Solved Why are My Documents files in both Library and C?

[kepster44]

Win7 appears to put the same files in both the: Libraries/ documents/ my documents and also in: c/my documents

Are these in fact duplicate copies taking 2x the disk space or is this some sort of reflection of one or the other? Can I move and delete the files from the :c/my documents to the :Libraries/ documents/ my documents? Or will changing one automatically change the other?

I want to "clean up" the explore tree and get rid of the duplicate entries. I'm new to Win7 from using XP and not a real computer geek.

Thanks for any input!

 

[logicearth]

Stop! Libraries are not an actual location! They are nothing but a window, a view, into the folders you link to that library. There is no duplicate content.

 

[Boone031]

the libraries/ documents folder is actually just a built-in shortcut. by expanding the libraries folder and right clicking on documents you will see exactly where the documents are coming from

 

[kepster44]

I get it. Thanks!