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Hi Barry.
When I backup my C: drive, in the "modify files and folders list," most of the desktop shortcuts for programs I've installed are missing. In other words, they're not in the list for me to include or exclude; they're just not there at all.
Everything else on the desktop seems to be in the list, but I have 17 program shortcuts on my desktop and only 2 of them are included in the list for backup.
I'm using ver 4.2.0.459 on Windows 8.1 64-bit.
Thanks

Hi John

Are they in \users\public\desktop?

Cheers

Barry

Barry wrote:Hi John

Are they in \users\public\desktop?

Cheers

Barry

I see. Yes, they are. So they will be backed up because that folder is selected.

I was looking in \users\John\desktop. Can you tell me why they aren't there? I am the one who installed them, after all. (There aren't any other users.)
Thanks

Files in the public desktop folder are shared between all user accounts, files in \user\account name are only for that user's account.

Some applications are installed for all users, even user accounts yet to be created (if any), hence the public folder installation. Sometimes applications ask the question 'install for this user only?'

Cheers

Barry

Okay, thanks a lot Barry.