Need some advice: My Documents folder shows up twice when I go to Windows Explorer. It shows up on C:documents and settings erri and c:documents and settings errimy documents,Now here is the question - can I delete one of the folders (the second one) and will this cause a problem? Everything is duplicated and is there a need for two of them taking up room and causing confusion?
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They're still there somewhere, as the user folder properties show the correct size for the folder and number of documents, but not initially - right clicking on the folder to display properties shows a small number at first and then it gradually counts up. Properties for My Documents shows a small number of folders, all empty.
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