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I've been putting off asking this. When people refer to going to folders like C:\users\"yourNameHere"\ for profiles etc, I don't have this luxury.
In my User folder, the closest thing to "yourNameHere" (meaning my profile name) is Mcx1-ANT-PC (my computer is called ANT-PC)
I installed like other regular folk, with a windows ID (Microsoft email account) I did nothing special, my aliases and profile name is literally "windows eight", its what I see when I log in.
Back to the first paragraph: As an e.x.
People refer to finding MS Outlook .pst in your profile folder, they direct users to
C:\Users\YourNameHere\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\ etc, and so on, same for other user specific profile files
If you look at my snippet, I have a few folders in my "User Folder" I am the only person that uses this PC, there is only one user account, mine.
So here are my 2 questions:
1. If my computer is called ANT-PC why is my profile user folder called "Mcx1-ANT-PC"?
2. Why is nothing stored there? Every profile related file or accessory is located in the user\Windows folder. (See snippet)
I assure everyone, I have done nothing out of the ordinary in my installation nor have I made any specific changes to user accounts, in fact I have never so much as been in there.
The only related issue I can mention to my knowledge is that I have cloud disabled.
pointing me to anywhere that may help to explain this would be appreciated.
In my User folder, the closest thing to "yourNameHere" (meaning my profile name) is Mcx1-ANT-PC (my computer is called ANT-PC)
I installed like other regular folk, with a windows ID (Microsoft email account) I did nothing special, my aliases and profile name is literally "windows eight", its what I see when I log in.
Back to the first paragraph: As an e.x.
People refer to finding MS Outlook .pst in your profile folder, they direct users to
C:\Users\YourNameHere\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\ etc, and so on, same for other user specific profile files
If you look at my snippet, I have a few folders in my "User Folder" I am the only person that uses this PC, there is only one user account, mine.
So here are my 2 questions:
1. If my computer is called ANT-PC why is my profile user folder called "Mcx1-ANT-PC"?
2. Why is nothing stored there? Every profile related file or accessory is located in the user\Windows folder. (See snippet)
I assure everyone, I have done nothing out of the ordinary in my installation nor have I made any specific changes to user accounts, in fact I have never so much as been in there.
The only related issue I can mention to my knowledge is that I have cloud disabled.
pointing me to anywhere that may help to explain this would be appreciated.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- 0i812
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 4770K LGA1150
- Motherboard
- Asus Maximus VI Formula
- Memory
- Corsair 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 CMY32GX3M4A1866C9 1866MH
- Graphics Card(s)
- 2 x Crappy GeForce GT 640 2GB DDR3
- Sound Card
- I haz lollies ..
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x LG / 2 x Samsung 21 Inch
- Screen Resolution
- Crispy
- Hard Drives
- 2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO (OS / Other)
1 x Kingston 120G HyperX SSD (Swap)
3 x Seagate SATA III 2TB Barracuda (Data Drives)
1 x Seagate SATA III 1TB Barracuda (Media to XBox)
1 x W/Digital SATA II 300G VelociRaptor (Image)
- PSU
- Silverstone 1500w
- Case
- NZXT Phantom 820 White Full Tower
- Cooling
- Noctua NH-D14
- Keyboard
- Logitech G19
- Mouse
- Logitech G700 / Logitech T650 Touchpad Thingy
- Internet Speed
- ADSL 2+ (Australian version ... lol)
- Browser
- All of them
- Antivirus
- Nortons IS
- Other Info
- This one time at band camp ...