Which folders are shortcuts

[J Lunis]

In WinXP, Explorer I have 4-5 instances of 'My Documents' and
subfolders. ( I posted about this several days ago and someone said I
could safely delete all instances that were shortcuts.)
How do I tell which folders are shortcuts? On the desktop the icons
look different. I can tell no difference in Explorer.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

They aren't shortcuts, but rather mirrors of the real folders, and you will
not be able to delete them unless one truly is a shortcut. The "real" folder
is the one found under C:\Documents and Settings\<user_name>\, the others
are just mirrors of the real folder.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org