Windows 10: User profile issue after moving Downloads from C: to D:

Discus and support User profile issue after moving Downloads from C: to D: in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; (All below is on Windows 10) Hello! I used Properties > Location > Move on downloads to move from C: to D:. However that led to Downloads then having... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by AsapJam, Jul 5, 2020.

  1. AsapJam Win User

    User profile issue after moving Downloads from C: to D:


    (All below is on Windows 10)

    Hello! I used Properties > Location > Move on downloads to move from C: to D:. However that led to Downloads then having the entirety of D: inside it. So I reverted it to C: doing the same method, which seemed to merge my user profile with Downloads. All the default folders were inside Downloads.

    I managed to fix this using bat files and registry edits.

    However now in C:\Users it still has Downloads and public instead of my user profile. Clicking on Downloads show it is my User Profile. All my directories seem to work fine and have the correct address of c:\users\jam_s\documents etc however it still shows as This PC > OS (CUser profile issue after moving Downloads from C: to D: :) > Downloads > Documents

    How can I make the folder in c:\Users show as my profile again and not as Downloads, and also fixing the visual paths? (I dont understand how they have the right directory addresses but still appear as Downloads)

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    I'd very much appreciate any assistance with this. From what I have described would my only issue be the (seemingly) cosmetic display of "Downloads" as my user profile folder? Or could I have potentially have broken anything else? Also why has this happened?

    Thank you in advance

    :)
     
    AsapJam, Jul 5, 2020
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  2. deving Win User

    User.000 issue after updating to 1909

    I'm one of the many people suffering from issues with user profiles after applying Update 1909 to Windows 10. I've read all the threads I can find on the topic here and have followed the suggestions, all to no avail. Any other thoughts are appreciated.

    After applying Update 1909, the ProfileImagePath was changed to c:\users\User.000
    One file that was always in use and couldn't be removed was left in c:\users\User (can't recall or find the exact file now), so I could never rename or remove the c:\user\User directory.

    I followed the multiple suggestions from Brink and others:
    • Rebooted at least 6 times
    • Enabled hidden Administrator
    • Booted into Safe Mode
    • Changed ProfileImagePath
    • Tried to rename c:\users\User but couldn't because a file was still in use
    • Copied all data from c:\users\User.000 into c:\users\User
    • Rebooted and had temporary profile
    • Followed steps in Brink tutorial to change ImageProfilePath; rebooted with no change
    • Restored using Restore Point from before Update 1909 - returned to single profile state (User.000)
    • Removed each update that was installed individually and rebooted after each update removal - profile state never changed
    • After all updates were removed, repeated the steps above with hidden Administrator, changing profile, etc. - same issue with file in use in c:\users\User
    • Followed all steps above with hidden Administrator but without copying files from User.000 to User - same results

    Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
     
    deving, Jul 5, 2020
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  3. clarkjwc Win User
    Move user profiles including TEMP from C (SSD) to D (hard)

    For Windows 10, how can I change all users profiles, and profile variables including Temp from the SSD C drive to the Hard drive D?
     
    clarkjwc, Jul 5, 2020
    #3
  4. pwwong Win User

    User profile issue after moving Downloads from C: to D:

    Windows 10, wanted to move user profile from D: to C:, sysptep fail


    Hello Guys,

    I am trying to move my user profile from D drive back to C drive by following the instructions from
    Move Users Folder Location in Windows 10
    method two: created an unattended answer file at D:relocate.xml and then issued the command
    net stop wmpnetworksvc
    %windir%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /oobe /reboot /unattend:d:\relocate.xml
    But sysptep fail.
    A copy of setupact.log, relocate.xml adn screen shot of command prompt window is attached.

    Please help, Thanks.
     
    pwwong, Jul 5, 2020
    #4
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