Just installed Windows 10. I'm having a problem similar to a problem that I had when I installed Windows 8.
Documents seems to be in several tiers, including Public Documents, Documents, and so on.
I cannot find my documents folder.
Windows 10: Where are my documents?
Just installed Windows 10. I'm having a problem similar to a problem that I had when I installed Windows 8.
Documents seems to be in several tiers, including Public Documents, Documents, and so on.
There is one "Documents" that has just a few old folders and all the scanned documents that we've ever scanned (the scanner must put them there by default).
The other "Documents" has my actual library of many documents and document folders.
This is the "Documents" that I use and want to access.
I can find that whole set of documents in my administrator account, but not in the other account on my computer.
The other account only shows me the previous public documents from Windows 8.
The other account is the one that I use most. I want to be able to access all of my documents from that other account.
I've tried going into Users from the administrator account and sharing the (main, important) Documents folder with the other account so that I can access my documents when I'm in the other account.
Windows 10 assures me that the sharing is going on.
But when I go into the other account and click on Documents (both in Quick Access and in This PC), all I get is the former Public Documents with just the old folders and scanned documents.
What am I missing? Can you help me access all of my documents in both accounts on my computer?
Thank you!
(By the way, another issue I'm having with Windows 10 is that the Start menu does not show useful things, like Control Panel and My Computer, that Windows 8 showed. Instead, it shows a lot of bright tiles, frequent apps, and few things at the bottom. Does anyone know how to customize the Start menu so it shows what I want it to show?
Thanks again!)
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Anonymous
2019-08-20T01:04:44+00:00 -
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2019-06-07T17:13:30+00:00 Micro 10 is a complete disaster - e.g. Cannot find past documents, that are often essential. Suggestions on "how to" confusing and time consuming - cannot reach help, etc. This being "cute" with a tool people need for business is not working for many of us. Going back to 7 as backup "history" system and then move on to Apple. Micro's arrogance is not solving problems.
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Anonymous
2019-05-06T20:06:46+00:00 why did you make this so unusable. All I want to do is scan a document for email.
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Anonymous
2019-03-18T02:22:57+00:00 I can not get my documents I have never had that problem befor
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Anonymous
2019-01-31T06:47:55+00:00 Just saved a gmail email to my documents, but went to look for it, but its not there?
Seriously. I now know why so many people have moved on to Apple products.
Besides trying to keep your own job; why do you people keep fixing things that are NOT broken?