Live Mesh is both a platform and a platform experience. One of the first applications to demonstrate what the Live Mesh platform can do is a folder/file synchronization solution.

Typically when you create or consume a Mesh enabled folder it gets dropped onto your desktop. I don’t have anything against the desktop, but I do think there are some things you can do to make it easier to browse to.

What am I talking about? Windows Vista Favorites!

In Explorer (the Windows shell) and throughout lots of different applications (like the Save File dialog) a special group of folders lives on top left corner – favorites.

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How do I get my Mesh enabled folders in there?

Create the Mesh enabled folder on your desktop (or anywhere else) and then drag it up into the favorites area (top left corner).

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Now its fast to access my mesh enabled folders

These favorites now get surfaced on all Explorer windows or in the Save As dialog in most programs.

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Reconfiguring the existing folders

You can also right click on Document and Pictures and point those to the location where you’ve created a Mesh enabled folder to store the content.