Can't save to desktop...

[Stick in Mud]

Hello all,

I've tried googling this problem to no avail, so I'll ask it here:

I am no longer able to save Word or .pdf documents (or anything, for that matter) to my desktop (or to my "Recent Places" folder). When I go to "Save as," the desktop icon doesn't show up. Any idea where it went?

I've been using this computer for work purposes for years now, and I've never had this problem....Help!

[Shack]

Can you find it using the following:

C:\Users\(Put Users Name Here)\Desktop

[upnorth]

recent places is a poor place to save anything. desktop is not the best either. What version of windows are you using?

[Nick Kuhn]

If you just click the "up one level" icon (folder with an up arrow) a bunch you wind up back at the desktop.

Also the desktop is the perfect place to temporarily save files you know you are going to delete like an hour later.

[upnorth]

Yeah short term isn't bad, but there are reasons that the good folks at Microsoft put the default document storage spot outside the user profile on the disk.

[fishnowworknever]

upnorth

The default storage location is always set to the users profile unless it's changed to point somewhere else.

If you save a document/file under your Libraries>Documents it is defaulted to C:\users\%username%\my documents and that saved document/file does not show up in the public documents or anywhere else with default settings.

[upnorth]

Brain fart. I work in IT and with our setup we force everyone's default home directory to a file server not on the PC.

[BobT]

I save as little as possible on my desktop. Get's too cluttered. Some of the guys I work with have so many folder and file shortcuts on their desktop I am totally amazed they can find anything. Boggles the mind.

[SkunkedAgain]

Besides the clutter, icons and folders on the Desktop tend to slow down the system.