Sorry for taking so long, been researching the code that handles the .minion folder write. It uses the windows variable %USERPROFILE%. So Lets see what windows says your %USERPROFILE% variable is set to.
In the start menu search for CMD and run it. Type in the following command and let me know what it says in retrun.
See the attached picture. See how mine says C:\Users\Dolby after I typed the above command?
What operating system are you running? Were you once running windowsXP and then upgrade to windows7? I see a bug with the registry on stackoverflow concerning the user profile path not being set in the registry when you upgrade from winXP.
Thanks for your help.