The documents folder in Mac OS X is for storing your documents. There is absolutely no reason for Microsoft Office (or in fact any other application) to store preferences in that documents folder (that is why Apple created the library folder). With Microsoft Office it is a particular problem because deleting this specific folder will not get rid of it – the next time you launch Office, it will just reappear.
Fortunately, there is a way to get rid of that folder. Follow these simple instructions to hide your Microsoft Office User Data folder forever.
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