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Reg: My Recent Documents Folder Missing

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sree_shan
sree_shan Original post #1
Oct 22, 2006 at 3:26 PM
hey...
here is my problem.....
i cant see " my recent documents " folder in the system....
can any one help me to restore that folder ....

:( :( :(
Vishal Gupta
Oct 22, 2006 at 9:19 PM
If u want the folder name, then its:

C:\Documents and Settings\User_Name\Recent

Where C: is the system drive!

And if u r talking about the recent documents menu in Start Menu, then u can restore it from Taskbar Properties!
sree_shan
Oct 22, 2006 at 9:45 PM
@vishal

hi vishal .. nice to hav a reply 4m u.... :)
i too know that the folder will b in C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\

but the problem is that i was unable to see the " recent documents "folder ... what i mean is that there is no such folder in the above path ... i dont what happened .....

even in the task manager properties also ... there is no option of recent documents ...

i hope now u understood the problem clearly .... and i also hope u can fix it
:( :( :(

waiting 4 ur suggestion...
:) :) :)
Vishal Gupta
Oct 22, 2006 at 11:13 PM
Actually The folder name is not "Recent Documents" but its "Recent" ;)

And in Taskbar Properties, there should be an option like "Show recent documents" or "no. of documents" , etc. I can't tell exact option name coz now I'm on Vista RC1 ;)
sree_shan
Oct 22, 2006 at 11:25 PM
@vishal.....
i know all these .... but the problem is as i already mentioned there is no such folder as recent or documents or anthing like that
and also there is no option in taskbar properties.....
i know these ... as i had already seen ... but now they r not ..... this is surprising 4 me..... i dont no what happened....
i guess in some registry something has edited ... like no recent documents folder or something like that....
as i dont no much abt registries ... iam asking ur help.....

:( :( :(