2 "My Pictures" folders

roddydogs

I have a "My Pictures" which has a "Shortcut", however when i now load up any new pics, it goes to another "My Pictures" file, not the one i originally use, i can eventually get it into the original "My Pictures" but even the it appears as a separate "My Pictures" folder--anyone know how i can get back to just one "My Pictures" Thanks.(XP.)

missile

I think your problem is not selecting the correct folder to send photos to. You can move any pictures you have from one and then delete the folder.

You can easily create a desk top icon for any folder. Right click on it from the start menu.

roddydogs

missile wrote: »

I think your problem is not selecting the correct folder to send photos to. You can move any pictures you have from one and then delete the folder.

You can easily create a desk top icon for any folder. Right click on it from the start menu.

But when i plug in the card reader, it just says "Copy picture to a folder on my computer" it dosent give any choice of folder.

Lil306

Sorry if I'm reading this wrong but could just be wrong target / shortcut. It's possible someone has created a shortcut by accident and the windows one still exists and your shortcut is simply pointing to the wrong one.

Are you using XP, when you are accessing My Pictures do you go start > my pictures.
IF YES : Right click on my pictures, the target should point to the following path
c:\documents and settings\yourname\yourname's documents\my pictures
If it doesn't, click browse and the find this path, this should fix it

IF NO : or if it doesn't work, it could be the wrong path still.

Personally, I'd open up the shortcut properties to see where it is pointing. I'm guessing it's going to be the wrong path, if it isn't the wrong path then just copy over the files from the location into the correct one and delete the incorrect folder.

If you have heard of teamviewer let me know, I can remote on and sort it out for you, if not I'll have at least a better idea, but from what you are describing to me it sounds as if you have two My Pictures. i.e - One on desktop called MyPictures and one in My Documets called my pictures.

missile

roddydogs wrote: »

But when i plug in the card reader, it just says "Copy picture to a folder on my computer" it dosent give any choice of folder.

I am surprised you have no options. If this is indeed the case with your set-up, I would suggest you use this default folder as your "picture" folder.

I guess you know how to locate this file via Windows explorer?

Go to the other pictures file you have created. Move all photos from that file to this file.

Delete the other (now empty) folder and icon you created.

Right click this picture file in Windows explorer and create a desk top icon shortcut.

PS: I am asuming you have Windows XP?

Lil306

Definately XP, I just noticed the final line on comment.

roddydogs

missile wrote: »

I am surprised you have no options. If this is indeed the case with your set-up, I would suggest you use this default folder as your "picture" folder.

I guess you know how to locate this file via Windows explorer?

Go to the other pictures file you have created. Move all photos from that file to this file.

Delete the other (now empty) folder and icon you created.

Right click this picture file in Windows explorer and create a desk top icon shortcut.

PS: I am asuming you have Windows XP?

Right, i now see the drop down "Choose a place to save these pics (Sorry?), so i choose "My Pictures" and press OK, but they dont appear in the "My Pictures" thats on a short cut, if i click the shortcut, i get all my old pictures, and if i then click "Other places" i then get ANOTHER "My Pictures" in which the new pics are!
I don't know if the "this" in you post should be a hyperlink, but nothing clicks up, i dont know how to accesss it from WE, Ta.

Lil306

Roddy did you read my post? You just have 2 different My Picture locations and they need changing around slightly

roddydogs

Lil306 wrote: »

Roddy did you read my post? You just have 2 different My Picture locations and they need changing around slightly

Yes thanks for your help, so i transfer the pics i want to "My pictures"--desktop, but any new pics still go to "My Pictures".......My documents, which i dont want, yes you can delete any folders/Pics on there, but it dosent delete the separate "My Pics/My Docs path that new pics will be sent to how do i delete this path, thats the problem.

nancycosta222

hey mann.....it's probably virus...one of script running on your machine...that's why you have to suffer with this type of problem..!

Lil306

roddydogs wrote: »

Sorry about this roddy I think I've confused you. I'll explain it better before I go into the resolutions. I've added some pics to help you, rather than hotlink them into the post I'll just give you the links.

When you first install Windows XP, you get the crappy "appearance" view for the Start Menu - Desktop. The CORRECT "My Pictures" is ALWAYS inside of My Documents unless otherwise changed .This is actually a shortcut to the one in your My Documents. When it's wrong it points to a different path
It usually looks similar to this and you can access the My Pictures this way
http://www.andrewhope.co.uk/Hosting/Default%20My%20Pictures.JPG

By right clicking on that file above, selecting properties and making a note of their target / shortcut path you can determine which is incorrect and correct.You can see the target location. Please note this is the CORRECT one, and yours should be similar.By right-clicking on the folders, selecting properties. The CORRECT location for My Pictures should be similar to following....
C:\documents & settings\Andrew\Andrews Documents\My Pictures. Please see pic below for more help.
http://www.andrewhope.co.uk/Hosting/Correct%20Location.JPG

When you open up My Documents, this will be the pictures. You will notice the location in the address bar at the top
http://www.andrewhope.co.uk/Hosting/Correct%20My%20Pics%20with%20File%20Path.JPG

With an "incorrect" My Pictures, you can get the wrong files. This particular one points to my C:\My Pictures. Any other shortcut you are using
(e.g a My Pictures on your desktop) could be pointing to the wrong location
http://www.andrewhope.co.uk/Hosting/Incorrect%20My%20pics.JPG

SOLUTION.... I HOPE!

1 - Open up My Computer and navigate to the path similar to above. This is the correct My Documents where all pictures are stored in Windows

2 - If you have a shortcut to the "incorrect" My Pictures, then right-click on it and go properties. What I suspect you have is a shortcut with your desktop icons called My Pictures pointing to somewhere different. When you have it's properties, write down the target path.

Please remember the correct path above, this is always the correct path so you should never delete files from the above location. They can be restored but thats a different matter.

3 - When you have found the "incorrect" My Documents, and you have it's target path. Navigate to the location within a seperate My Computer window, and copy the files from this location into the location mentioned above.

4 - When you have transferred the files into the above location, delete the offending incorrect folders by putting them into the recycle bin. Remember, that the CORRECT location is always
c:\doc..settings\username\usernames docs\my pics if you haven't copied to this location then stop now.

5 - The only shortcuts you should have to My Pictures, should be
> In the start menu under start > my pictures
> Inside of My Documents under My Documents shortcut on desktop.

Any shortcuts you have pointing to My Pictures should be deleted as you will get confused. Shortcuts will have a arrow in bottom left corner. When you insert a memory card if it doesn't find the My Pictures location then navigate to the correct location mentioned above

There are some additional ways of fixing involving the registry but I'd rather you didn't touch it - I'll see if I can get up some pictures to help out. I'll host them on my server as I can't be bothered to upload them