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Originally Posted by rebarnmom
Thanks BOb! I've spent so much time on MR today, I never got around to reading/watching the tutorial! 
There's a folder called "Home"? I don't recall seeing that. I've loaded some files in the different media libraries, but I'm still so used to XP that I'm not comfortable with anything to do with files/folders yet. |
Ha... it's not actually called "Home". If you look in the c drive you will see a "Users" folder... and then in there is a folder for each user account that has logged in. That folder is your home folder.
When you open Explorer all the little shortcuts on the left from libraries and up are folders that are in your "home" folder. What annoys me a bit about Win7 is that there is no link right to your "home" folder. (OS X always make the users home folder a favorite in finder). I usually add it as a favorite in Win7. You can do that by dragging your home folder from the C drive to the left panel above the libraires. It will create a shortcut/favorite there for you. This will give you quick access to your home folder.
For example, in my "home" folder I have a folder named "development" where all of the software projects I work on are stored. I have a folder named f@h where I put the folding at home client I run. I have my Dropbox (folder) in my "home" folder. I have my calibre library in my "home" folder. (Well actually it is in my dropbox)/
The main reason to use your home folder for stuff like this is because you have full permissions to it. If someone else logs into your PC... perhaps you share it with someone, a spouse or child for example, they would not have access to your home folder. (Unless of course they have an administrator account, but no one [normal users that is] should run Win7 as administrator any more.)
BOb