I have two folders in the same subdirectory with the same name. How to remove the extra folder?

I have 2 directories "documents" located in the same directory. They are as well located in C:\Documents and Settings\ [user_name]------directory. Duplicate folder is automatically updated with the same file names when I add files in the original folder. It looks like a pointer to the original folder, when I try to delete the duplicate directory. I get the following error message.

Can't delete My Documents: it is used by another person or program.
Close all programs that might be using the file and try again.

I deleted all files in the directory, rebooted the computer and attempted to delete the now empty folder and I get the same error message. Can you help me remove this duplicate folder.

Note:
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I am not able to rename the duplicate folder... If I try to rename, the original folder is renamed... But not the duplicate. Also the duplicate folder becomes empty (since it runs a pointer to the original folder, when the double original of renowned gets is empty)

Mager

In Windows XP, all user folders were located under the C:\Documents and Settings folder.

In Vista , all user folders are located under the folder C:\Users .

Vista Documents and Settings folder is not a real file it's a junction folder that points to the Folder C:\Users.

A junction is as a shortcut that points to another file, that is why these records have a shortcut (arrow) overlay icon. In Vista, the only reason why the Documents and Settings junction is for the old installers who are looking for a Documents and Settings folder. When they try to access the folder Documents and Settings, the junction in silence re - runs Setup to the C:\Users folder.

The default permissions for the Documents and Settings junction is access denied, even for the administrators of .

The only way that a user can access this file actually is if the access permissions have been changed.

For a more detailed description of this topic and a list of all the junctions see the following Web site.

Windows Vista Junction Points:
http://www.Svrops.com/Svrops/articles/jpoints.htm

I recommend that you move all your files and immediately stop using the Documents and Settings folder to avoid more problems.

If this just started recently, I recommend that you use the system restore back to a point before the documents and settings folder was first access.

Ronnie Vernon MVP

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