Whenever:

 

1) I open Windows Explorer, the default folder that initially opens is My Documents

2) I save a document, the default folder the computer opens first to save the file to is My Documents

3) I save a webpage, the default folder the computer opens first to save the file to is My Documents

4) I save a picture, the default folder the computer opens first to save the file to is My Documents

5) I save a video, , the default folder the computer opens first to save the file to is My Documents

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This is an extremely annoying and somewhat time-wasting feature. Is there any way to change these defaults?

 

Thanks!

Does this help? http://techpatterns.com/forums/about257.html

Yes it does - thanks a lot!

That seems really cool. But I've only done two registry edits my whole life, and panicked like a small child each time.

Or you could actually save your documents in My Documents.

 

 

 

 

 

Not that I do...

Or you could actually save your documents in My Documents.

 

I save tens to hundreds of documents, pictures and websites per day. As such, I need to have my own archival structure to organize them.

I agree that with having several projects at once on the go it would be helpful to have 'modes' to drop into, on some sort of quickbar. i.e. LAZARUS, HOME, LAWSUITS etc

That seems really cool. But I've only done two registry edits my whole life, and panicked like a small child each time.

You can save each key before you edit it. If something goes wrong, double click on the saved key (it's a file) et voil