Localization and special folder names

Hi,
I'd previously changed my Mac's language to Spanish, back to English to do some troubleshooting, and most recently back to Spanish. However, I've noticed that, contrary to the first time I'd changed it, several "special" folders in my home folder remain in English. "Pictures," "Library," "Music," "Movies," and "Public" are now in Spanish, but "Desktop," "Documents," and "Web" remain in English. I've been unable to find solutions. Any help?
Thanks,
Lawrence

Hey, that solved it. Turns out, Desktop and Documents were lacking the .localized file, and I know exactly why, in retrospect. I'd accidentally deleted the contents of those two folders and had restored them from a backup -- sans the .localized files.
Thanks so much!

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> Gary White wrote:
>> On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:15:04 +0100, "(_seb_)"
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>>
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