Re: Windows XP Backup Utility


"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Rob" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In my opinion, the best thing to do is to configure applications
to *never* save to 'My Documents' and choose a *sensible*
location, such as another drive or partition.

My Documents is the default place for your documents, and it makes sense
to use it. you can change the location of it by right clicking it.

However, when it on another drive you get the plus sign (for copy) when
you drag files onto it, unless you press SHIFT. Also, some badly made
programs still use the default location.

The best thing to do is empty the My Documents folder and make a Volume
Mount Point or delete it and replace it with a Junction Point, pointing to
another folder on another drive. In Vista/2008 you can do the same with
Symbolic Links, but they can even be network locations.

I'll go with some of that, but mainly because of badly written
applications. I fully go with clearing My Docs before starting
on a backup strategy. Personally, I think the way Windows
uses My Documents was a horrible mistake in its' early design,
but maybe that's just me. Makes implementing roaming profiles a
PITA.
While I'm at it, why did they start hiding the most useful part of
Windows away in Accessories? (I'm talking about Windows Explorer.)
That should be the first thing on the Start Menu and a default
icon when the Quick Launch toolbar is enabled. Every bloody
time I deploy a system, I have to fish that out and create shortcuts/
pin it etc! <sigh>
--
Rob


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