Comments on: Guide: Hide “Microsoft User Data” Folder in OS X

By: Corey DeGrandchamp

Corey DeGrandchamp — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:19:11 +0000

@Craig Dyer, Yeah, it's a bit of a pain, but it sticks after updates and everything, so its a one-time fix that works very very well.

By: Craig Dyer

Craig Dyer — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:23:10 +0000

Thank you, that worked perfectly.

It takes a while but for those who want things looking perfect this is a great method!

By: Corey DeGrandchamp

Corey DeGrandchamp — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:13:41 +0000

You’re not wasting any amount of data, the Microsoft Office folder itself (with all the apps) are stored in the “Applications” folder. The User Data folder in question only stores templates and other files the user never actually has to look at or see ever.

Call me (and many others out there) a perfectionist, or neat-freak, but when I see my “Documents” folder, I’d like it to be filled w/ my actual documents, not some folder that contains random user data from MS Office.

Moving the folder doesn’t work, as the next time you launch any Office program, it puts the folder back.

This guide shows you how to hide just that folder, letting Office still access it, but without the user having to ever see it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:27:42 +0000

I tryed all of this. Why is this neccessary tho?
It seems like a lot of effort and a waste of 2.7GB (or whatever it was) of space, just to move the ‘microsoft user data’ folder out of my documents.
Why such a hassle??