User Folders - Restore Default Location

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  1. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 64bit
       #180

    Hey Windows 7 Forum!

    I read over this tutorial as im having a big issue. I went to move the my documents folder to my a drive. Anyways, if you look at "option 1" in the original post, then scroll to #7. Instead of clicking 'yes' to move all folders and files i accidently clicked no as i needed to backout and change something before moving. my files that i create now save to my a drive as they should because that is where i pointed my documents to be, but now i have the my documents folder still stick on my c drive. is there any way i can get the my documents folder from my c drive moved physically over to my a drive as that was my original intent before i messed up

    Cheers
    Chris,
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  2. Posts : 72,049
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #181

    Hello Chris, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    If the Documents folder at the new location has a "Location" tab in it's properties page, then you could just copy the contents from the original old Documents folder into the new moved Documents folder.

    Afterwards, you could delete or hide the old Documents folder.

    Hope this helps, :)
    Shawn
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  3. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 64bit
       #182

    Ahh there is nothing in my new location, due to the fact that when i went to change the location i set it to A:/ and had no folder to put it in, but at the time i didnt realize that it would carry all my folders over, so i went to cancel out but hit no, which was the no to move folders to the new location..
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  4. Posts : 72,049
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #183

    No worries. Start over with OPTION TWO to restore your Documents folder. Afterwards, you could move it to where you like again if wanted. Just be sure to back up the contents to another location to be safe. :)
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  5. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 64bit
       #184

    That worked, i did option two and then pointed my documents back to a:\ using the location tab, i was hoping it would bring the 'my documents' folder over but it just brought all the contents of my document folder over to a:\ but looks like it will work out ok
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  6. Posts : 72,049
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #185

    Good to hear Chris. :)
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  7. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #186

    Saved Games attrib +r -s -h "%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games" /S /D
    Screenshots (Windows 8) "%USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Screenshots" /S /D

    You forgot "attrib +r -s -h " in Screenshots line
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  8. Posts : 72,049
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #187

    Oops. Thank you Ron. Corrected. :)
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  9. Posts : 2
    Windows 8.1 x64
       #188

    Hello! I hope you can help before I get in more of a mess!

    I was moving the documents folder to my D:\ partition, but forgot to set up the temp documents folder first. I ended up with the documents folder being the D:\ partition.

    I couldn't make a new document folder, as windows says it already exists.

    I tried to follow Option 2, changed the registry entry for the Personal value and re-booted twice.

    1. I now have a Documents folder with correct icon - but with no location tab - in my user-name folder location.
    2. The Personal value name in the registry has the correct value data now (it was linked to D: previously).
    3. I still have an entry for (D: ) in my user-name folder entries (can't delete).
    4. Under This PC I have an entry for D:\ with the Documents icon (can't delete).

    I'm obviously in a bit of a mess and would appreciate some help in removing the two entries for D: where it should be a link to documents and also how to correct the new Document folder without the location tab I got through Option 2.

    Sorry I've not explained this well!

    Thank you.

    Emma
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  10. Posts : 72,049
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #189

    Emma said:
    Hello! I hope you can help before I get in more of a mess!

    I was moving the documents folder to my D:\ partition, but forgot to set up the temp documents folder first. I ended up with the documents folder being the D:\ partition.

    I couldn't make a new document folder, as windows says it already exists.

    I tried to follow Option 2, changed the registry entry for the Personal value and re-booted twice.

    1. I now have a Documents folder with correct icon - but with no location tab - in my user-name folder location.
    2. The Personal value name in the registry has the correct value data now (it was linked to D: previously).
    3. I still have an entry for (D: ) in my user-name folder entries (can't delete).
    4. Under This PC I have an entry for D:\ with the Documents icon (can't delete).

    I'm obviously in a bit of a mess and would appreciate some help in removing the two entries for D: where it should be a link to documents and also how to correct the new Document folder without the location tab I got through Option 2.

    Sorry I've not explained this well!

    Thank you.

    Emma


    Hello Emma, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    See if you may be able to fully do OPTION TWO to restore the default C location after restarting the computer. :)
    Last edited by Brink; 09 Dec 2013 at 17:22. Reason: added quote
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