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Restore Default Locations of “Documents” in “Users” & “This PC”
Being new to both Windows 10 and OneDrive, somehow I managed to change the “Location” of my “Users” (and therefore also the “This PC”) “Documents” folder to the OneDrive “Documents” folder.
So while in File Explorer if I right-click either the “Users” “Documents” or the “This PC” “Documents” and select Properties and then the Location tab, it says this is the path:
C:\Users\<UserNamer>\OneDrive\Documents
But that is NOT where I want documents I create stored on my hard drive.
When I select the “Restore Default” it says the new location will be this path:
C:\Users\<UserNamer>\Documents
And THAT is where I want them stored
When I click “OK” a dialogue box opens and asks:
“Do you want to move all the files …” with the default “Yes” highlighted
I click “Yes”
And then a second, ominous dialogue box opens and asks
“Do you want to redirect folder “Document” into another system folder “Documents” located at “C:\Users\<UserNamer> \Douments”? If you proceed with redirection, you will not be able to separate them or restore default location.
“Do you still want to proceed with redirection?”
With the default “No” highlighted
I select “No” (although I think that’s actually what I want to do)
And I’m back to square one with the same old “corrupted” path.
I did create a folder I titled “Documents – Holding” in OneDrive, and moved the few folders that were in the OneDrive “Documents” to the “Documents – Holding” folder. So now the OneDrive “Documents” folder is empty. And therefore the “Documents” folders in both “Users” and “This PC” are also empty.
I will note that when I setup the OneDrive I did opt to save Documents and Pictures to This PC rather than the default location of OneDrive – so that should not be an issue. (OneDrive --> Settings --> AutoSave --> Documents & Pictures --> This PC Only)
Can I proceed with the “Restore Default” – or will only complicate matters with duplicate folders?