# Windows Vista: Pictures/My Pictures Problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-vista-pictures-my-pictures-problem/519186>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 28, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-vista-pictures-my-pictures-problem/519186 "2009-11-28T01:49:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-vista-pictures-my-pictures-problem/519186/1 "2009-11-28T01:49:37Z")

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Hey Y’all I need some help with the above.

1. I made a screen shot, and everything was fine until
2. I apparentally chose the wrong file to put the picture in.
3. I chose PICTURES instead of MY PICTURES, and now
4. Instead of seeing the actual pictures I am seeing them all listed all the way down the screen in (I guess) file form
5. I found a choice which says “recently changed” and I clicked on it
6. That brought up all the files of the pictures I had mistakenly put in PICTURES, because I recognize their folder names.
7. How do I change and put them back into MY PICTURES so I can see the actual pictures all at once instead of seeing them in numerical file form

Thanks

Quasi

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-vista-pictures-my-pictures-problem/519186/2 "2009-11-28T10:07:29Z")

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Either drag all the files from PICTURES to MY PICTURES

Or

In the PICTURES folder, right-click an empty part of the window and choose “View” and either “Extra large icons” or “Tiles”. Experiment with both to see which you prefer.