Problems moving Documents & Pictures folders from OneDrive folder


  1. gaffer61
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    windows 10
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    Problems moving Documents & Pictures folders from OneDrive folder


    Hi. I have a new laptop which I am just setting up to my liking and I didn't want OneDrive. This may have been a mistake but I have cleaned out all the files from the cloud and uninstalled OneDrive from my computer. I have been left with a OneDrive folder in my users/name directory with a bunch of folders inside, I have cut and paste all these folders into users/name folder with success except that the This PC versions of Pictures and Documents folders are still pointing at the OneDrive folder and I can't get them to point at the new location. If I put the Pictures and Documents folders back in the OneDrive folder they see the contents again. How to I get the This PC Picture and Documents folders to see the contents when I move from OneDrive to users/name. Hope that makes sense.

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  3. dalchina
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    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
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    You may need to log in to your onedrive account and retrieve files from onedrive cloud storage.
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    I guess you didn't turn off syncing before removing onedrive.

    E.g. see post #2
    Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 10
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  4. gaffer61
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    windows 10
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    My usual bull in a china shop I uninstalled OneDrive before researching the consequences. Anyway the following link solved my problem and allowed me to get things how I want them. Might be of use to someone else.

    sync - How to unlink my Documents folder from my OneDrive account? - Super User
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