Windows 10: Accidentally renamed User folder to Downloads after trying to move User folders to another...

I tried to move my User folders to another drive but when the first folder showed up as not being in a folder the same as what would be in C:\Users\Pete\ I ried to move the files back. I tried following
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-move-default-user-folders-new-drive-windows-10

https://superuser.com/questions/1043594/win10-accidentally-moved-my-downloads-folder-to-d-cant-seem-to-revert-or-chttps://superuser.com/questions/1341696/i-accidentally-changed-a-user-folder-into-a-a-desktop-is-there-a-way-to-restore

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-files-winpc/is-there-a-way-to-rename-user-folder-back-to-the/df668510-eb41-40bf-849d-843c47e5943e


But I could not get it done.

I am running Windows 10 Pro 10.0.19042.685 build 2009

Here is a screenshot of my folder. The folder named 'Downloads' should be named 'pete'. I can't figure out how to posy a picture, so here's a direct link.

https://i.imgur.com/2mAfvPOl.png

:)

 

Renaming the users folders

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

You are trying to rename the User folder, which can’t be done through the File explorer. Whatever user name you use of your User account, user account folder will have same name. You can rename the Subfolder of the User account folder but not User
account folder.

If you want rename the User account folder, change user account name using the suggestion

Lets’ refer to these steps to rename the User account and check if that helps.

• Press Windows and X keys together.
• Click on Control Panel, click on User Accounts.
• Click on User account, then click on “Change your account name”
• If it’s prompting for password please enter and click on Yes. If you do not have password click on
  Yes.
• Enter the new user name.
• Click on change name.

Reference link for more information.

Windows 8 User Folder Rename.

Windows 8 User Folder Rename



Please do let us know if you need further help.

 

Is there a way to rename user folder back to the original

I did a migration to a new ssd. When trying to relocate the user directories, I accidentally renamed the C:/user/myname folder to C:/user/downloads. All the subdirectories are now under C:/user/downloads, and some program links are now broken. Is there a
way to rename this folder back to the original c:/user/myname?

I still have the main user profile and login.

 

Accidentally renamed Users folder to Downloads--Please help!


Hello all,

I know this has been discussed a few times before, in tenforums.com and also in sevenforums.com, but I promise this is different from those times.

I've done a search and looked through quite a few different solutions, but I just can't seem to find an answer that helps me solve this problem:

So I just recently installed my SSD and I was in the process of changing the location of my Downloads folder from my new SSD drive, to my 1TB HHD, so as to save space. I then changed my mind and wanted to keep the Downloads folder on the SSD drive, so I went to change it back by going into the "Location" tab under Properties and moving it back to the SSD drive.

Bad idea, because now my Users folder has been renamed Downloads and I can't change the name of the folder anymore. I've tried solution #147545 from the sevenforums.com but that didn't work for me.

It's weird because when I look at the folder with a different User account logged in, it shows up like it should with my original user name. So it's only different when I'm logged in as the original user looking at the folder, because I see it as Downloads.

Now if I right-click and select properties, under the "Sharing" tab, it shows that it's perfectly fine and not named Downloads. Also under the "Security" tab, the Object name shows up perfectly fine as well and is not named Downloads.







Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you guys in advance.