Windows 10: Accidentally renamed Users folder to Downloads--Please help!

Discus and support Accidentally renamed Users folder to Downloads--Please help! in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; Hello @low402 *Smile This thread was solved. Please start a new thread with your current problem. Explain what has happened and we will try to help.... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by mmmson, Feb 19, 2016.

  1. philc43 Win User

    Accidentally renamed Users folder to Downloads--Please help!


    Hello @low402 *Smile

    This thread was solved. Please start a new thread with your current problem. Explain what has happened and we will try to help. The solution might be different now since there have been several updates since February.
     
    philc43, Dec 9, 2016
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  2. andskiman Win User

    Hi everybody,

    Sorry for bumping an old thread. But I myself just had this very frustrating problem, and this was the first thread when I googled for an answer.
    I never attempted philc43's advice. I was hoping it would have to be my last resort as it sounded very cumbersome.
    And after a little more googling I found this regedit-file that separated the accidentally merged user folders and reset them to their original locations. Phew! An easy fix for a very frustrating problem.

    Hope this will help anyone with the same issue in the future:

    Restore Default Location of Personal Folders in Windows 10 User Accounts Tutorials
     
    andskiman, Apr 5, 2018
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