I have a few questions, as a part of my usual cleaning routine should I be deleting my recent documents as well ? I have over 1000 files in my recent documents along with a bunch of FOLDERS, most of the files are resized photo's.

Normally my routine goes like this:

Start-Run-cleanmgr-Temp files.

Start-Control Panel-Internet Options-Delete Browsing History.

Start-Run-%temp%

Empty Recycle Bin.

Also how do I find My Recent Documents ? currently the only way I can find my recent documents is through a browse window at a website like Photobucket, whenever I use my photo resizer it sends the new resized photo to my recent documents, I've looked everywhere on my computer but haven't been able to find my recent documents except through a browse window, is there another way to find it ?Are you sure you're not confusing My Recent Documents with My Documents? They're not the same.

My Recent Documents should only contain shortcuts to the files, not the original files themselves. These are the shortcuts show in the pop-out menu of the Start Menu. It should not contain the original files.

My Documents is where the original files should be kept, not shortcuts.Thanks quaxo, nope I'm not CONFUSED lol, it's only whenever I resize photos that I have to look in my recent documents to find them, ocassionally I've FOUND when I resize more than five photos some of them seem to go missing so if I were able to delete all the old stuff in my recent documents it would be easier to find the stuff I'm currently working on, if everything in my recent documents are links as you say  and I delete them will the originals still be intact ?
Just as quaxo said, recent documents is only a list of shortcuts. Deleting the contents is OK. Wonderful, thank you Mr G  Quote from: kelly1 on April 23, 2012, 09:39:46 PM

Wonderful, thank you Mr G