2 different desktops folders

[orealius]

I have a desktop folder in my user folder and another in my c drive...why 2
different desktops?

 

[Bob I]

Perhaps someone put it there as a backup copy.

 

[Zaidy036]

I have a desktop folder in my user folder and another in my c drive...why 2
different desktops?

I think one has your setup but the other the default which yours has modified.

 

[Twayne]

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I have a desktop folder in my user folder and another in
my c drive...why 2 different desktops?

With UAC on, one is available to read, the other is not, so I'd assume it's
some sort of system required files though I don't know why.

HTH,

Twayne`

 

[Paul]

I have a desktop folder in my user folder and another in my c drive...why 2
different desktops?

The one under C: , might not even really be there. Windows 7
doesn't want you writing to the root of the partition. (Some
of your programs might be attempting to do that.)

There is a concept called VirtualStore, which is a way for
Windows 7 to provide a backward compatible environment for
programs, while at the same time, enforcing whatever
new rules the developers of Windows 7 wanted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Account_Control

"The automatic and quiet redirection of file write operations
to a per user VirtualStore folder has led to confusion and
irritation, since it is not an obvious behavior for users who
are not familiar with it and there are no warnings or notifications.
It is also not very clear where the files are stored or how to
remove them."

See if you have a VirtualStore in your user account storage area,
and if there is a Desktop folder in there as well. Perhaps
that is a representation of the C:\Desktop you saw ?

Paul

 

[OREALLY]

Thanks Much!

"Paul" wrote in message

I have a desktop folder in my user folder and another in my c drive...why
2 different desktops?

The one under C: , might not even really be there. Windows 7
doesn't want you writing to the root of the partition. (Some
of your programs might be attempting to do that.)

There is a concept called VirtualStore, which is a way for
Windows 7 to provide a backward compatible environment for
programs, while at the same time, enforcing whatever
new rules the developers of Windows 7 wanted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Account_Control

"The automatic and quiet redirection of file write operations
to a per user VirtualStore folder has led to confusion and
irritation, since it is not an obvious behavior for users who
are not familiar with it and there are no warnings or notifications.
It is also not very clear where the files are stored or how to
remove them."

See if you have a VirtualStore in your user account storage area,
and if there is a Desktop folder in there as well. Perhaps
that is a representation of the C:\Desktop you saw ?

Paul

 

[Anthony Buckland]

I have a desktop folder in my user folder and another in my c drive...why 2
different desktops?

I had two in Windows XP, and I have two in Windows 7.
One is the desktop for all users, one is the desktop
for my account alone. The chief result of having icons
on both desktops is that, if I sort the visible icons
alphabetically, a series of icons will go up to some
high letter in the alphabet, and then they will start
over at some low letter and climb again. I routinely
move all the icons from the least-populated desktop
to the most-populated one, so that I get one
continuous alphabetic sequence. I do this in the
context that I am the only user. Both desktops are
in the C: drive, but in different places.

 

[Twayne]

In

I had two in Windows XP, and I have two in Windows 7.
One is the desktop for all users, one is the desktop
for my account alone. The chief result of having icons
on both desktops is that, if I sort the visible icons
alphabetically, a series of icons will go up to some
high letter in the alphabet, and then they will start
over at some low letter and climb again. I routinely
move all the icons from the least-populated desktop
to the most-populated one, so that I get one
continuous alphabetic sequence. I do this in the
context that I am the only user. Both desktops are
in the C: drive, but in different places.

True: From that viewpoint, each user will have his own folder set. I don't
think that's what was being referred to though. Course, I might be wrong; 7
hides an awful lot of crap from the users.

HTH,

Twayne`

 

[Twayne]

In

The one under C: , might not even really be there.
Windows 7 doesn't want you writing to the root of the partition.
(Some of your programs might be attempting to do that.)

There is a concept called VirtualStore, which is a way for
Windows 7 to provide a backward compatible environment for
programs, while at the same time, enforcing whatever
new rules the developers of Windows 7 wanted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Account_Control

"The automatic and quiet redirection of file write
operations to a per user VirtualStore folder has led
to confusion and irritation, since it is not an
obvious behavior for users who are not familiar with
it and there are no warnings or notifications. It is
also not very clear where the files are stored or how
to remove them."
See if you have a VirtualStore in your user account
storage area, and if there is a Desktop folder in there as well. Perhaps
that is a representation of the C:\Desktop you saw ?

Paul

In my case, I don't have anything that looks like a virtual store. I
installed a program last night and by taking ownership of the other folder,
discovered two main files of the program in it, with the rest of them
appearing in the other one. Strange. I have to wonder what happens wth a
Remove or Uninstall? Oh well; the fun of a new machine.

HTH,

Twayne`