Where is the Documents folder in Microsoft Windows Vista located?

The location of the Documents folder in Microsoft Windows Vista.

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• Single left-click the Start button.
• Single left-click Computer to the right of the Start menu

• Double left-click Local Disk (C:\).
  • The drive letter could be different if Microsoft Windows Vista is installed to (D:\) or (E:\). You should navigate accordingly.

• Double left-click the Users folders.
  • Try selecting a different drive from the Computer window if you don’t see a Users folder on Local Disk (C:\).

• Double left-click on the folder containing your user profile. The folder containing my profile is called kandle.
  • It will be a different folder for you.
    • Determine the location and drive letter of your user profile…
    • There may be multiple profile folders that need to be backed up.
    • The Default and Public profile folders generally do not need to be included in your backups. I have not seen your computer so who am I to say. Maybe they do need to be included. When in doubt, include the files or folders you are unsure of into your backups. Better to be safe than sorry.

• The Documents folder is here.

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Side Note

Location = c:\Users\ProfileName\Documents

• c:\ is the drive where Microsoft Windows Vista is installed.
• Users is a standard folder in Microsoft Windows Vista which contains a folder for each profile.
  • Default and Public are standard folders in Microsoft Windows Vista. They do not contain your profile information.
• ProfileName should be replaced with your actual profile name.
• Documents is a standard folder in Microsoft Windows Vista.
  • It is the same as the My Documents folder in Microsoft Windows XP.

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Links

• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Page
• Microsoft Windows XP Homepage
• Microsoft Windows Vista Wiki

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