If you go to my PC
Then scroll to Document folder
Right Click you have 3 choices
One Pin To Start
Or Pin Quick Access
Or Right Click
Scroll to Send To
Then click Desktop
All Three does work as I have both my
Documents and Pictures done that way
Suuper,
The only thing I can suggest is to turn on "Show all folders" in the navigation pane, and open your Documents folder under your user folder in the navigation pane.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/7...dows-10-a.html
This link looked like it might be what I want: This PC 'Folders' - Add or Remove in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
Unfortunately, it only hides the links. Using a shortcut to one of the folders still takes me to Thic PC -> [folder]
I found a way to get what I wanted, though. Through a combination of re-naming Documents, creating new folders, deleting Documents and re-naming the new folder to "Documents" I eventually got it. I'm not sure of the exact steps, but I had to delete "Documents" more than once to get it working.
New question for this topic:
What if I've moved where Documents is located (right-click > Properties > Location tab)?
Let's say I moved them to "D:\Documents". When I type %UserProfile%\Documents in to Windows Explorer I'm taken to "C:\Users\username\Documents" instead of "D:\Documents"
What is the syntax for accessing the actual location of Documents in this scenario (I'm writing a guide)?
Last edited by Nicholas Steel; 07 Nov 2021 at 09:51.
I have my Documents folder on the D: partition with a slightly different name [~Documents], added the tilde to it so as to show the difference from the default. I right-click the folder and choose Send to, Desktop (create shortcut). Right-clicking that new icon gives me the Pin to Taskbar choice [among others]. I did the same for Downloads as D: has more space then I set my Browsers' Options/Preferences to show that D:\~Downloads to be the default save to location.
What if for example, I want to make a guide, and I want to direct someone to a location in My Documents and I want to ensure my directions will work for those that have moved My Documents?
I use the official Microsoft method of moving Documents (via its properties UI)
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