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  1. gordon55y
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       New #11

    Does that include C:\Users\(user name)\Desktop


    Brink said:
    Sorry. Your personal folders are the folders in your "C:\Users\(user name)" profile folder.

    For example: Music, Documents, Downloads, etc....
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  3. Brink
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       New #12

    Correct.
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  4. gordon55y
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    windows 7 pro
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       New #13

    oooh,
    If desktop is personal then restore should not remove the desktop shortcut
    in the example below.

    1) create restore point.
    2) create a new file in desktop and make a new shortcut (lnk) in desktop.
    3) restore step 1
    4) the new shortcut in desktop is gone.
    but the new file is not.
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  6. Brink
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       New #14

    Yep, it's not suppose to, but that's why I would always recommend to back up anything that you don't want to lose to be safe.
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  7. gordon55y
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    windows 7 pro
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       New #15

    ok, thanks for the advice

    Brink said:
    Yep, it's not suppose to, but that's why I would always recommend to back up anything that you don't want to lose to be safe.
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