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Two Identical Folders?!!

16 years ago

(Using Vista & Word 2007) I just discovered that my computer shows two identical DOCUMENTS folders in Word 2007. When I deleted one, it deleted BOTH of them. After my panic feeling was over, I restored one of them, and it restored both of them. What gives? I only have one user on this computer, & haven't a clue how this happened.

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mikie_gw
16 years ago
Are you shure one is not a shortcut with the little arrow in the bottom left of its icon?(if you havent turned off the arrows).

I'd right click each and look at/compare properties for some difference, maybe ?
geebeega
Original Author
16 years ago
Actually, I did look at both of them & went thru the properties & they're identical. They each have 2.68 GB of info in the total folder. If one was a shortcut, it would usually only have 1kb. As I stated above, when I deleted one of them, they both went to the Recycle bin. I also had both open to compare them & when I deleted a file, it immediately removed it from both of them! This is weird. I also searched on Microsoft & didn't find anything remotely similar.
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john4291
16 years ago
Geebee:
Have you tried renaming one of the folders?
John W.
User
16 years ago
I have always had 2 identical 'my documents' folders as long as I've had XP.

I just recently replaced my hard drive and the tech installed the same XP, I have 2 folders again. One is placed directly under 'Desktop' in Windows Explorer tree and the other is under 'My Computer'.

I also searched MS and found nothing.

Glad you posted this geebee. It's not the biggest problem to have but it sure makes you wonder.
geebeega
Original Author
16 years ago
These two folders are not in different locations, they're both listed under my user name (I'm the only one using this computer.) I also renamed one of the folders & it renamed both of them! These two are tied together somehow!
Lindsey_CA
16 years ago
It's actually the same folder. It's just two different ways to get to it.
mikie_gw
16 years ago
Might try disk error checking ?
Right click C:/ drive, click Properties, click Tools(tab), Check Now(button), Checkmark ..'automatically fix file system errors.

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