Windows 10: merge 2 windows account folders but just one User

Discus and support merge 2 windows account folders but just one User in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I have two Windows folder with almost the same content and they are both in use i Think Screenshot But I only have one User account on my Windows... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by DJHeartFeelings, Jan 29, 2023.

  1. merge 2 windows account folders but just one User


    I have two Windows folder with almost the same content and they are both in use i Think Screenshot But I only have one User account on my Windows machine. If I'm deleating on of the folders, it doesn't matter which one, most programs, files, or the desktop Background Images are broken and Windows is useless.Ca I merge these two folders into one? It can be, that is has to do with "one-drive", but I deacitvated it since last year.I use Win11 64 bittwo Screenshots

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    DJHeartFeelings, Jan 29, 2023
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  2. Kari Win User

    Local Acct user and MS account user - sync them or merge them

    If the local account is the one where you have most of your personal data, this is how I would do it:

    • Sign in to your Microsoft account
    • Copy all documents, pictures and other personal data from Microsoft account's user folders to corresponding folders in user Public (contents of MS account Documents folder to Public Documents folder and so on)
    • Sign out from Microsoft account
    Notice that above steps are only required if Microsoft account user folders contain data you want to keep. If its user folders are empty or do not contain anything worth saving, you can skip the above steps. Continue from below.

    • Sign in to the local account
    • Delete the Microsoft account (Option One in this tutorial)
    • Switch your local account to a Microsoft account (tutorial)
    • Copy the data backed up from old Microsoft account to Public folders to new Microsoft account in corresponding folders

    That's it. Using the Public folders as temporary storage you will have none whatsoever file owner / permission issues later on.
     
  3. v_realo Win User
    Merge User accounts

    Hi kbenat,

    I’m Rey, your Independent Advisor, and a Windows user, just like you.

    I understand you want to merge the 2 users under your User folder.

    Yes, you may. Not totally merge, but you may transfer the files inside the User folder to your main User folder.

    Once done, you may delete the other account and use the preferred account you have.

    You may delete the account by:

    Click Start and type Account, select Family and other users.

    Select the user you want to delete under Other users and click on Remove.

    Accept the UAC (User Account Control) prompt.

    Select Delete account and data if you wish to delete the account and the data and follow onscreen instructions.

    Let me know if this helps.

    Regards,
     
    v_realo, Jan 29, 2023
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  4. chideock Win User

    merge 2 windows account folders but just one User

    Local Acct user and MS account user - sync them or merge them

    Thank you. I will give it a try later today and post my results.

    Got to it sooner than I thought.
    Your method worked perfectly.

    Thank you
     
    chideock, Jan 29, 2023
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