Huh - I can't access my own documents???

If I launch Windows Explorer (Windows 7 BTW) the left-hand pane shows an entry called "Libraries". Underneath it are 4 further entries called Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos. To pick an example, 'Pictures' corresponds to C:\Users\johne53\Pictures". 'Pictures' contains sub-entries called 'Public Pictures' and 'My Pictures' - both of which I can access.

However, under the 'Documents' branch I have a further option called "My Documents". It contains sub-entires called "My Music", "My Pictures" and "My Videos" which I assumed would be shortcuts (or symbolic links of some sort) to the folders I mentioned above. And if I right-click on any of them and select 'Properties->Security' it seems to tell me that I have full control for the folders (or links, or whatever they are). And yet if I left-click, I just get a message box saying "Access is denied".

I'd like to delete whatever they are and set up some shortcuts so that (for example) 'Libraries->Documents->My Documents->My Pictures' points to the same place as 'Libraries->Pictures->My Pictures'. Is this advisable? And why does Windows set up 'My Documents' with sub-folders called 'My Music" / "My Pictures' etc but then not allow me to access them???

That was a useful link. Thanks! Better to leave them well alone, I reckon! But I'm still puzzled about why I get the "Access denied" message when Properties->Security tells me that I have full control.

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Did you copy your "My Documents" from another PC, maybe a PC with windows XP on it? In windows XP your My Pictures, My Music and My videos folders are in the My Documents folder. In Windows 7 they are each in their own separate folder. The My Documents folder won't normally have a My Pictures folder in it. I'm guessing your Pictures library is empty and the My Pictures folder in your MY documents folder isn't.