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> I know this sort of thing has been asked millions of times, but I
> *think* mine is slightly different.

> In the process of moving 'My Documents' to another drive, I backed it
> up several times (forgot that I'd done it already, etc) to other
> partitions.  Anyway, I did get around to moving it by copying
> everything over in to the new folder, and then changing the target
> using Tweak UI.  Anyway, from what I remember, one of the old backups
> retained it's 'special property' in that even if you went to the
> actual folder location in Explorer (as opposed to just using the
> Desktop or Start Menu), and right-clicked on it, it had the special
> icon and the 'move, change target, restore default, etc' pane.  which
> I quite liked.  but I've since done something and that backup has gone
> back to being a normal folder.  And the actual 'My Documents' folder
> (when you go to the actual location in explorer) looks like a normal
> folder when you right click on it, except that it can't be customised.

> The thing is, the original 'My Documents' folder under 'C:\D & S\User'
> was 'special' - ie all 3 ways of accessing it (Start Menu, Desktop,
> thru Explorer) would retrieve the same Properties page with the same
> panes.  Now only the Start Menu and Desktop do this, while the
> Explorer way looks like a normal folder (but without the customize).
> So the obvious question - how do I get the 'Explorer way' to be like
> the others again?  Obviously not critical, but it's nagging at me.

> TIA

> chris.

> Just my guess,
> Keith

> > Hi all,

> > I know this sort of thing has been asked millions of times, but I
> > *think* mine is slightly different.

> > In the process of moving 'My Documents' to another drive, I backed it
> > up several times (forgot that I'd done it already, etc) to other
> > partitions.  Anyway, I did get around to moving it by copying
> > everything over in to the new folder, and then changing the target
> > using Tweak UI.  Anyway, from what I remember, one of the old backups
> > retained it's 'special property' in that even if you went to the
> > actual folder location in Explorer (as opposed to just using the
> > Desktop or Start Menu), and right-clicked on it, it had the special
> > icon and the 'move, change target, restore default, etc' pane.  which
> > I quite liked.  but I've since done something and that backup has gone
> > back to being a normal folder.  And the actual 'My Documents' folder
> > (when you go to the actual location in explorer) looks like a normal
> > folder when you right click on it, except that it can't be customised.

> > The thing is, the original 'My Documents' folder under 'C:\D & S\User'
> > was 'special' - ie all 3 ways of accessing it (Start Menu, Desktop,
> > thru Explorer) would retrieve the same Properties page with the same
> > panes.  Now only the Start Menu and Desktop do this, while the
> > Explorer way looks like a normal folder (but without the customize).
> > So the obvious question - how do I get the 'Explorer way' to be like
> > the others again?  Obviously not critical, but it's nagging at me.

> > TIA

> > chris.

> Just my guess,
> Keith

> > Hi all,

> > I know this sort of thing has been asked millions of times, but I
> > *think* mine is slightly different.

> > In the process of moving 'My Documents' to another drive, I backed it
> > up several times (forgot that I'd done it already, etc) to other
> > partitions.  Anyway, I did get around to moving it by copying
> > everything over in to the new folder, and then changing the target
> > using Tweak UI.  Anyway, from what I remember, one of the old backups
> > retained it's 'special property' in that even if you went to the
> > actual folder location in Explorer (as opposed to just using the
> > Desktop or Start Menu), and right-clicked on it, it had the special
> > icon and the 'move, change target, restore default, etc' pane.  which
> > I quite liked.  but I've since done something and that backup has gone
> > back to being a normal folder.  And the actual 'My Documents' folder
> > (when you go to the actual location in explorer) looks like a normal
> > folder when you right click on it, except that it can't be customised.

> > The thing is, the original 'My Documents' folder under 'C:\D & S\User'
> > was 'special' - ie all 3 ways of accessing it (Start Menu, Desktop,
> > thru Explorer) would retrieve the same Properties page with the same
> > panes.  Now only the Start Menu and Desktop do this, while the
> > Explorer way looks like a normal folder (but without the customize).
> > So the obvious question - how do I get the 'Explorer way' to be like
> > the others again?  Obviously not critical, but it's nagging at me.

> > TIA

> > chris.

> The problem was with the desktop.ini file.  If you place this in the
> desktop.ini file (hidden) in the actual 'My Documents' folder then it
> behaves like the Start Menu and Desktop 'My Documents' folders.

> [.ShellClassInfo]
> CLSID2={450d8fba-ad25-11d0-98a8-0800361b1103}
> InfoTip=Stores your documents, graphics, and other files.

> > To the best of my knowledge, the actual folder in the user profile
> > directory doesn't have the 'special properties'.  I haven't moved or
> > copied mine and the only the desktop & start menu show the 'move, etc.'
> > options.  Perhaps what happened is at some point you managed to
> > move/copy the special shortcut which exists on the desktop & start menu,
> > rather than the actual folder.

> > Just my guess,
> > Keith

> > > Hi all,

> > > I know this sort of thing has been asked millions of times, but I
> > > *think* mine is slightly different.

> > > In the process of moving 'My Documents' to another drive, I backed it
> > > up several times (forgot that I'd done it already, etc) to other
> > > partitions.  Anyway, I did get around to moving it by copying
> > > everything over in to the new folder, and then changing the target
> > > using Tweak UI.  Anyway, from what I remember, one of the old backups
> > > retained it's 'special property' in that even if you went to the
> > > actual folder location in Explorer (as opposed to just using the
> > > Desktop or Start Menu), and right-clicked on it, it had the special
> > > icon and the 'move, change target, restore default, etc' pane.  which
> > > I quite liked.  but I've since done something and that backup has gone
> > > back to being a normal folder.  And the actual 'My Documents' folder
> > > (when you go to the actual location in explorer) looks like a normal
> > > folder when you right click on it, except that it can't be customised.

> > > The thing is, the original 'My Documents' folder under 'C:\D & S\User'
> > > was 'special' - ie all 3 ways of accessing it (Start Menu, Desktop,
> > > thru Explorer) would retrieve the same Properties page with the same
> > > panes.  Now only the Start Menu and Desktop do this, while the
> > > Explorer way looks like a normal folder (but without the customize).
> > > So the obvious question - how do I get the 'Explorer way' to be like
> > > the others again?  Obviously not critical, but it's nagging at me.

> > > TIA

> > > chris.