I use Linux some now, but lately have been using Windows Server 2003 x64. I
have done with FreeBSD in the past. I sent my third system home this spring
so I would have one available when I am there. I am starting on another
system here, but want to wait until some of the new chips come out and
prices drop to reasonable levels.

I do create other directories under my user dirs in the *nix OSes and have
done so since the days of Cromix which was on a Cromemco System 2, z80
processor, with three 64kb memory cards. On XP I keep a "My Documents"
folder off the root for most of my word, excel, pdf, etc. docs. I also have
a pictures subdir with more subdirs for specific types of pictures. Other
subdirs for other various files that don't work somewhere within other parts
of the tree. It just makes it easier to backup one dir off the root. It
can go on DVDs and external HDs. I keep programming code in other
directories not in that tree, but usually on drives other than the
system/boot drive.

"Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
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> "David J. Craig" <Dave@yoshimuni.com> wrote in message
> news:O%23G2WEY9GHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> The path is long and a real pain in the posterior.[/color]
>
> That's why they changed %userprofile% to c:\Users\<username> and dropped
> all My's in special folders names.
>
> On the same token, it's funny you should mention "Unix ideas" since it
> uses same scheme for storing user data.
>
> Do you use *nix? Do you create additional folders under root folder to
> store your stuff?
>
> --
> Alexander Suhovey[/color]