Windows 10: Accidently moved my documents folder

Discus and support Accidently moved my documents folder in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I was scrolling through my file explorer and I think I accidently dragged my Documents folder to the desktop folder. Now I'm not sure where it is... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by jessallie, Oct 10, 2017.

  1. JESSALLIE
    jessallie Win User

    Accidently moved my documents folder


    I was scrolling through my file explorer and I think I accidently dragged my Documents folder to the desktop folder. Now I'm not sure where it is supposed to be. When my usual scheduled backup ran, I received a message that this folder could not be backed up. The file explorer is very confusing since I see Documents (it looks like) in several places--I don't believe the desktop one is a copy, however. How and where do I get it back to where it is supposed to go? Thank in advance.

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    jessallie, Oct 10, 2017
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  2. LOU107
    Lou107 Win User

    Failed to Build list of regular subdirectories under "D:System Volume Information"

    Was trying to move my documents folder to my hard drive instead of my ssd and I accidently made the moved location Accidently moved my documents folder :D\ instead of Accidently moved my documents folder :D\documents. I can't restore to default location because now I'm getting said error message
     
    Lou107, Oct 10, 2017
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  3. JULIE FKA PROFJULIE
    Julie fka profjulie Win User
    Notes does not show all .pwi files

    Have you tried moving the notes out of the \My Documents\My Documents folder to the \My Documents folder to see is this resolves the problem.

    I don't know why you've even got a \My Documents\My Documents folder. It seems that the folder got created by accident. If you create new notes on the windows phone, what folder is used to store the notes?

    Prof Julie, Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices |
    http://pocketprimer.com
     
    Julie fka profjulie, Oct 10, 2017
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  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    Accidently moved my documents folder

    Brink, Oct 10, 2017
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  5. Brink
    Brink New Member
    You're most welcome. *Smile
     
    Brink, Apr 4, 2018
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