I want to permanently delete the default folders of My Pictures and My Music (and My Data Sources, frankly) that Microsoft XP gives you.
I delete them to the recycle bin, I clear the recycle bin and the next day, there they are again!
Go away you bastards!!!
How do I damn them to deleted hell permanently?
Yet another worthless thing that Microsoft does to “help” that you can’t shut off…
Once you tell the system to stop using them, you should be able to delete them. Download the TweakUI Power Toy from microsoft.com and install it.
Open TweakUI, look under “My Computer” for “Special Folders” and reassign the Location for those folders.
You should be set to delete those now.
Is there a way to change their location?
My C drive has been almost full for a few years now. I keep moving stuff from “C:\Documents and Settings\MyUserName\My Documents\My Pictures” to “D:\MyPictures2”, but it would be a lot easier if it just went there authomatically.
advTHANKSance
ETA: Oh, I see that TweakUI should be able to do that. Thanks again.
Okay, I’ve done the download, moved the files to the Desktop, deleted them, and cleared the Recycle Bin. If these things come back tomorrow, KneadToKnow, I’m holding you personally responsible!! 
It’s about damn time somebody did, that’s all I can say.
Ay-yep.
My Pictures is back like a bad habit.
Maybe it’s time to call a priest…
Anyone got any other ideas? Knead, no television for a week.
If “My Pictures” really bugs you that much, you can trick Windows into not re-creating it.
Same trick should work for “My Music” and “My Data Sources.”
If you’re brave, there’s also a Registry hack to keep those folders off of the Start menu. I don’t think this affects their re-creation in the “My Documents” structure, though.
…and while you’re at it, please tell me how to permanently delete/nuke from orbit that stupid Links folder on the Favorites menu in IE that insists on doing the Rasputin thing…
Grrr.
Yeah, that, too!!!
I did this by changing the “HOMEPATH” environment variable (in Windows 2000 - right click on My Computer, select Properties, click the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables) to point to a different folder than “C:\Documents and Settings\MyUserName”. At work I have it pointing to a private folder I have on the network.
Both these plus I don’t want the recyle icon on my desktop. I have it turned off.
My pet peeve is Windows doesn’t have a way to save where all the desktop icons are placed, and whenever the graphics driver is updated or the monitor configuration changes, they get all screwed up. You then have to sort icons to where they belong again.
That one’s easy: get to your Favorites folder in Explorer and then right click on “Links” and put a check in the box next to “Hidden.”
Could be worse.
To my shame I have to admit that I just gave up:(
My documents are in ‘My documents’; My pictures are in ‘My Pictures’ it’s just not worth the hassle.
It started when I decided it would save time to just make one partition, call it ‘C’ and let all programs instal in ‘Program Files’ instead of making a separate partition for Windows, programs, games, files/pictures etc. I feel I let the side down.
To be honest, I never tried deleting the folders. I just redirected the system usage for them to where I wanted stuff to go and let them be. Empty folders don’t take up any room.
I’m right there with ya. I had a big thing against the My Documents folder for the longest time, but I got over it. Wonder of all wonders, it is actually a handy place to keep my documents. Who knew?
I still feel the pain though, as at work I keep my stuff on a network drive.
There’s gotta be a file for storing that, wound’t you think? If you can find it, you can back it up.
It’s a couple more steps, actually.
After right clicking on Links, left click on Properties, then left click on Hidden. Then Left click Apply. Select ‘All subfolders’ from the next dialog box. You’re good to go.
But what is it? The icons on the desk top getting messed up is the biggest pain in the ass of all the irratations since Windows has been sold. It’s the one thing they should make easy to do and don’t. The Blue Screen of Death in earlier versions gave the same result with the icons on restart.