Windows 7 - How to restore My Documents? Hard disk Containing My Doc broke down.

The hard disk containing my My Documents folder broke down completely recently. While windows is still running off my main hard disk, I notice that my My Documents folder is missing. Under Documents, I have Public Documents, but not the My Document Folder. How can I restore it? (Without making a new account, reinstalling windows...etc.)

I'm using Windows 7 professional
The Hard disk in question is unrecoverable and I have to get it replaced. My MAIN hard disk is still working. Hence this problem

Please help! Thanks you.

Was your My Documents folder redirected to the second hard drive?

Hello wingstorm and welcome to Seven Forums.

I assume that you are not talking about recovering the data but returning My Documents to its default location. You may be able to find something in method 2 of this tutorial. User Folders - Restore Default Location

Hello Wingstorm, and welcome to Seven Forums.

You may be able to do OPTION TWO in the tutorial below to restore your C:\Users\(user-name)\My Documents folder.

User Folders - Restore Default Location

Hope this helps,
Shawn

EDIT:
LOL, Keith beat me to it.

Yes. Due to the limited size of my main HD, I redirected it to my 2nd drive (e drive) a year or so ago.

Thanks for the Link. I'm working on it now.

To clarify, I can't see the My Document folder under the Library, Document at the side of the folder. The Public Documents are still there and under Document.

Will post an update soon! Thanks for the quick replies!

Wait, do not do the tutorial above.

You didn't mention that this was missing in your Documents library. For this use the tutorial below to include your C:\Users\(user-name)\My Documents folder into your Documents library instead to add it back to the library.

Library - Include a Folder

Oh dear... Didn't catch your reply in time.

I did the above tutorial... "User Folders - Restore Default Location" and now I got a Documents folder INSIDE the Document tab at the side.
Like so:

Libraries
_=>Documents
___=> Documents
___=> Public Documents

Please help! What should I do now? ( Is this normal?)

NOTE! I notice that my C:\Users\(user-name)\My Documents is hidden (shaded) and appears like a shortcut icon. Also I can't access/open this "hidden" My Documents, it gives me a access denied warning. When I open its property, under security, it has the access rights per normal for Admin, (my user name), but the access for "Everyone" is unchecked.

I read on another site, that you may need to delete this "hidden" My Documents. What should I do with it?

Thanks in advance.

Mmm. I'll leave it to Brink to reply. He obviously knows something I don't.

Update! I ran a program that requires access to the My Documents folder to work and it work!
It made some folders in the Documents => Documents folder.

However... when I try renaming the Documents => Documents folder to My Documents, it ask me if I wan to merge it with the "hidden" My Documents. I tried this with make a new folder and it "absorbed" the new folder, leaving me with the same unaccessible "hidden" My Documents...

Should I delete it?

The hidden My Documents folder may be a junction point(a type of link) to Documents. Don't delete it until Brink gets back to you.