| Windows 7: A problem with Libraries |
27 May 2010
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A problem with Libraries I have got a funny sort of problem with my libraries since I had to reformat and I hope that someone can help me sort it out.
When I click on Explorer the Libraries window comes up, that is fine, it is just when I click on 'Documents' and every single file shows up! It says 1 location at the top.
If I click on the arrow by Documents on the left, then 'My Documents' comes up and when I click on that then I get to see the files that I wanted to see in 'Documents'.
I hgave tried deleting from 'Documents' but when I do that the file delets from the 'My documents' or 'My Music' or 'My Pictures' library as well
I am sure that it was not like this before
Can someone please help | My System Specs |
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27 May 2010
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#2 | | window's 7 bermuda triangle |
i don't quite understand here ,can you give me a snapshot. il appreciate it | My System Specs | | OS window's 7 CPU core 2 quad Motherboard gigabyte Memory 2gb corsair Graphics Card ati hd4850 Monitor(s) Displays lg Screen Resolution 1600 X 900 Case power logic Other Info none of the spec above is accurate |
27 May 2010
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#3 | | |
Thank you for your quick reply.
I have attatched a file showing - I hope - what I mean.
The top one is the 'Documents' with every file in it, and the bottom one is the 'My Documents', which is not so large and does not have every file in it.
I have thought of deleting the 'Documents' file from the Libraries, but if I did that would I lose the 'my documents' as well?
Hope that this makes more sense to you now, and I hope that the attchment helps | My System Specs | | |
27 May 2010
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#4 | | Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1 East Bay Area, CA |
Libraries just connect to the actual location that your folders are stored, like C>users>username>my documents.
Libraries point to the location, they don't actually store anything. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq sr5410f case OS Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1 CPU AMD X2 4450E @ 2.3 ghz Motherboard Biostar MCP6P M2+ Memory 4.0 g Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT , 512mb Sound Card onboard Monitor(s) Displays auria eq2367 Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard logitech wave cordless Mouse logitech LX8 cordless laser mouse PSU 250 watts Case Compaq Cooling couple fans Hard Drives 1 tb Hitachi HDT721010SLA scsi, 500 gb external Internet Speed comcast hi speed 19 dn 8 up Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser IE10 Other Info Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
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OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1 |
27 May 2010
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#5 | | Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1 Croatia |
This is the way it works, bumpy.
If you're bothered by all the videos and torrents there, move the default download location out of the My Documents folder. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus N73SV OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1 CPU Core i7-2630QM Motherboard Intel HM 65 Memory 6 GB DDR3 Graphics Card Nvidia GT 540M / Intel HD 3000 - Optimus switching Sound Card HD Audio (Intel Azalia/Realtek) ALC269 Monitor(s) Displays LED flat panel Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Hard Drives 2x Seagate Momentus 640 GB - 1,28 TB in total Internet Speed 4 MB/256 kbps Other Info External HDs
WD Elements 1,5 TB
WD MyBook 500 GB |
27 May 2010
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#6 | | MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit Austin, Texas |
And if rather than expanding the Documents library--
Left-Click on Documents.
Here's what I get when I Left-Click on Documents. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite S875D-S7239 laptop OS MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit CPU AMD A10-4600M Motherboard AMD Pumori (Socket FT1) Memory 6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-12-28) Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 7660G Sound Card High Definition Audio Device Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor (1600x900@60Hz) Screen Resolution 1600x900@60Hz Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard Mouse HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse Model FHA-3410 Hard Drives SSD 119GB Corsair CSSD-V128GB2 ATA Device Internet Speed What the local pub, local coffee shop offers. Other Info Optical Drive:MATSHITA BD-CMB UJ160B ATA Device
Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed. |
27 May 2010
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#7 | | Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8 Pro, San Diego |

Quote: Originally Posted by derekimo Libraries just connect to the actual location that your folders are stored, like C>users>username>my documents.
Libraries point to the location, they don't actually store anything. Exactly correct derekimo, people just don't seem to get that part.
Contrary to popular belief, both Libraries and Homegroups works absolutely perfectly. Anyone who says otherwise probably doesn't even have a Homegroup set up and are therefore giving out completely uninformed and bogus advice.
I see far too many examples of that over in networking..... | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built OS Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8 Pro, CPU Q9650-4.275GHz, E8600 4.5GHz, E6750-3.8GHz Motherboard Evga 780i FTW Memory G.Skill PC2 9600 1200Mhz 5 5 5 15 2T Graphics Card GTX480 Sound Card Asus Xonar D2 Monitor(s) Displays HannsG Screen Resolution 1680X1050 Keyboard Logitech G15 Mouse Logitech G9 PSU ThermalTake Toughpower 1000Watt modular Case ThermalTake XaserV Cooling Xigmatek S1283 Hard Drives GSkill Phoenix Pro 120GB SSD Internet Speed T1 |
29 May 2010
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#8 | | |
Thank you all very much, that all makes much more sense to me now, however ......
there is also this other little niggle that I have, which I definately did not have before, when I click on the arrrow on the right in the address bar in Internet Explorer, I also get 'Favourites and History' coming up. Is there a way that I can stop this? | My System Specs | | |
30 May 2010
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Just so you know, I have found the answer to the little niggle that I had.
Under autocomplete, I had a tick in Browsing history and Favourites.
I am all sorted out now,
Thanks. | My System Specs | | |
30 May 2010
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#10 | | window's 7 bermuda triangle |

Quote: Originally Posted by bumpyme Just so you know, I have found the answer to the little niggle that I had.
Under autocomplete, I had a tick in Browsing history and Favourites.
I am all sorted out now,
Thanks. Glad you solved it. Cheers | My System Specs | | OS window's 7 CPU core 2 quad Motherboard gigabyte Memory 2gb corsair Graphics Card ati hd4850 Monitor(s) Displays lg Screen Resolution 1600 X 900 Case power logic Other Info none of the spec above is accurate A problem with Libraries problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:25 AM. | |