Windows 10: Background Picture Location

Hi all,

I have a folder with about 2000 pics in it which I use as background pics being randomly selected. When a pic is displayed as the current background, is there any way to find the file in the folder. I don't want to have to scroll through each pic to find the current background pic to be able to delete it. I only have one folder where all the pics are.

I have used the ...
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\CachedFiles

command but that only gives the cached file location, not the actual location.

Let me know if I need to provide more details.

Thanks in advance

AliG

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Changing the background in Windows 10 from picture foders created on the hard drive?

Hi,

Sorry for the delay in response



I would suggest you to try the following steps:

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  Open Desktop Background by right clicking on the desktop clicking Personalization
  
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  Click the picture or color that you want to use for your desktop background.
  
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  If the picture you want to use isn't in the list of desktop background pictures, click an item in the Picture location list to see other categories, or click Browse to search for the picture on your computer.
  When you find the picture that you want, double-click it. It will become your desktop background.
  

Hope this helps.

 

Correct Directory Location For Pictures Folder


"Now Documents, Videos etc say file location is This PC. But Pictures file location is C:\Users\PeteyBoPetey\Pictures."

If we understand you correctly, the issue is that Pictures doesn't appear in the left panel under This PC. The correct location IS C:\Users\PeteyBoPetey\Pictures. This is only an issue of using Step 8 in the tutorial to add it back to the list. See if this screenshot is what you want to achieve- put Pictures folder back in list on L.

 

Where are the Background pictures located?

All the Windows default images are located in the folder c:\Windows\Web

Just explore the subfolders Screen, Wallpaper & 4K