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  1. Accidentally moved User folder to D drive


    I accidentally moved my User folder to D disk to make more space on local disk C since it was full. Now when I open my computer, I can't use any program.I tried to copy the User folder back to C disk, but it says not enough space. I'm going to buy a new ,bigger SSD today, but what do I do next ? How do I copy the User folder to the new SSd? Thanks

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    mihai arnautu, Jul 12, 2023
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  2. Accidentally moved Documents files to D:\ path

    Hi Hitman106,

    1. Open This PC, right-click on the Documents folder and click Properties
    2. In the Location tab, click the Restore Default button.
    3. Choose No when you see the “Do you want to move all the files from the old location” prompt.
    4. Click OK.
    5. Move the documents/files manually from d:\ to the default location (C:\Users\Ken\Documents)
    See:

    Fix: Accidentally Moved Videos or other Shell folders to D:\ root
     
    Ramesh Srinivasan, Jul 12, 2023
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  3. Pictures Folder Accidentally Remapped to D:\

    [UPDATE]

    I remapped the Pictures folder to C:\Users\[username]\Pictures even though the Pictures folder didn't exist, chose not to have my files automatically moved, then remapped it a second time to my intended destination at D:\Pictures. The folder name was then reverted
    back to Pictures and any relation to the D drive was removed!

    ________________

    Hello all,

    I recently re-installed Windows and was in the process of mapping the media libraries listed under This PC from C drive to my D drive when under Pictures, I accidentally selected D:/ in the Select a Destination GUI. I had selected my existing Pictures folder
    yet it selected the entire D drive. It now behaves like the actual D drive when I right-click on the Pictures folder under This PC and select Properties, except the Location tab is still there. When I attempt to remap the folder to D:\Pictures, a dialog box
    appears, telling me that the specified path is invalid. When I try to remap the folder to C:\Users\[username]\Pictures in an attempt to troubleshoot, there is no Pictures folder there yet when I create a New Folder and rename it to Pictures, I'm told that
    a Pictures folder exists. Any help would be appreciated.
     
    thebutler93, Jul 12, 2023
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  4. Accidentally moved User folder to D drive

    Videos Folder is now D Drive

    Hi, Juan. I'm Robinson, and I’m happy to help you today.

    The easiest solution is to move back your videos folder to drive C and then move to the correct folder on drive D.

    Step 1: Create a new Video folder on drive C

    1-Open the File Explorer

    2-Click on This PC then click on Local Disk C:

    3-Open the folder "Users" then open the folder with your user name

    4-Right-click on an empty area and select New > Folder

    5-Name the folder as "Videos" or "Videos1" and press enter to save

    Step 2:Move the Videos folder back to drive C

    1-Open the File Explorer

    2-Right-click on the Videos folder and click on properties

    3-Click on the Location tab

    4-Click on "Move...", then select the folder created in the previous step and confirm to move the content to the new location

    Step 3: Create a new Videos folder on drive D, and repeat the procedure to move the file to this folder
     
    RobinsonSilvestre, Jul 12, 2023
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