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In the Documents and Settings directory, there are three folders: All Users,
Default User, and "User Name". I am the only user. Can I delete two of the three folders? If so, is there any information from the two folders that should be in the remaining folder? Also, under the C: directory, there is a "User Name's" Documents folder. Within all four of these folders, some of the information is the same (which seems to be redundant) and some of the information is different. I'm confused about what I should keep and what I can get rid of. Please help. Thank you! |
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"Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F005C2CB-E424-4F1D-A821-493D32C12AD3@microsoft.com > In the Documents and Settings directory, there are three > folders: All Users, Default User, and "User Name". I am the > only user. Can I delete two of the three folders? If so, is > there any information from the two folders that should be in > the remaining folder? > > Also, under the C: directory, there is a "User Name's" > Documents folder. > > Within all four of these folders, some of the information is > the same (which seems to be redundant) and some of the > information is different. I'm confused about what I should > keep and what I can get rid of. Please help. Thank you! The Default Users folder is a template that is used whenever a new user account is added to the computer. Without this folder you would have a hard time replacing a corrupted user account. The All Users folder stores settings that are common to all users on the computer. If you were to delete this folder, a good number of the items listed on your Start Menu would disappear. Within the Documents and Settings folder, along with a folder for your user account, you'll find these folders: Administrator, All Users, Default User, Local Service, Network Service. None of these folders should be deleted. Those folders are there for a reason. Deleting any of these folders would be a mistake. Nepatsfan |
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