If that is where you want to keep it, yes.
In your original post you said you wanted it in the Start Menu.

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"JamesJ" <jjy_darwin@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> But, wouldn't I need to keep the shortcut on the desktop?
>
> James
>
> "Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
> news:14E22860-9A16-47A7-8A0E-ADB3AB07C97A@microsoft.com...
>> If it is the actual file it will not update. Right click on the file and
>> select Send to > Desktop (as shortcut) then drag to Start Menu.
>>
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>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!
>>
>>
>> "JamesJ" <jjy_darwin@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23weNOyKpHHA.4872@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> The actual file.
>>>
>>> James
>>>
>>> "Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
>>> news:e%238a6tKpHHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> Did you drag and drop the actual file, or a shortcut? Does the icon on the
>>>> Start Menu have the shortcut arrow?
>>>>
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>>>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>>>> GO BEARS!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "JamesJ" <jjy_darwin@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:eqva6qKpHHA.4516@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>I need to explain.
>>>>> This is an Access db that I dragged and dropped a week ago from
>>>>> within the Data Files folder to the start menu.
>>>>> From within Access I've made changes to this db in Data Files but the
>>>>> changes were not reflected in the 'shortcut' from the start menu.
>>>>> This was the file I originally dropped to the start menu a week ago.
>>>>> Is this normal??
>>>>>
>>>>> James
>>>>>
>>>>> "Justin" <None@None.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:38644388-D72A-4DAF-85D5-859720646F8B@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> "JamesJ" <jjy_darwin@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:O1eNPNKpHHA.4512@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>I dragged and dropped an mdb file from a folder I call
>>>>>>> Data Files which is the Documents folder that I moved the location to.
>>>>>>> But the properties of the Star Menu item shows the
>>>>>>> file location elswhere.. in Users\<<myusername>>\Appdata\Windows....
>>>>>>> Why is this?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> James
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A lot of the older common folder paths have been turned into virtual
>>>>>> folders that all point back to the USERNAME folder. Yes, it's very
>>>>>> annoying.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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