Move Location of Desktop Folder in Windows 10  

I don't recall ever changing it to the 5 letters. The user profile folder has always been "drsto" until the last few days when I tried to change everything to the full word, Mickey. I only saw "micke" when I got the name from wmic useraccount, but the registry has always shown "drsto" when I checked. It's certainly possible that a few months ago, shortly after I got the laptop, I found your tutorial and tried to change it but ran into problems so abandoned it.

Could this be some kind of alias situation since I started with a Microsoft Account with an email address starting with drsto and added a second email starting with micke? If I follow the instructions for changing the profile to Mickey am I apt to run into all these same problems again? I certainly don't want to go through all these hours trying to fix it, so I may just leave it. "micke" is much closer than "drsto".

Thank you again for your patience.

When I check on the full name and name for the user account, I see the true Microsoft Account name is the full name and "micke" is the name. In the UI I don't see "micke" anywhere (yet anyway). In the Registry I see a mix depending on where I look. When I read the instructions for changing the profile name again, I'm not sure that will do anything since the name is already changed everywhere except when I check using the CMD prompt and WMIC useraccount.

I was thinking that I could follow the instructions here Change User Name of Account in Windows 10 | Tutorials but it seems that I need to switch to a local account from my Microsoft Account (I did unlink the PC) and I don't think I can't create a local account with the same name. I really don't want to start over with a new account.

So I guess I'll leave things as they are. We got things 95% there. Thanks for sticking with me.

Update: I had to uninstall Dropbox and the reinstall it to make the syncing work again but all else seems fine.

Today I was setting up some other files to automatically sync using some new (new to me) software and when comparing files I see juntions to the "drsto" AppData/Local and Roaming folders. Should I be concerned with these?


I deleted the user folder for "drsto" the other day once it looked like I was done making all the changes and before I restored Dropbox.

Mickey

Hello,

I have been using Windows 10 for a few years and I intend to follow your guide Move Location of Desktop Folder in Windows 10 to move desktop location from c drive to d drive where I store data. My purpose is that I tend to save files on desktop so I am worried if one day my Windows 10 failed/corrupted or the c drive hard drive is faulty my files will be gone so I guess if desktop location is at d drive in another hard disk will be safer and I can reinstall Windows 10 easier in future.

After searching for solutions, I come across this guide How To Move Desktop, Downloads & Documents Folders To Another Drive In Windows 10 and I see the steps is almost exactly the same as your guide Move Location of Desktop Folder in Windows 10

How To Move Desktop, Downloads & Documents Folders To Another Drive In Windows 10 bottom comments have many users posted warning not to follow the steps as it will be a mess.

May I know is it safe to follow your guide Move Location of Desktop Folder in Windows 10 since it is the same steps as How To Move Desktop, Downloads & Documents Folders To Another Drive In Windows 10 ? Will I encounter any problems?

My PC is working fine now. I just hope to move once successfully and do not wish to have other problems after moving.

Thanks a lot.