Stick in Mud Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shack Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Can you find it using the following:C:\Users\(Put Users Name Here)\Desktop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 recent places is a poor place to save anything. desktop is not the best either. What version of windows are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Kuhn Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnowworknever Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 upnorthThe 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkunkedAgain Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Besides the clutter, icons and folders on the Desktop tend to slow down the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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