can't move the 'Recent docs' folder

[Guest Tim.T]

Even though I have been able to move the location of the 'My Documents' from

C-drive to G-drive, it won't let me move the 'C:\Documents and

Settings\User\Recent' folder. Everytime I edit the registry key

'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell

Folders' key to change the default location of 'Recent', it changes back to

the default location after I reboot. Any recently opened documents still

appear in the default folder rather than the new location: I just want to

move it to another root drive, V: (another partion).

 

TweakUI doesn't list the 'Recent' folder among its 'Special Folders'. I've

checked my firewall options in case it's blocking any registry changes but

it doesn't seem to be; I also thought it might be Spybot Search and Destroy

blocking registry changes, but again it doesn't look like it.

 

I'm the only user on this PC and I have an admin account.

 

Tim

[Guest Doug W.]

Re: can't move the 'Recent docs' folder

 

I presume that it 'follows the user'. If you are the user why

would it record recent usage somewhere else than in your file?

Think about it.

 

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"Tim.T" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message

news:uTUpFMqOJHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Even though I have been able to move the location of the 'My

> Documents' from

> C-drive to G-drive, it won't let me move the 'C:\Documents and

> Settings\User\Recent' folder. Everytime I edit the registry

> key

> 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell

> Folders' key to change the default location of 'Recent', it

> changes back to

> the default location after I reboot. Any recently opened

> documents still

> appear in the default folder rather than the new location: I

> just want to

> move it to another root drive, V: (another partion).

>

> TweakUI doesn't list the 'Recent' folder among its 'Special

> Folders'. I've

> checked my firewall options in case it's blocking any registry

> changes but

> it doesn't seem to be; I also thought it might be Spybot

> Search and Destroy

> blocking registry changes, but again it doesn't look like it.

>

> I'm the only user on this PC and I have an admin account.

>

> Tim

>

>

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: can't move the 'Recent docs' folder

 

The date and time was 10/30/2008 8:20 AM, and on a whim, Tim.T pounded

out on the keyboard:

> Even though I have been able to move the location of the 'My Documents' from

> C-drive to G-drive, it won't let me move the 'C:\Documents and

> Settings\User\Recent' folder. Everytime I edit the registry key

> 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell

> Folders' key to change the default location of 'Recent', it changes back to

> the default location after I reboot. Any recently opened documents still

> appear in the default folder rather than the new location: I just want to

> move it to another root drive, V: (another partion).

>

> TweakUI doesn't list the 'Recent' folder among its 'Special Folders'. I've

> checked my firewall options in case it's blocking any registry changes but

> it doesn't seem to be; I also thought it might be Spybot Search and Destroy

> blocking registry changes, but again it doesn't look like it.

>

> I'm the only user on this PC and I have an admin account.

>

> Tim

>

>

 

Hi Tim,

 

There's no reason to move the Recent folder. It only contains shortcuts

to recently used files, not the files themselves. So it is taking up

minimal space. Mine currently has 186 objects and is using up 112k.

Not worth worrying about. I have a shortcut to it on my Desktop since I

prefer to see all my recent files showing rather than what Windows

figures I need to see.

 

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[Guest Kelly]

Re: can't move the 'Recent docs' folder

 

Recent (My Recent Documents) cannot be moved in Windows Explorer, but must

be moved in the registry. It is best to leave the Local Settings shell

folders alone or change the location in the registry at User Shell Folders.

The Temporary Internet Files can be moved in the Internet Options control

panel.

 

More info here: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_shell_folders.htm

 

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"Tim.T" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message

news:uTUpFMqOJHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Even though I have been able to move the location of the 'My Documents'

> from

> C-drive to G-drive, it won't let me move the 'C:\Documents and

> Settings\User\Recent' folder. Everytime I edit the registry key

> 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell

> Folders' key to change the default location of 'Recent', it changes back

> to

> the default location after I reboot. Any recently opened documents still

> appear in the default folder rather than the new location: I just want to

> move it to another root drive, V: (another partion).

>

> TweakUI doesn't list the 'Recent' folder among its 'Special Folders'. I've

> checked my firewall options in case it's blocking any registry changes but

> it doesn't seem to be; I also thought it might be Spybot Search and

> Destroy

> blocking registry changes, but again it doesn't look like it.

>

> I'm the only user on this PC and I have an admin account.

>

> Tim

>

>