Windows 10: All main folders (Documents etc) in OneDrive

Discus and support All main folders (Documents etc) in OneDrive in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I've never setup OneDrive to back anything up, it's not even installed on my computer. My Documents, Downloads, Desktop, etc. are in my This PC... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Chance-Banana8906, May 15, 2022.

  1. All main folders (Documents etc) in OneDrive


    I've never setup OneDrive to back anything up, it's not even installed on my computer. My Documents, Downloads, Desktop, etc. are in my This PC directory, but the actual file path has OneDrive in it. (Everything is in C:/Users/MyUser/OneDrive). I have existing folders for all of these in Users with no OneDrive directory (C:/Users/MyUser) , but these aren't registered in the computer as the actual Documents and Downloads folders, and none of my files are saved here.
    I want my Documents, Downloads, etc to be in C:/Users/MyUser instead of C:/Users/MyUser/OneDrive. How can I change this so that the OneDrive directory is gone and my legit My PC folders are where they're supposed to be?

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    /u/Chance-Banana8906, May 15, 2022
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  2. Why I have TWO Documents folders?

    ok so lemme start off my saying i recently wiped my system and installed windows 10
    and i noticed even more recently that i seem to have TWO documents folders...
    i have one that has nothing that it should in it and the other somehow is linked to Onedrive...
    the onedrive linked one has everything that the non onedrive should. (game saves, etc)
    my question is...why? is this normal cause i can't imagine it is...
    i don't think steam game save cloud will work with onedrive so i need to know, is this fixable WITHOUT another wipe? i have no idea how my onedrive got synced with my documents folder. i didn't set it up that way. any help is appreciated!
    thanks!
     
    TheMatt1984, May 15, 2022
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  3. Downloads folder is the Documents folder

    Hi Chris,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I suggest you to Restore to Default the folders and document settings and see if it helps.

    Step 1:

    Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

    • Go to Download folder.
    • Right click on the Download Folder and go to Properties.
    • In Properties go to Location tab.
    • In location Tab Click on Restore Default.


    Step 2:

    Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

    • Go to Documents folder.
    • Right click on the Document folder and go to Properties.
    • In Properties go to Location tab.
    • In location Tab Click on Restore Default.
    After performing above steps change the settings as you required and check if it helps.

    Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.

    Thank you.
     
    Prabhavathi Patil, May 15, 2022
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  4. All main folders (Documents etc) in OneDrive

    OneDrive app opening Documents folder

    Long story short... When I click on my OneDrive app, it opens my Documents folder (folder in 'This PC').

    This evening I changed the location of my Documents folder to within OneDrive, and then tried to return it which somehow ended up with 'OneDrive' replacing 'Documents' in the 'This PC' list... I used a .bat file to restore 'Documents to the correct place here, but there still appears to be an issue with Onedrive.

    Does anyone have any ideas what I can do to fix this?

    Thank you!
     
    LAndersonBurton, May 15, 2022
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