Q: The folders listed under Documents in my Windows 7 PC are duplicated in LibrariesDocuments. Actually, I seem to have three Documents folders. Which is the real My Documents? A: There is only one ...

Many apps can have access to the media files found in the storage libraries. You can control this behavior and prevent apps from getting Documents Library access in Windows 11/10. This helps you ...

In the first installment of this series, we explored aspects of the new Windows 7 interface. This time, we’ll take a look at how Windows 7 can make managing and finding files easier. Windows 7’s ...

Edu Azevedo asked me about Windows 7’s Libraries (they’re also in Windows 8), and why one should store files there. To the uneducated eye, Windows’ libraries are simply convenient places to store your ...

If you have photographs, videos, documents and PDFs saved to your computer, and who doesn't, you're using folders to organize them. Just like their real-world counterparts, folders are useful to keep ...

Windows 8.1's File History feature enables you to back up your libraries to a USB flash drive, but you can't specifically choose to only back up your Documents library. That means large Pictures, ...

Apple added an option in late 2016 to give you the equivalent of cloud-based bottomless Desktop and Documents folders in macOS to pair with iCloud Music Library and what’s now called iCloud Photos. In ...