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Oops...Where is "My Documents"?

12 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/oops-where-is-my-documents.155415/

Empirial
Empirial Original post #1
Apr 11, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Hi,

Today something weird happened. I switched on my computer & everything was alright. I then popped in Digit April 2012 DVD & successfully installed "Defraggler" but while installing Nvidia Drivers from Digit DVD my Optical Drive freezed (Drive was only accessing files when I restarted, the setup wizard didn't even appeared) . So I restarted my computer but since then I'm unable to access My Documents, My Pictures, My Music. I then removed "Defraggler", run CCleaner & Advanced SystemCare 5 but its still the same. Since I didn't enabled System Restore (my bad) I can't even roll back. Please help!!!

Have a look :

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clmlbx
clmlbx #2
Apr 11, 2012 at 11:52 AM
I think there might be two possibilities for this problem. Either shortcut links have been corrupted or your user account.


first try going in to "users" folder then in you current user and see if there Documents folder exist or not..

If not then try creating new user and log in to that and see if there folder exist. IF it is then you, need to delete that user and create new one and start using that.

If it is administrator account then, you need to enable a hidden admin account to delete this and create new admin account for your self.

Disable that hidden account after using for security..

To enable hidden account check this link
Empirial
Empirial #3
Apr 11, 2012 at 12:20 PM
@clmlbx My Documents, My Music, My Pictures, My Podcast & My Videos is there in User Folder so I guess I don't need to create new account. How to repair Shortcuts in Start Menu? Whenever I right click properties of Documents/Music/Pictures in Start Menu it says "The properties for this item are not available".
Faun
Faun #4
Apr 11, 2012 at 12:28 PM
right click on task bar and properties. THere you have option to enable my document in start menu

This image should help though it's for XP, should be similar approach for VISA/WIn 7

*cdn.get-digital-help.com/start-menu-items.png

That might not solve the problem. Look deeper then.
Empirial
Empirial #5
Apr 11, 2012 at 12:49 PM
@Faun Yes It was "Display as a link" by default so I select "Display as a menu" but still its same.
Faun
Faun #6
Apr 11, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Read this
Default File Type Associations - Restore - Windows 7 Forums
clmlbx
clmlbx #7
Apr 11, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Go to above link(posted by Faun). click on "lnk" (Find it Alphabetically in "L") download simple very lite registry file(*.reg), double click on it click yes and ok .

you are done. You might need to restart.
Empirial
Empirial #8
Apr 11, 2012 at 2:10 PM
@clmlbx I install 'Ink' & restart computer but the problem still persists. Still showing "Documents.library-ms" in start menu. Strange!

I even right click 'Libraries' & click 'Restore default libraries' but no use :(
clmlbx
clmlbx #9
Apr 11, 2012 at 2:16 PM
try creating new account and check that, don't delete this for now.
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #11
Apr 12, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Empirial said:
How to repair Shortcuts in Start Menu? Whenever I right click properties of Documents/Music/Pictures in Start Menu it says "The properties for this item are not available".
Click to expand...

use Tune Up 2012 or else use JetClean (Free).
your problem will be solved :mrgreen:
T
Tech&ME #12
Apr 12, 2012 at 1:32 PM
Try Microsoft Fix It.

It has solution for this.