Cannot see My Pictures folder

Hi,

I somehow deleted the 'My Pictures' folder whilst using OneDrive and now cannot get it back.

Briefly - I was trying to understand the 'My Folders' set up in Windows 7 (I come from XP) and how the these folders 'tie into' folders on my OneDrive space. I managed to 'move' the location of 'My Pictures' so that it pointed to OneDrive, but when I deleted the folder on OneDrive, it deleted the 'My Pictures' folder on my PC. My first attempt was to follow the instructions here:

User Folders - Restore Default Location

..this didn't seem to work. However, it was not until I got to page 3 of 26 of this thread that I saw this link:

Libraries - Restore Default

..and I thought, "ah, ahhh.. that's what I want, 'restore default' - not 'restore to default location'..!" So I tried it and still didn't work. I then read something about the 'My' folders being hidden (Libraries - Hidden and Empty Fix) but that didn't work either.

And yes, I've tried 'turning it off and on again' so many times - but the My Pictures folder will just not appear.

Appreciate any advice - especially as it was on my girlfriends logon..! (luckily only 1 picture in it!)

Thank you

Staffs Lebowski

Hi ICit2lol,

Thanks for your suggestion but are you saying there is no other possibility seeing a 'My Pictures' folder again via without resorting to 3rd party software.

Think I'll hold out for another method first, but thanks anyway..

Staffs Lebowski

Hi Brink,

Here are the details you requested:

File Manager:
C:\Users\Lou\My Documents
C:\Users\Lou\My Music
C:\Users\Lou\Pictures
C:\Users\Lou\My Videos
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Libraries:

Libraries\Documents
Libraries\Documents\My Documents
Libraries\Documents\Public Documents

Libraries\Music\
Libraries\Music\My Music
Libraries\Music\Public Music

Libraries\Pictures
Libraries\Pictures\Public Pictures

Libraries\Videos
Libraries\Videos\My Videos
Libraries\Videos\Public Videos
--------------------------
Registry:

Key: My Pictures
Value: C:\Users\Lou\Pictures
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Thank you for your time..

Staffs Lebowski

Hi Brink,

If I understand you correctly:

A - Rename [C:\Users\Lou\Pictures] to [C:\Users\Lou\My Pictures]
B - Right mouse click [C:\Users\Lou\My Pictures] and 'Include in Library'

Done the above and I now have a folder in my Libraries called 'My Pictures'. However, I'm a bit confused...

1 - I deleted a 'My' folder (I understand these are 'special' folders?)
2 - I followed instructions from this site (including a registry change) to get it back
3 - I still could not see a 'My Pictures' folder (However, I now had as per instruction a 'Pictures' folder)
4 - Renamed 'Pictures' folder to 'My Pictures'
5 - Right mouse clicked it and said, 'Include in Libraries'

I get the uncomfortable feeling that I've missed something here? Have I not just created a folder called [C:\Users\Lou\Pictures] and renamed it to [C:\Users\Lou\My Pictures] then included it in Libraries? How do I confirm it is indeed, a 'special folder'?

Thanks for your help Brink and thanks too for the tutorials - a lot of work I know..!

Staffs Lebowski