The Documents folder (known as My Documents in Windows XP and earlier versions) in the Windows operating system is one of the important folders designed to let users save essential documents.
Location of Documents folder in Windows 11/10?
The Documents folder is automatically created when you create a user account. In Windows 11/10/8/7, the Documents folder is located in your user profiles folder. By default, it is present on the drive where Windows is installed (it can be moved to a different drive). That is, for instance, if Windows 11/10 is installed on the “C” drive and your user account name is “Test,” the path to the Documents folder is C:\Users\Test\Documents.
If you are unsure about the user account, type %userprofile%\Documents in the Run command box and hit the Enter key to open the Documents folder.
There are multiple ways to open the Documents folder in Windows 11/10. Following are some ways to access the Documents folder in Windows 11/10.
6 ways to open the Documents folder in Windows 11/10
Method 1 of 6
Open the Documents folder from File Explorer in Windows 11/10
Step 1: Open any folder located anywhere on your computer.
Step 2: The left pane of the File Explorer shows Quick Access, which includes the Documents among other folders.
If you cannot see any folders, please click on the arrow icon beside Quick Access to expand it and see all folders.
Step 3: Click on the Documents folder to open the same.
NOTE: If the Documents folder is missing from Quick Access, please refer to other methods to access the Documents folder.
Method 2 of 6
Open the Documents folder via search in Windows 11/10
Step 1: Open the Start menu.
Step 2: In the search field, type Documents, select the Documents folder in the search results, and hit the Enter key to open the Documents folder.
Method 3 of 6
Open the Documents folder via the Run command in Windows 11/10
Step 1: Open the Run command dialog using Windows + R keyboard shortcut.
Step 2: Type or copy and paste %userprofile%\Documents in the field and then hit the Enter key to open the Documents folder.
Method 4 of 6
Open the Documents folder via This PC in Windows 11/10
Step 1: Open This PC or Quick Access using Windows + E hotkey.
Step 2: Click on the Documents folder to open the same.
Method 5 of 6
Open the Documents folder via Command Prompt or PowerShell in Windows 11/10
Step 1: Open the Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell.
Step 2: At the Command Prompt window, copy and paste the following command:
Start %userprofile%\Documents
Step 3: Hit the Enter key to open the Documents folder.
Method 6 of 6
Open the Documents folder via the Start menu in Windows 11/10
Step 1: Open the Start menu by clicking on the Start button or pressing the Windows logo key.
Step 2: At the bottom of the Start menu, the Documents folder shows up along with other folders if you have added them via the Settings app. Click on the Documents folder’s icon to open the same.
To add Documents, Pictures, and other folders to the Start menu, please refer to our how-to add Documents and Pictures to the Start menu in Windows 11 guide.
