My Pictures, My Music, My Videos–Where did they go?
My Pictures, My Music, My Videos are still there. Microsoft realized that prefacing everything with “My” was annoying, so they removed the prefix.
They also moved the folders to a different place. Instead of being with My Documents (er, just Documents now), they’ve been promoted up one level, to the same level as Documents. Well, all you need to know is that they’re directly on your Start menu. Just click Start, and then click the folder in the upper-right corner of your Start menu. Except for Videos. For Videos, you’ll need to click Start, click your username, and then double-click Videos in the Explorer window that opens.
If you want to know the physical folder locations, follow the jump…
With Vista, Microsoft did their best to shorten folder paths. Instead of storing user profile files under C:\Documents and Settings\username, they’re now in C:\Users\username. Your familiar folders are now stored at:
- My Documents = C:\Users\username\Documents
- My Pictures = C:\Users\username\Pictures
- My Music = C:\Users\username\Music
- My Videos = C:\Users\username\Videos
Posted: December 11th, 2006 under Upgrade to Vista.
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Pingback from Vista Clues » Reader Question: I lost my documents - Windows Vista help
Time: December 14, 2006, 10:15 pm
[...] Hi, Greg. Your documents should be in the Documents folder (it’s been renamed from “My Documents”). You can click Start, Documents. As long as you did an upgrade and not a re-install, all your old documents are automatically copied to the new documents folder. If you did a custom install rather than an upgrade, the files will still be there, but they won’t be automatically migrated. Look in the following folder: [...]
Pingback from Reader Question: Accessing the My Documents folder - Windows Vista help
Time: February 2, 2007, 4:21 pm
[...] First, you seem to know that Windows XP stored documents in “C:Documents and Settings” while Vista stores them at “C:Users”. I mention that just to verify that you’re looking in the right place. [...]
Pingback from Reader Question: Can’t Locate Files - Windows Vista help
Time: March 19, 2007, 3:51 pm
[...] My Pictures, My Music, My Videos–Where did they go? For more information, read the Windows Vista Resource Kit (co-authored by your very own Tony Northrup). [...]
Comment from jenni
Time: April 26, 2007, 12:52 pm
well, that’s all fine and good, pictures is still there… and renamed as pictures rather than my pictures… but where is music. the folder has disappeared entirely, and there is a shortcut to “my music” in documents, which tells me I don’t have administrator rights to open the folder. (I am the only user on my laptop, and certainly have all admin rights - additionally have tried starting in safe mode and logging into admin user to change this, to no avail…) What’s going on?
Comment from Gareth
Time: May 1, 2007, 9:43 pm
I want to change the path of my files from C:\Users\Gareth to D:\Users\Gareth like you could with My Documents in XP. Any Ideas?
Comment from James
Time: July 21, 2007, 9:34 am
Gareth, you can do that to the folders by right-clicking them and going to properties, there will be a tab called location. make your changes there. windows vista will prompt you that you will get 2 copys of the folder if you change the location to another drive, like from C to D. just as a heads up.
Comment from Gabi
Time: July 27, 2007, 5:29 am
I LOVE U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
U hav tha greatest pics
ps. Ilove your puppy Sandi!!!!!!!
and your cat
Comment from Anonymous
Time: November 5, 2007, 1:31 pm
cannot locate pics downloaded on dcim
Comment from Frozy
Time: April 27, 2008, 11:27 am
Hi,
My problem is i can t find my music folder in my documents. Accedently i might change my musif folder name as well any tips for me please?? I use Vista ultimate
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