Windows 10: Can OneDrive - Personal be moved to the same location as This PC

Discus and support Can OneDrive - Personal be moved to the same location as This PC in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Can the OneDrive shortcut in the Explorer Navigation pane be moved to the just above the This PC. I've researched this and the previous posts on this... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by DocEdBrown, May 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM.

  1. Can OneDrive - Personal be moved to the same location as This PC


    Can the OneDrive shortcut in the Explorer Navigation pane be moved to the just above the This PC. I've researched this and the previous posts on this subject seem a little different to me. I could be incorrect.Here is a screenshot:

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  2. Alexis2k Win User

    Move Onedrive location in file explorer to below This PC

    Version: Windows 20H2 (19042.746)
    Hi people,

    I've been following tutorials online about changing the files listed on the This PC view with registry editor
    I've removed quick access and network for example, and the system libraries.

    I do uni work on the OneDrive, but I always miss it at the top, so I effectively want to swap it with the position of This PC or put it below This PC on the panel list.

    I think I just need to know the location of a different section such as network and change the value of that to hold OneDrive, but I'm not sure.


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  3. TarAn_D Win User
    Move the OneDrive Folder

    Move the OneDrive Folder in Windows 10

    When you set up OneDrive to sync with your computer, a folder C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive will be created to store the contents. XXXX denotes your username. To move this folder to another location follow these simple steps:

    1. Unlink OneDrive from your PC:

    • Go to the taskbar notification area
    • Right-click on the OneDrive icon
    • Select settings
    • Click: Unlink this PC
    2. Delete the C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive folder

    3. Create a new folder (target folder) for OneDrive contents, e.g. D:\OneDrive

    4. Create Directory Junction for the new folder

    • In the search area of the taskbar type CMD and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter
    • In the command window type
    mklink /J C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive D:\OneDrive

    adjusting it to your specific username and selection of the target folder

    5. Link again OneDrive to your PC using the OneDrive icon in the taskbar notification area
     
  4. wallace99 Win User

    Can OneDrive - Personal be moved to the same location as This PC

    Problem with location of Pictures library after making pictures available on OneDrive

    Thanks Rhina

    I did what you suggested but it ended up making OneDrive the Pictures library. This may have something to do with the way i originally moved the Pictures folders to OneDrive. I probably should explain:

    Because there already was a (fairly empty) Pictures folder under OneDrive (automatically set up I think when transferring a few Ipad photos to PC via OneDrive) I had moved the top level Pictures folders into D/users/myname/OneDrive rather than moving
    the Pictures folder itself. This was probably a bit stupid but I subsequently moved the top level Pictures folders into that pre-existing Pictures folder on OneDrive and that's how we got to where we are today.


    To continue after that diversion. Following the restore you suggested, the pictures folder under Libraries was still wrong but it looked a lot better ie it was no longer offering me a choice of locations for Pictures folders and, instead was just showing
    me all the top level folders for what it (wrongly) thought was the Pictures folder. But it was still not appearing directly under This PC.

    My next step was to go into Properties option for Libraries/Pictures. Here I simply added the correct location D/users/myname/OneDrive/pictures and deleted the location D/users/myname/OneDrive which at that time was the current location.

    So, on the Positive side:

    • Libraries/Pictures now shows what I would expect ie my top level Pictures folders

    But, on the negative side:

    • Pictures still does not appear under This PC, unlike Documents, Videos, Music etc
    • in the Photos app, if I go to Folders option, it shows the folder as OneDrive, not OneDrive/Pictures even though, if i go into "choose where to look" it is correctly showing OneDrive/Pictures as the location. Obviously i can still get to the photos I need
      but it's an extra unnecessary step
    That's where i am currently.
     
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