have been able to clean up excess desktop
folders. I may have some new questions regarding folder hierarchy which I'm
trying to figure out. Thanks again. bj

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>
> Hello BJ,
>
> Usually this is just a mistake made when trying to change the location
> of the folder.
>
> Go ahead and copy the contents of the duplicate "Desktop" folders to
> another location as a backup. Next, use OPTION THREE in the tutorial
> below to restore the default location of the
> C:Users(user-name)Desktop folder.
>
>
>
> Now delete all duplicate Desktop folders. Do OPTION ONE in the tutorial
> above. Restart the computer to apply. Sometimes you will need to restart
> a couple of times. Copy the backup contents back into the now restore
> Desktop folder.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
> Beejaysoo;1143277 Wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> I have more than one Desktop folder on my computer. Where generally does
>> the
>> Desktop folder reside? Is it held in my 'Private' file folder/ or is it
>> an
>> entity of it's own on the hard drive? I need to know which desktop
>> folder is
>> the real one and then figure out how to get rid of some of the others.
>> Any
>> ideas on how I may have ended up with multiple desktop folders? Thanks,
>> bj<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*'
> ()
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> '*Windows 7 Forums*' ()
> '*Windows Vista Forums*' ()
>
> *Please post feedback to help others.* <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

You're welcome BJ. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted out.

Go ahead and post any question you might have. I'll try and answer them
if I'm able to.


Beejaysoo;1144983 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Thanks Shawn,
>
> Tutorials have helped and I have been able to clean up excess desktop
> folders. I may have some new questions regarding folder hierarchy which
> I'm
> trying to figure out. Thanks again. bj
>
> "Brink" <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in message
> news:e74b07111cb2ab4c7b7b57cf16ccf78e@newsgroup-gateway.com...> > > <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > >
> > > Hello BJ,
> > >
> > > Usually this is just a mistake made when trying to change the<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> > location<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > > of the folder.
> > >
> > > Go ahead and copy the contents of the duplicate "Desktop" folders to
> > > another location as a backup. Next, use OPTION THREE in the tutorial
> > > below to restore the default location of the
> > > C:Users(user-name)Desktop folder.
> > >
> > ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> > <!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > >
> > > Now delete all duplicate Desktop folders. Do OPTION ONE in the<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> > tutorial<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > > above. Restart the computer to apply. Sometimes you will need to<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> > restart<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > > a couple of times. Copy the backup contents back into the now restore
> > > Desktop folder.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > > Beejaysoo;1143277 Wrote:> > > > >
> > > >> I have more than one Desktop folder on my computer. Where generally
> > > does
> > > >> the
> > > >> Desktop folder reside? Is it held in my 'Private' file folder/ or is
> > > it
> > > >> an
> > > >> entity of it's own on the hard drive? I need to know which desktop
> > > >> folder is
> > > >> the real one and then figure out how to get rid of some of the
> > > others.
> > > >> Any
> > > >> ideas on how I may have ended up with multiple desktop folders?
> > > Thanks,
> > > >> bj> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brink
> > >
> > > '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*'
> > ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> > ()<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> > > them.*
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> > ())<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
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