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Thread ID: 45649 2004-05-29 10:08:00 My Documents are hidden! Donald M (942) Press F1
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240226 2004-05-29 10:08:00 My Documents seem to have become hidden,
The path C:\Documents and Settings\defult\My Documents - if followed through windows explorer, the My Documents are not there.
When I open my Documents through the Desktop it apears empty, but when I opn someting from My Recent Documents in the Start menue it will open. I therefor think that a the documents are all still there but hidden. Could this happen? How do I fix it?
Running Win XP Pro
Donald M (942)
240227 2004-05-29 10:38:00 > My Documents seem to have become hidden,
> The path C:\Documents and Settings\defult\My
> Documents - if followed through windows explorer, the
> My Documents are not there.
> When I open my Documents through the Desktop it
> apears empty, but when I opn someting from My Recent
> Documents in the Start menue it will open. I therefor
> think that a the documents are all still there but
> hidden. Could this happen? How do I fix it?
> Running Win XP Pro

I would suggest you use the searcb in WinXP Pro to find files like *.xls for Spreadsheets or *.doc for Word files
Elephant (599)
240228 2004-05-29 11:04:00 When you get to it from the shortcut, have you checked that's it's properties don't have Hidden checked? Greg S (201)
240229 2004-05-29 11:43:00 > My Documents seem to have become hidden,
> The path C:\Documents and Settings\defult\My
> Documents
is not where your my documents folder is. Your one you will find here
C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents

default is exactly that it is used set up new user by the system when you log in for the first time
beama (111)
240230 2004-05-29 12:03:00 Agree with Beema unless you have moved them? I keep mine on a separate partition as drive E with all data. Have you been playing around with anything like that? Scouse (83)
240231 2004-05-29 12:59:00 The Hiden option in propetries is checked but greyed out and I cant Uncheck it. I think I may have hidden my entire My Doc folder! Donald M (942)
240232 2004-05-29 13:07:00 Thanks for you help everone Ive managed to unhide them

Donald M
Donald M (942)
240233 2004-05-29 13:19:00 Well done - thx for reporting back Greg S (201)
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