What is the Use of the .mydocs File Extension?

What is the .mydocs file extension?

A file with the extension .mydocs is commonly referred to as a MyDocs Drop Target. Normally, on a Windows XP computer, when you right-click a file and select the Send To menu, you see My Documents as one of the options. The .mydocs file enables the SendTo > My Documents option in Windows XP.

.mydocs files come under the System Files category.

Send To > My Documents does not appear when I right-click a file in Windows XP ? what should I do?

To enable the Send To > My Documents option, perform the following simple steps:

  1. Open Notepad.
  2. Click the File menu and select Save.
  3. Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\SendTo\ folder.
  4. Type the name of the file as My Documents.mydocs.
  5. Click the Save button.

The Send To > My Documents option will now appear when you right-click a file.

Name of the program that can open .mydocs files in Windows

  • Microsoft Windows XP

In case you need to open a .mydocs file but instead receive a file type error when you double-click the file, then try opening the required file using the reliable and easy-to-use FileCure software.