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Penthor-Mul
I recently installed XP Home over an XP Pro installation. As you can
guess the new install was not a clean install. I do not want to go back
at this time and do it right with an Fdisk. I just need help with an
unusual problem.
There were and still are 2 partitions on the HDD, C & E. In the
original installation I had My Docs moved to the E partition and it was
called “Daughters Documents” on that part. When I installed Home I
again moved the My Docs to part E but this time called it “Daughters
Documents on E”.
For some reason the new installation is still using the original
“Daughters Documents” on part E, in addition to using the newly created
“Daughters Documents on E”.
The address for each is:
The original Daughters Documents: My Computer\Daughters Documents
The new Daughters Documents on E: My Computer\E\Daughters Documents on E
Strangely, when I select the original “Daughters Documents” in Explorer,
in the address bar the folder is listed as “Daughters Documents on E”,
which is the name I gave My Docs on part E in the new Home install. So
now I have 2 identical My Doc folders on part E:, each with a different
name, but each behaving identically. When I delete or add a file to one
of the folders, it is automatically added to the other.
I’m sure some of you more experienced folks are shaking your heads and
rolling your eyes. And that’s OK. I also got a brief bit of amusement
when I realized what had happened. Now, short of a proper clean
install, is there a way to get rid of just one of these folders?
Penthor
guess the new install was not a clean install. I do not want to go back
at this time and do it right with an Fdisk. I just need help with an
unusual problem.
There were and still are 2 partitions on the HDD, C & E. In the
original installation I had My Docs moved to the E partition and it was
called “Daughters Documents” on that part. When I installed Home I
again moved the My Docs to part E but this time called it “Daughters
Documents on E”.
For some reason the new installation is still using the original
“Daughters Documents” on part E, in addition to using the newly created
“Daughters Documents on E”.
The address for each is:
The original Daughters Documents: My Computer\Daughters Documents
The new Daughters Documents on E: My Computer\E\Daughters Documents on E
Strangely, when I select the original “Daughters Documents” in Explorer,
in the address bar the folder is listed as “Daughters Documents on E”,
which is the name I gave My Docs on part E in the new Home install. So
now I have 2 identical My Doc folders on part E:, each with a different
name, but each behaving identically. When I delete or add a file to one
of the folders, it is automatically added to the other.
I’m sure some of you more experienced folks are shaking your heads and
rolling your eyes. And that’s OK. I also got a brief bit of amusement
when I realized what had happened. Now, short of a proper clean
install, is there a way to get rid of just one of these folders?
Penthor