Display My Documents Folder on the Start menu

To display My Documents on the Start menu, follow these steps:

1. Right-click Start--> and then click Properties--> Or if the Start menu is already displayed, right-click an empty area of the Start menu, and then click Properties.

Restore My Documents Folder to Its Default Location

By default, the target or actual location of the My Documents folder is C:\Documents and Settings\user name\My Documents, where C is the drive in which Windows is installed, and user name is the currently logged-on user. You can change the target if you want My Documents to point to a different folder location Or bring it back to its default location if it has been moved.

To restore the My Documents folder to its default location, follow these steps:

1. Click Start--> and then point to My Documents.

Change the Default Location of My Documents Folder

The My Documents folder is your own personal folder in which you can store your documents, graphics, and other personal files. When there is more that one person using the computer, Windows creates a My Documents folder for each user on the computer.


By default, the target or actual location of the My Documents folder is C:\Documents and Settings\user name\My Documents, where C is the drive in which Windows is installed, and user name is the currently logged-on user. You can change the target if you want My Documents to point to a different folder location.

To change the default location of the My Documents folder, follow these steps:


1. Click Start--> and then point to My Documents.

Set My Documents Folder as "Private" in Windows XP

To set the My Documents folder to Private:

1. On the Start menu--> right-click My Documents--> and then click Properties.

2. Click the Sharing tab--> and then click to select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box.

3. Click Apply--> and then click OK.