My Documents Folder Lost

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 January 2012 13:54

DocsPDite relys upon My Documents to store its data.   Hence, if Windows does not currently know where this folder is installation will fail.

Here's the general sequence of events.

  • A user changes the default location of My Documents (simply called Documents in Vista and Windows 7) and something goes wrong with the process
  • The user then downloads and installs DocsPDite and hits the error dialog shown below

How to fix the issue.   This example uses Windows 7, but applies to Vista as well.   If using Windows XP, browse to support.microsoft.com and search for the answer

  • Open Windows Explorer
  • Right Click Documents
  • Choose Properties from the menu
  • Click the Restore Defaults button
  • DocsPDite will now install correctly.   No reboot is required.

Here are screen shots showing the sequence to correct the problem

This is the install error message

This is the error message

This shows the correction in Windows 7 / Vista

This corrects the problem

Our History

Our 10th year

Our site is an outgrowth of writing utility programs for our own use.   With almost 30 years of development experience we've been offering freeware and shareware software since 2002.

Upcoming Software

We have some new utilities in the works.   These include some freeware for managing passwords and some new shareware products.   We're also continuing to work on our web site design and add new features.   Check this box for updates.