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Tying to find ghost Desktop folder
I have done a fair amount of tweaking to my set up. I have something that works well for me now and so I would prefer not to start over with a fresh install.
I have moved the various "windows" folders to my D: drive. (Desktop, Documents, Pictures, etc . . .)
Somehow in the process of moving folders around and making disc images and reinstalling the images I have created a quirky problem with my Desktop folder.
If I save a file (file1) to my Desktop it does not show up there on the desktop. However, if I navigate to the desktop with windows explorer, I see that file.
I have other files already on the desktop that also show up in windows explorer along with the new file.
If I create a file on the desktop (file2) it shows up there and also in the explorer window.
I have tried to nail this down by determining folder paths, but the paths of the files that don’t show up on the desktop and the paths of the files that do show up are the same.
[Method of finding path: press shift, right click on folder, click “copy as path”, paste path into notepad]
Example:
"D:\ Desktop\file1.txt"
"D:\ Desktop\file2.txt"
I have noticed in trying to solve this problem that there is an additional "Desktop" folder sitting on my C: drive in the default location, but it does not seem to be accessed by anything. It contains one file that wound up in there inadvertently some time back.
Any suggestions as to how I could troubleshoot this further?