0 0 ▁saw ▁the ▁change ▁to ▁a ▁separate ▁" Documents ▁and ▁Settings " ▁folder ▁for ▁profiles , ▁and ▁in ▁this ▁respect ▁is ▁virt ually ▁identical ▁to ▁Windows ▁XP ▁and ▁Windows ▁Server ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁develop ments ▁Windows ▁V ista ' s ▁profiles ▁are ▁function ally ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁Windows ▁XP , ▁but ▁with ▁some ▁differences . ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁key ▁difference ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁stored ▁in ▁a ▁" C :\ Users " ▁folder , ▁instead ▁of ▁" C :\ Documents ▁and ▁Settings ." ▁Therefore , ▁to ▁c ater ▁for ▁programs ▁which ▁are ▁not ▁V ista - ready , ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁link ▁is ▁also ▁provided ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁" Documents ▁and ▁Settings " ▁which ▁in vis ibly ▁redirects ▁any ▁attempted ▁access ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁to ▁" C :\ Users ." ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁profile ▁root ▁folder ▁appears ▁twice ▁in ▁any ▁folder ▁listing ▁has ▁ad verse ▁imp lications ▁for ▁any ▁backup ▁program . ▁Back up ▁software ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁aware ▁of ▁this ▁V ista ▁id ios ync ras y , ▁or ▁else ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁double ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁backup ▁by ▁copying ▁what ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁two ▁separate ▁folders , ▁both ▁potentially ▁containing ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁data ▁on ▁the ▁computer . ▁▁▁▁ ▁A ▁second ▁change ▁in ▁V ista ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁media - specific ▁" My ▁Pictures " ▁and ▁" My ▁Music " ▁folders ▁are ▁now ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁" My ▁Document s " ▁folder , ▁instead ▁of ▁being ▁sub fold ers