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Dear Denis,
Have I done something wrong that you refrain from responding?
Dear Denis,
Have I done something wrong that you refrain from responding?
Mike,
No, it's just that I could not think of anything useful to add.
I've just re-read the whole thread.
1 DropBox
Your user folder paths point to Dropbox folders.If DropBox say that that is normal after uninstalling DropBox then what they are really saying is that they deserve to have a pineapple inserted where a pineapple should not fit.I suggest you restore the default paths for your user folders - Restore default locations of user folders - TenForumsTutorials
2 F:\ drive
I'm worried about how we got onto the subject of that drive. I found this
but I cannot find where we started on it. Where was there a shortcut to anything on F:\?
I wanted to suggest that you removed that drive to prove that it is not being used by your user account but I ought to understand how we got onto the subject in the first place.
All the best,
Denis
Hi Denis,
I'd like to inform you that I restored the default location of my Desktop and Documents folders using BAT files (as shown at Restore Default Location of Personal Folders in Windows 10).
Now, when I right clicked on the icons on my desktop, then clicked-on properties, the location is C:\Users\Michael\Desktop (as it should be).
Also, now I have two Desktop folders with identical content (see a screenshot):
Is it normal?
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In regards to the F:\ drive:
The content of the F:\Michael\Desktop folder is different (see screenshot)
BTW, I have uninstalled the Dropbox app.
Michael,
Well done.
Two entries in Quick access is not a problem. But I'm worried that they do not have pins showing next to them.
The normal procedure would be Pin or Unpin Locations from Quick access - TenForumsTutorials
You might need to reset Quick access and then pin your desired folders back on it again using Reset and Clear Quick Access Pinned Folders - TenForumsTutorials
All the best,
Denis
Well, you said it had been created by just copying it at some stage so I assume its contents are merely what they happened to be on the day you copied them.
Personally, I'd temporarily back up the whole of the F:\ drive then delete its contents. Leave it a week, in which you shutdown & restart at least once, then delete the temporary backup.
Why did we ever start talking about the F:\ drive? It was something to do with a shortcut.
Just on a side-note, if you hover your cursor in the Navigation pane in a clear area below the Network entry then right-click & select Expand to current folder then you'll get a much more useful view of where you are.
All the best,
Denis
Hi Denis,
After completing the 'Reset and Clear Quick Access Pinned Folders', there are 3 desktop folders (see screenshot)
Even so, I just uninstalled the Dropbox app, its folder still exists.
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Re: "Why did we ever start talking about the F:\ drive?"
As far as I recall, it started from posts #23 & #24.
I stored some big folders on drive F: and sent the shortcut to the desktop (see screenshot).
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here is it:
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I'm unable to upload a screenshot.
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Here is a screenshot, finally:
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The reset was because you were worried about having two shortcuts to your Desktop pinned to Quick access.
Your Quick access now looks normal - each entry has a pin next to it so you could, if you ever wanted, remove any individual pinned item.
You do not have three Desktop folders.
Your diagram shows
1 A shortcut to your Desktop pinned to Quick access. If it's handy then leave it there, if it's not then unpin it.
2 An entry within ThisPC that is dressed up to look like a folder but is in reality a shortcut to your Desktop. This is one of File explorer's "helpful" features. I remove it & the others using Add or Remove Folders from This PC - TenForumsTutorials
3 Your Desktop folder at C:\Users\Michael\Desktop.
And my last comment about DropBox was incomplete. I had intended to add a link to the method of removing that folder
Remove Dropbox in Navigation Pane of File Explorer - TenForumTutorials
Well, if that shortcut just just a deliberately made one then it is not a concern.
All the best,
Denis