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Problem with user profile file structure
In trying to move one of my libraries (Pictures), I have caused a major problem with my user folders.
When I moved the Pictures library (using the Move command on the Location tab of the folder's Properties), instead of finding it within the intended target folder, it seemed to have taken over the folder ie. the target folder within which I intended to store the library was now itself called "Pictures".
I next tried to move the folder back to c:\Users\MyName\, but this achieved a similar result: my user profile folder is now called c:\Users\Pictures; the usual folders are still present within it.
I checked on the location showing for "My Pictures" in the registry: it was %USERPROFILE%\. I changed it to %USERPROFILE%\Pictures , but this did not help.
As things currently stand:
- In place of a folder called MyName (with a standard folder icon) within the c:\Users\ folder, Windows Explorer reports a folder called "Pictures" (with the Pictures library icon). The usual user profile folders are held within this "Pictures" folder.
- An application that is no longer functioning correctly is trying to access c:\Users\MyName\Pictures\AppData\Roaming\..........
To add the icing to the cake, I've discovered that System Restore was switched off (I'm in the process of setting up a new PC, and had thought that System Restore was enabled by default - I've now changed my installation procedure to check this at an early stage in future), and so I cannot restore the registry to before the changes were made.
Where do I go from here ???
Last edited by Ubtree; 20 Jul 2019 at 10:24.