Can't see folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents in windows explorer

Question

When I open Windows explorer and navigate to

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\

I don't see the Documents folder listed

In folder options I have

1. Selected Show Hidden files and folders
2. Unchecked Hide protected operating system files

I am able to enter the full address in the address bar

Solution 1

Based on experimentation, it appears that Windows Explorer shows the "All Users\Documents" folder with the name "Shared Documents". In other words, Windows Explorer just labels the folder differently, perhaps as a reminder that this folder acts differently.

If you go to a command window, change to the "All Users" directory, and do a DIR, you will see that in fact there is no "Shared Documents" directory.

Solution 2

There is no "Documents" folder for All Users, is there? Just "Shared Documents", which should be visible.

Comments

[Aducci]

Try typing C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ in the address bar. It should work

[Aducci]

Windows XP. yes I am able to type the full address in the address bar to view the folder, but I cannot see it in the Windows Explorer GUI

[CarlF]

@Aducci, is that addressed to me? It "works" in that it shows the directories there, which do not include a "Documents".

[Aducci]

Sorry I meant type in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\ in the address bar

[CarlF]

It takes you to the "Shared Documents" folder. "Documents" is apparently automatically corrected to "Shared Documents" by Windows (or vice versa).