Windows 10: Accidentally Merged User Profile Folder With Video Folder

Discus and support Accidentally Merged User Profile Folder With Video Folder in Windows 10 Backup and Restore to solve the problem; Basically what its said on the tin. I merged that folder with the Video folder when I was moving said video folder from D: back to C: To be specific... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Backup and Restore' started by Stiban, Aug 6, 2020.

  1. Stiban Win User

    Accidentally Merged User Profile Folder With Video Folder


    Basically what its said on the tin. I merged that folder with the Video folder when I was moving said video folder from D: back to C:

    To be specific it was the named folder. The "Owner" folder. I tried moving everything from that folder into a new one labeled "ST" after my initials but now every time I'm downloading something its giving me messages saying I dont have permission from the administrator.

    I wanna know if this can be undone or fixed or not.

    Thank you in advance.
    Windows 10 of course. Specifically Version 1903.

    :)
     
    Stiban, Aug 6, 2020
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  2. User Folder name shows incorrectly in Explorer after an accidental merge with Desktop folder. How to correct?

    While moving the location of my user profile folders (Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, etc) to a second drive to save space on my SSD boot drive, I accidentally merged the Pictures and Desktop folders together. This was repaired by using the "Restore
    Default" option under the Location tab in Properties. However, I then accidentally merged the Desktop folder with my User Profile folder when moving it back to the SSD boot drive (I thought Desktop could stay on that drive afterall). The situation at present
    is the following:

    My Desktop folder has been restored to the location

    C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop

    All is functioning as normal, and the folder has been re-identified as a system folder (a lot of forum searching to make that happen).

    However, the issue that is still present is that my User Profile folder is incorrectly shown in File Exporer as

    C:\Users\Desktop

    even though in the registry and file structure (using cmd prompt etc) it is correctly listed as

    C:\Users\USERNAME

    for this folder and all sub-folders.

    I have been unable to rectify this issue and would appreciate any help. The computer is fully functional as is, with the only glitch seeming to show in File Explorer. If any clarification is necessary, please ask. Thanks-
     
    WindowsPictureTaker, Aug 6, 2020
    #2
  3. Fix accidentally merged user profile folder with library (downloads)

    I was moving some files around on my hard drive and I accidentally merged my User folder with my Downloads folder. So in my C:\User directory instead of seeing C:\Users\MyName I see C:\Users\Downloads. Is there a way to fix this using PowerShell or Registry
    Edit? Below is what it looks like.
    Accidentally Merged User Profile Folder With Video Folder 10e8e3c3-1cf4-457c-88ce-c58a169829c5?upload=true.png
     
    JonathanCain1, Aug 6, 2020
    #3
  4. Adalo_22 Win User

    Accidentally Merged User Profile Folder With Video Folder

    Accidentally merged User and Documents folders

    Hello,

    I was moving some files around on my hard drive and I accidentally merged my User folder with my Documents folder. So in my C:\User directory instead of seeing C:\Users\MyName I see C:\Users\Documents. Seen below:


    Accidentally Merged User Profile Folder With Video Folder 915ae32b-3849-4b55-b9ff-d1b6369f0eed?upload=true.png


    I have looked through a few different forums on how to fix my mistake, but I am not 100% sure on how to fix it. I believe that I need to make a change in the registry because the data field for "Personal" is %USERPROFILE% and not %USERPROFILE%\Documents.

    Can anyone help me with some steps that I can follow so I can resolve my mistake? I don't want to mess up the registry and hurt my machine. Thanks in advance!
     
    Adalo_22, Aug 6, 2020
    #4
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