Folder Documents and Settings disappeared

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Erik

The folder Documents and Settings disappeared from Windows Explorer.
How do I make it reappear?

Thank you for your help.

Vista x64, SP1
 
In Vista (and in Windows 7), "Documents and Settings" is not a folder.
Vista/Win7 uses a different file structure than XP does/did. Those familiar
folder names you may be used to, like "My Documents", "Documents &
Settings", etc. are not folders in Vista/Win7. They are junction points,
and are used for legacy programs which were written to utilize the XP file
structure.
They will redirect the programs to use the equivalent Vista/Win7 folders.
If you keep the protected operating system files hidden, you won't see them.

In Vista/Win7......
Documents & Settings -> \Users
My Documents -> \Users\youraccount\Documents
My Music -> \Users\youraccount\Music
Application Data -> \Users\youraccount\AppData
etc.
 
Thank you. Unfortunately, even after selecting to show hidden files and
system folders, the AppData folder is not showing. It does show when I click
on a shortcut I set up awhile ago to a folder within (Outlook).
Any ideas?

Erik
 
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