All those folders

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CEE MEE

Why are there so many folders in "Documents and
Settings"? I am the only person using this PC and it is
home-networked to a WinME PC, again only used by me. I'm
not planning to share either PC with anyone, would it be
safe to erase these folders? It's so damn hard to
something, have to look through every folder to find what
I'm looking for.

Can't even find the XP updates or the Temporary Internet
Files.

Would removing these folders cause any problems?
 
Hi,

The sub-folders under C:\Documents and Settings directory are the user
profile home directories for each user. The following folders will be
present by default (not to be deleted):

Administrator (Once you login as Administrator)
All Users
Default User
LocalService [Windows XP Professional]
NetworkService [Windows XP Professional ]

All the remaining folders are the profiles for the respective user accounts.
Instead of deleting the folder, you may use the Control Panel > User
Accounts tool to delete the additional users from the system. Make sure you
backup the data from those profiles.

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Why are there so many folders in "Documents and
Settings"? I am the only person using this PC and it is
home-networked to a WinME PC, again only used by me. I'm
not planning to share either PC with anyone, would it be
safe to erase these folders? It's so damn hard to
something, have to look through every folder to find what
I'm looking for.

Can't even find the XP updates or the Temporary Internet
Files.

Would removing these folders cause any problems?
 
Here's a neat trick.
Setup toolbar favorites/links to folders you use most
often or those that have particular types of files. Turn
on View/Toolbars/Links and when you visit the folders add
to your Links.
 
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