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  • Thursday, July 02, 2009 6:51 PMJacksonM Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     

    I don't remember what I did, but recently I tried to build and run a C++ project downloaded from the internet and a dialog box asked me about about some library save location.  I didn't read it closely and just clicked OK to the default setting.  Now whenever I build and run a project in the Debug configuration a bunch of directories named things like "kernel32.pdb", "ntdll.pdb" etc... get created in my "My Documents" directory.  This never happened before I have no idea what I changed or how to un change it.  Please help.  I like "My Documents" to be nice and neat and now it is filled with a bunch of windows libraries debug information.  Thanks

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  • Thursday, July 02, 2009 8:54 PMJacksonM Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    I solved it.  I updated to the online symbol store and when it asked where to cache the symbols I selected My Documents by accident (it was the default).

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  • Thursday, July 02, 2009 8:54 PMJacksonM Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    I solved it.  I updated to the online symbol store and when it asked where to cache the symbols I selected My Documents by accident (it was the default).