How to stop Photoshop from creating "My Pictures" folder

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Ken_Kundert
Apr 26, 2004
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Every time I start Photoshop Elements it creates the "My Pictures" folder in "My Documents". Is there anyway of disabling this "feature". I do not use a separate folder for my pictures, and I find this folder to be useless clutter. Also, I support other users, and I find the presense of this folder leads to a confusing organization of files, where the files are organized by file type rather than by project.
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Dick_Smith
Apr 26, 2004
Ken,

Elements doesn’t create this folder. It is a Windows folder. Go to Windows Exploe and open the My Documents folder and you will find it.

Microsoft put that folder there.

Dick
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Ken_Kundert
Apr 26, 2004
If I delete the folder, it comes back as soon as I start Photoshop Elements. Furthermore, I cannot delete it again until I terminate the program. Even if Windows is creating the folder, it must be at the direction of Photoshop. I’d like to know how to stop Elements from requesting that folder.
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bob_lemon
Apr 26, 2004
Ken, if you have Win XP, take a look here and see if it solves your problem.

<http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article05-100>

Like Dick said, it’s not a n Elements caused problem, it’s a Wonderful Windows Feature.
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Dick_Smith
Apr 26, 2004
Bob,

Thanks for jumping in. The link is a good one.

Dick
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Beth_Haney
Apr 26, 2004
"That’s not a bug, it’s a great new feature!" 🙂

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