Windows 7 home folder my documents

If you are an administrator, you can use folder redirection in a group policy to modify the location of My Documents to reside on a network share. When users save documents to the My Documents folder, the files are actually saved on an assigned network location and can be backed up by the administrator. The path to the My Documents folder is stored in the following registry key, where complete path to storage location is the path to your storage location:.

When the properties of the My Documents folder the desktop icon are displayed and a group policy has not been established to redirect the folder, you can change the path to the My Documents folder and you can move the contents from the old location to the new location:. In the Target box, type the new path to the My Documents folder, or click Move to browse to the folder and if needed, create a new My Documents folder. If the path you type does not exist, you are prompted to confirm that you want to create a new folder.

Click Yes to move files from the old My Documents location to the new location, or click No if you do not want to move these files. Note that if you click No, the files in the old location are not deleted, but they are no longer visible from My Documents after the change. If the current My Documents path is incorrect or is no longer available, you can use the Restore Default option to restore the default path: NOTE: This option is not displayed when group policy folder redirection is in effect for this folder.

Click Restore Default. Summary The My Documents folder is a component of the user profile that is used as a unified location for storing personal data. How to Change the My Documents Folder Storage Location When the properties of the My Documents folder the desktop icon are displayed and a group policy has not been established to redirect the folder, you can change the path to the My Documents folder and you can move the contents from the old location to the new location: Right-click My Documents on the desktop , and then click Properties.

The folder are not really renamed, it was just the display that was incorrect. If i use a command line to browse the directory, the folder appear with the good name.

Someone can help to resolve this behavior? Friday, March 5, PM. I've recently been frustrated by this issue too. Saturday, March 6, PM. Thks, I haven't found this kb. A little bit frustrating anyway ;. Monday, March 8, AM. Ok I have ranted and I feel better now Wednesday, May 5, PM. Hi Mark Can I have more info on the desktop.

Thursday, May 13, AM. Hi, Sorry, I was being daft about which desktop. Thursday, May 13, PM. Proposed as answer by laserbrian Thursday, May 27, PM. Thursday, May 27, PM. Wednesday, June 30, PM. Monday, July 5, AM. Tuesday, August 10, PM. I've found out if you run Attrib -r on the folders, the folders display the right way. Monday, September 20, PM. I've written a PowerShell script which denies read access to the desktop.

Anyone in this group will then not have the documents renamed. Friday, September 24, PM. Friday, February 11, AM. Had the exact same problem. Tuesday, August 2, AM. Thursday, August 4, PM. I have re examined this problem because it was severely pissing off my users. CreateObject "WScript. Monday, December 5, PM. Thanks for this. Fantastic solution. Thursday, January 5, AM. It is because the GPO that is setting your homedirectories is also applied to your machine device instead only apply it to the user level and then the Windows 7 machine will not rename the folder.

Thursday, January 19, PM. Edited by bebarce. Monday, February 6, PM. Am Tuesday, February 7, PM. I have found that you can use right click in explorer and add a column called " Filename" And it will display the MY documents folder "Real name" Today is a good day to Monday, February 20, AM. And you will find My Documents or Documents folder in Explorer. Now, you could create a shortcut of My Documents to restore it back to desktop.

Or you could go to Windows Recycle Bin to find My Documents, if you could find it, just right click and choose Restore. It will come back.

If you could not find My Documents in Explorer, you have to follow the detailed instructions listed below to fix it. There are 3 steps to restore My Documents folder back to Windows 7. If you could find My Documents or Documents folder in Explorer , there is no need to create it; If cannot find it, you have to create a new one. Go Start and input regedt32 in search box to run Registry Editor Utility. Locate the path:. Make sure they are correct. If not, change them to the right value.

To correct the Name field, right click the Name and choose Rename , input Personal. Click on Start , and type cmd , then run Command Prompt as administrator.