One of the best things about windows is that the user experience is
highly customizable.
One of the worst things about windows is that the user experience is
highly customizable.
Two thing drive me nuts when I see them:
Full inboxes and desktops with so many files that the desktop itself is
invisible.
People use their computers in different ways. If you create a lot of
docs, especially correspondence of one kind or another, the My Docs
folder is a life saver. It's the default folder for most programs that
create files (including Music and video) and helps people keep their
stuff organized. It's also automatically included in every backup
program I've ever seen. There was a time when I created folders on the
root drive, as you seem to do, but I've become a believer in My Docs
over the years. Take a look at the default folder tasks in My Docs
(Rename, move, copy, etc). These are not available in folders you
create. All these tasks can be performed, of course, but My Docs makes
it more convenient.
The same is true of the other specialized folders. My Music includes a
"play" and "Copy to CD" command, for instance.
In Windows Vista there are even more choices.
I recommend that people stick to the default arrangement because that's
what Windows expects. There's nothing wrong with what you seem to be
doing (You'd be better off not deleting windows folders just because you
don't use them) but you're making things more difficult then necessary.
Filelib (File library) is a special file created by some program you're
using-maybe Real Player or AIM. Don't delete it. In general, it's a bad
idea to delete any file you don't understand.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Harold B. wrote:
>> From: Hugh Vandervoort
>> Many people don't use the music, pictures and video folders. If you open
> those folders, however, and look at the listed tasks, you'll see that
they are
> different from the My Docs tasks. In fact, they are tasks related to
Music,
> video and pictures..I'm kind of surprised you didn't just do that.
>
> Response:
> Hugh, I'll always be respectful of the brief comments you make which
are so
> helpful to so many. Here I don't even know what "my tasks" refers to. The
> *only* folders I have related to what you are saying are: "My
Documents". And
> that folder I never use, except for "My Pictures" inside it (which I
do keep
> *only* for the screensaver, "My Pictures Slideshow" and which I also
seldom
> use).
>
> If these folders are targets for saving material (which they might be by
> default), I've changed that, making my desktop the target. And from
there I'll
> work on whatever I've saved and then save it to another appropriate
folder
> that I might keep in the root c-drive and/or in my back-up (flash) drive.
>
> The music and video folders are on my "delete" list (1) because I
don't use
> the computer much for that, (2) because I'm reluctant to clog up the
c-drive
> with big memory items like music and video, and (3) where I might
keep what I
> do have would be in my flash drive - all in appropriately named folders.
> Regarding "I'm kind of surprised you didn't just do that" ... what
was it that
> I was supposed to do?
>
> Regarding "My Documents" a question I once asked that was never
answered has
> to do with a folder inside "My Documents" (in addition to "my
pictures") and
> it has the name "filelib" (which when deleting, keeps coming back).
Every once
> in a while, like I just noticed when looking into it right now, I'll
find an
> empty folder with a grandchild's AIM screen name. And those folders
are easily
> deletable. Anyone, what is that "filelib" folder for? --- Harold
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