Accidently dragged and dropped start menu items into Documents folder

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  1. Posts : 43
    Windows 7 32bit Home Premium
       #1

    Accidently dragged and dropped start menu items into Documents folder


    I accidentally selected 'Public Documents', 'My Pictures' and 'Public Pictures' and dragged and dropped them into My Documents and they appear as categories (collapsible items) in My Documents. How do I remove them? Deleting only deletes the content within rather than remove these categories. Running Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit. Thanks.
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  2. Posts : 1,326
    Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
       #2

    Use System Restore to go back to a point before you did it.
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  3. Posts : 6,349
    Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
       #3

    +1 System Restore.
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  4. Posts : 43
    Windows 7 32bit Home Premium
    Thread Starter
       #4

    That didnt fix it.
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  5. Posts : 414
    win7 ultimate 32bit
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  6. Posts : 1,326
    Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
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    Aaron10 said:
    That didnt fix it.
    Did System Restore complete or fail? Try another restore point?
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  7. Posts : 43
    Windows 7 32bit Home Premium
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Didn't work either.

    MacGyvr said:
    Aaron10 said:
    That didnt fix it.
    Did System Restore complete or fail? Try another restore point?
    Yeah tried a couple all from previous points, none worked.

    They're acting as shortcuts kind of.
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  8. Posts : 2,578
    Vista 64 bit and 32 bit (SP2)
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    It sounds like you have to deal with the problem via the Navigation Pane. This tutorial might hold the answer to your problem, or at the very least, give you some guidance as to other options you might try:
    How to Add or Remove the Windows 7 Libraries Folder from the Navigation Pane
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  9. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
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    If you click the start orb, then right click All Programs, clicking "open" will take you to the folder location for your start menu. Clicking "Open All Users" will take you to the folder location for the All users part of the start menu. You can edit the start menu manually by dragging and dropping, or creating folder and shortcuts. Just cut and past the stuff you evidentially put in your my documents folder back into the start menu. Going into folder options and showing hidden and system files will make it easier.
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  10. Posts : 1,326
    Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
       #10

    Aaron10 said:
    Didn't work either.

    MacGyvr said:
    Aaron10 said:
    That didnt fix it.
    Did System Restore complete or fail? Try another restore point?
    Yeah tried a couple all from previous points, none worked.

    They're acting as shortcuts kind of.
    Didn't answer my question...

    Did System Restore complete successfully or did it fail? I'm not asking if it solved the problem, just asking if it completed successfully or not. If not, try it in Safe Mode.
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