Windows 10: Change the Default location for all users for the main default folders Documents,...

I have built a PC for sale and have installed all the right software ect but I have two issues. 1 on a single user I know how to move the location of those files but I need the default to be that way as I have a Parity type Storage Space array of SATA SSD's I want as the bulk storage and the boot drive is an intel Optaine U.2 drive but it is only 480 GB and I have 2.89 TB available on the RAID.2 I am looking to have the setup with all the programs and drivers I installed present to the new owner the out-of-box experience yet have the setup as stated in 1 How do I do this? Your help would be

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How can I switch the default user folder?

Hello,

We appreciate the information that you have provided us. However, we would like to know more about the issue. Kindly answer the questions below:

• Are you referring to the default folder location within the computer?
• Is it specifically in the user profile or as a whole?

In the meantime, we suggest that you refer to this page on
how to change the default location of a folder. This pertains to the
My Documents folder but it can work with other default user folder as well.

Do not hesitate to let us know if there is anything else we can assist you with.

 

Change user folders default location questions

Hello, My desktop PC windows 10 is installed in a Samsung SSD (C: drive), data files are saved to a WD 3.5 inch internal hard disk (E: drive), this sentence applies to all questions below. Q1. My desktop PC windows 10 I change the the default location of [Documents] [Downloads] [Desktop] [Music] [Pictures] [Videos] folder from (C: drive) to the WD 3.5 internal hard disk drive (E: drive) by following option 2 method at User Folders - Change Default Location | Tutorials , one day if my desktop PC suddenly becomes faulty I will remove the desktop WD 3.5 internal hard disk drive and connect it to my laptop via an external USB hard disk reader docking station, in my laptop will I be able to open (use mouse to double click) the data file in [Documents] [Downloads] [Desktop] [Music] [Pictures] [Videos] inside the WD 3.5 internal hard disk drive (seen in the external USB hard disk reader docking station drive) successfully without any permission problems or other problems? Q2. My desktop PC windows 10 I change the the default location of [Documents] [Downloads] [Desktop] [Music] [Pictures] [Videos] folder from (C: drive) to the WD 3.5 internal hard disk drive (E: drive) by following option 2 method at User Folders - Change Default Location | Tutorials , one day if my desktop PC suddenly becomes faulty I will reinstall my desktop PC windows 10 in the SSD and in the newly reinstalled windows 10 I will then redo the step change the the default location of [Documents] [Downloads] [Desktop] [Music] [Pictures] [Videos] folder from (C: drive) to the WD 3.5 internal hard disk drive (E: drive) by following option 2 method at User Folders - Change Default Location | Tutorials In my newly reinstalled desktop PC windows 10 will I be able to open (use mouse to double click) the data file in [Documents] [Downloads] [Desktop] [Music] [Pictures] [Videos] inside the WD 3.5 internal hard disk drive successfully without any permission problems or other problems? Q3. In a newly installed desktop PC windows 10, if I have used it for many months/years then I change the default location of [Documents] [Downloads] [Desktop] [Music] [Pictures] [Videos] folder from (C: drive) to the WD 3.5 internal hard disk drive (E: drive) by following option 2 method at User Folders - Change Default Location | Tutorials , will it work fine like the same as if I have changed the default location of [Documents] [Downloads] [Desktop] [Music] [Pictures] [Videos] folder from (C: drive) to the WD 3.5 internal hard disk drive (E: drive) on the first day of newly installed desktop PC windows 10 (before I have installed any programs that uses these folders)? I wonder if the process of changing the default location of the folders need to be done immediately after installing windows (and before install programs) so that there will be no errors/permission problems? Thank you.

 

Changed Videos folder and can't reset it to default or change it

Thank you for posting back.

We suggest that you check this
article about "How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder"
and try the troubleshooting steps provided there to change the the default location of your Videos folder.

Let us know if you need further assistance.