User Folders - Restore Default Location

How to Restore Default Location of User Folders in Windows 7 and Windows 8​

   Information
This will show you how to restore the default location of all or a single user folder of your choice in Windows 7 and Windows 8.

   Note
If you have duplicate user folders instead, then you will need to backup the contents of the duplicate user folders, do OPTION TWO below, delete the duplicate folders, then you may need to restart the computer a couple of times first before the default location is restored.

Windows 8.1 Update released on April 8th 2014 via Windows Update, renamed SkyDrive to OneDrive.


CONTENTS:
  • Option One: To Restore Default Location of User Folders in Properties
  • Option Two: To Restore Default Location of User Folders using a BAT file


EXAMPLE: User folders
NOTE: This is at the default C:\Users\(user-name) location.
Example1.jpg

Windows_8.1.jpg



OPTION ONE

To Restore Default Location of User Folders in Properties


NOTE: If using this option does not restore the user folder back to the default location, then use OPTION TWO below instead.
1. If you are in a homegroup, then you will need to change the homegroup settings to no longer share the user folder (ex: My Music) that you want to move first by unchecking the folder and clicking on Save Changes. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: This is so the user folder (ex: My Music) will not be shared on the homegroup anymore.
Homegroup.jpg
2. Press the Windows+R keys to open the Run dialog, type shell:UsersFilesFolder, and press enter.
NOTE: This will open your C:\Users\(user-name) folder.

3. Right click or press and hold on the user folder (ex: My Music) that you want to restore the default location for, and click/tap on Properties.

4. Click/tap on the Location tab, and Restore Default button. (See screenshot below)
Properties1.jpg
5. Click/tap on OK. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: Notice that the location has changed to the default C:\Users\(user-name) location.
Properties2.jpg
6. Click/tap on Yes. (See screenshot below)
Properties3.jpg

   Note
If you have a folder in the default location named for the user folder already, then you will not see this dialog box.

Windows 8 will not have the "My" in front of the user folder name anymore.

User Folder | Folder Name Contacts |Contacts
Desktop |Desktop
My Documents |Documents
Downloads |Downloads
Favorites |Favorites
Links |Links
My Music |Music
My Pictures |Pictures
OneDrive (Windows 8.1 Update)|OneDrive
Saved Games |Saved Games
Searches |Searches
SkyDrive (Windows 8.1)|SkyDrive
My Videos |Videos


7. Click/tap on Yes. (See screenshot below)
WARNING: If you do not click/tap on Yes, then you will have two copies of this user folder at the C:\Users\(user-name) location. One will be a normal folder (same name) with the contents and the other as the now restored user folder. It is recommended that you click/tap on YES.
Properties4.jpg
8. After a few seconds when the location has been restored, the Properties window (screenshot under step 5) will then close.

9. If you are in a homegroup, then you can now change the homegroup settings back to share the user folder (ex: My Music) again if you like by checking the folder and clicking on Save Changes. (see screenshot below)
Homegroup.jpg



OPTION TWO

To Restore Default Location of User Folders using a BAT file


   Note
This is an example of the contents of the .bat files below. The parts in red are what will vary per .bat file based on what user folder it is for.

Code: 
@echo off 
 
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
 
timeout /t 2 /nobreak >nul
 
if not exist "%UserProfile%\[B][COLOR=red]Pictures[/COLOR][/B]" mkdir "%UserProfile%\[COLOR=red][B]Pictures[/B][/COLOR]"
 
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" /v "[COLOR=red][B]My Pictures[/B][/COLOR]" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\[COLOR=red][B]Pictures[/B][/COLOR]" /f
 
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v "[COLOR=red][B]My Pictures[/B][/COLOR]" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d %%USERPROFILE%%"\[COLOR=red][B]Pictures[/B][/COLOR]" /f
 
attrib +r -s -h "%USERPROFILE%\[COLOR=red][B]Pictures[/B][/COLOR]" /S /D
 
timeout /t 1 /nobreak >nul
 
start explorer.exe


1. Do step 2 to 13 below for what user folder you need to restore the default location of.


2. To Restore the Default Contacts Folder Location
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 14 below.

Restore_Contacts_Default_Location.bat


Download


3. To Restore the Default Desktop Folder Location
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 14 below.

Restore_Desktop_Default_Location.bat


Download


4. To Restore the Default My Documents Folder Location
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 14 below.

Restore_Documents_Default_Location.bat


Download


5. To Restore the Default Downloads Folder Location
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 14 below.

Restore_Downloads_Default_Location.bat


Download


6. To Restore the Default Favorites Folder Location
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 14 below.

Restore_Favorites_Default_Location.bat


Download


7. To Restore the Default Links Folder Location
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 14 below.

Restore_Links_Default_Location.bat


Download


8. To Restore the Default My Music Folder Location
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 14 below.

Restore_Music_Default_Location.bat


Download


9. To Restore Default OneDrive Folder Location in Windows 8.1 Update
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 14 below.

Restore_OneDrive_Default_Location.bat


Download


10. To Restore the Default My Pictures Folder Location
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 14 below.

Restore_Pictures_Default_Location.bat


Download


11. To Restore the Default Saved Games Folder Location
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 14 below.

Restore_Saved_Games_Default_Location.bat


Download


12. To Restore the Default Searches Folder Location
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 14 below.

Restore_Searches_Default_Location.bat


Download


13. To Restore the Default My Videos Folder Location
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below, and go to step 14 below.

Restore_Videos_Default_Location.bat


Download


14. Save the .bat file to your Desktop.

15. Unblock the downloaded .bat file(s).

16. Double click/tap on the downloaded .bat file to run it.

17. The .bat file will now kill explorer causing your screen to go blank, then open a command prompt to quickly restore the default location of the folder in the registry, restore the default attributes of the folder, restart explorer, and close the command prompt.

18. Repeat step 1 above for any other user folder you need to restore the default location of.

19. When finished, check the user folder(s) to verify that they have been restored to their default location.

20. If the user folder(s) still have not been restored to their default locations, then restart the computer and check again.

21. When restored, copy your files from the old folder location back into your now restored default folder location in "C:\Users\(user-name)".



That's it,
Shawn


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knee said:
Hello.
I have a problem. I ran the batch file that restored the default "Links" folder but when I drag and drop any folder to Links, add this folder with "- shorcut" text in the name.

But if I add any folder by right click in "favorites" and choose "add current location to favorites" no problem. Add without "- shorcut"

Any solution?
Thanks
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Hello knee, and welcome to Seven Forums. :-)

It sounds like it's adding the "Shortcut" extension below to the name. As a test, use the tutorial below to remove the "Shortcut" extension to see if that stops this for you.

Shortcut Extension - Remove or Restore
 

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I understand this is an old thread but I think the topic is close enough to my question to be a good place to start. I will shortly be doing a new installation of W7 and want to deal with something that has always niggled me about the Libraries thing. I don't like having my stuff sorted into libraries. I like just one place to have all my things in folders of my choosing. Each folder is named and might contain pretty much anything. Text documents, PDFs, music, video clips, photos, etc. This root location I want to call Documents and have a folder icon down on the Task bar to access it with just one click.

Is this possible? It was in XP but W7 (which I love) insists on Libraries getting in my way.
 

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Aardvarkly said:
I understand this is an old thread but I think the topic is close enough to my question to be a good place to start. I will shortly be doing a new installation of W7 and want to deal with something that has always niggled me about the Libraries thing. I don't like having my stuff sorted into libraries. I like just one place to have all my things in folders of my choosing. Each folder is named and might contain pretty much anything. Text documents, PDFs, music, video clips, photos, etc. This root location I want to call Documents and have a folder icon down on the Task bar to access it with just one click.

Is this possible? It was in XP but W7 (which I love) insists on Libraries getting in my way.
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Hello, :-)

You don't have to use the "Libraries" feature below if you don't want to.

Libraries Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane

Library - Include a Folder

You can add as many folders inside your user profile folder as wanted as usual, and be able to pin them to "Favorites" below if wanted for easy access via the navigation pane.

Favorites - Links - Add or Remove in Navigation Pane
 

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I thank you sir. That info will be very helpful.
 

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I have been looking for a solution to the problem with the favorites folder in Windows Explorer for two days and here I found the solution, thank you very much.

Note: I solved in the second try because in the first try I didn't put the BAT files on the desktop but in the download folder, they don't work there (I had to follow the instructions completely).Thanks once again. :-)
 

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rafa23 said:
I have been looking for a solution to the problem with the favorites folder in Windows Explorer for two days and here I found the solution, thank you very much.

Note: I solved in the second try because in the first try I didn't put the BAT files on the desktop but in the download folder, they don't work there (I had to follow the instructions completely).Thanks once again. :-)
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:thumbsup:
 

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Is it possible to just move or copy the My Videos folder from it's previously changed location BACK to it's default location? Then do the process to route it?
If not & I do the restore default location process first what does that do to the contents of the My Videos folder?

I moved it years ago to another drive (from C:) but am struggling to make sense of how to restore it.
 

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piikea said:
Is it possible to just move or copy the My Videos folder from it's previously changed location BACK to it's default location? Then do the process to route it?
If not & I do the restore default location process first what does that do to the contents of the My Videos folder?

I moved it years ago to another drive (from C:) but am struggling to make sense of how to restore it.
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Hello, :-)

It depends on which option you use.

If you use option 1, it will move and restore the default location of your "My Videos" folder, and move the content from the current location to the restored default location.

If you use option 2, it'll restore the "My Videos" folder back to the default location, but you'll have to manually copy/move content from the current location to the restored default location.
 

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Brink said:
It depends on which option you use. ....
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Ooops! I'm all mixed up. I meant to say I;m trying to move it from E: to G: (both non-boot drives). If I just change the drives in registry will that change folder locations AND move it's data? It's 361GB so not easy to backup w/o difficulty & time yet obviously I don't want to risk losing it all! Thanks...

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piikea said:
Ooops! I'm all mixed up. I meant to say I;m trying to move it from E: to G: (both non-boot drives). If I just change the drives in registry will that change folder locations AND move it's data? It's 361GB so not easy to backup w/o difficulty & time yet obviously I don't want to risk losing it all! Thanks...

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That's ok. No, that alone wouldn't move it.

You should still be able to use option 1 with the "Location" tab to "Move" (instead of Restore) the folder and its contents to the other drive though.
 

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Brink said:
That's ok. No, that alone wouldn't move it.
You should still be able to use option 1 with the "Location" tab to "Move" (instead of Restore) the folder and its contents to the other drive though.
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My Videos folder says it's not shared (I think it did even before I unselected it on Homegroup page then clicked save) but when I go back to Homegroup page it's selected again. At step 3 I can't figure out how to get to where the location tab is - clicking properties gets the general, sharing, security, previous versions & customize tabs.
 

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piikea said:
My Videos folder says it's not shared (I think it did even before I unselected it on Homegroup page then clicked save) but when I go back to Homegroup page it's selected again. At step 3 I can't figure out how to get to where the location tab is - clicking properties gets the general, sharing, security, previous versions & customize tabs.
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Type shell:My Video into the address bar of File Explorer and press Enter. This should open the current location of your Videos folder that should have the "Location" tab available.
 

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Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Brink said:
Type shell:My Video into the address bar of File Explorer and press Enter. This should open the current location of your Videos folder that should have the "Location" tab available.
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That got an error message. I've just copied My Videos folder to the new location & won't bother w/ it being tied to the Libraries structure. More trouble than it's worth. Thanks for the help.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1, OEM
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3770
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA1155
    Memory
    G Skill 8GB (2x4GB) Ripkaws PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA, GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (AR) 1GB GDDR5 4104MHz
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE, 7.1 channels, 24 bit
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP ZR24w
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 - 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Intel 60GB 520 Series SSD, MLC SandForce SF-2281, 550/475 MB/s

    WD 1TB Caviar Blue, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Seasonic X-560, 80 PLUS Gold
    Case
    Cooler Master Elite 430
    Cooling
    2 stock fans
  • Antivirus
    MS Security Essentials
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