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Working with the personal folder

The personal folder is a convenient location that stores your most frequently used folders in one place. The personal folder appears on the Start menu and displays the name that you use to log on to the computer. Because this folder is associated with the user account of the person who is logged on to the computer, its contents are unique for every user on the computer. Therefore, your personal folder contains files that belong to you, but does not contain files that belong to other users. The personal folder includes the following locations:

  • Contacts

  • Desktop

  • Documents

  • Downloads

  • Favorites

  • Links

  • Music

  • Pictures

  • Saved Games

  • Searches

  • Videos

Here are Help topics that provide additional information about working with files and folders in Windows:

For more information about working with files and folders in Windows, search for "files and folders" in Help and Support.

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