Windows 10: Delete "Camera Roll" & "Saved Pictures" - Win 10

Take a look here: Defrag: Lots of Windows 10, Stick PC's, PST tips, Zombie Libraries and more... Channel 9 at 23.42 minutes into the video.

 

I actually did this and rebooted. They did not come back.
Personally I think it's silly to have "Camera Roll" and "Saved Pictures" libraries when you could just have folders within the already existing "Pictures" library...
Edit: They eventually did come back.

 

If you are sure you want to get rid of them, you can move them to OneDrive (where they cannot be found for some reason). Right click on the folder, select properties, go to the location tab, press move and select OneDrive. A few warning messages will appear. Click ok, and they should be moved and hidden (again, OneDrive does not show them for an unidentified reason). Make sure you no longer want them before doing this.

 

I deleted one drive hopping they will disappear; I can not change the location of a Libary though

 

As these are system folders, they have a location tab... . Why not use the Location Tab to change the location to somewhere that does not annoy you.

Right-click the offending folder, select a new path where you can live with the folder (somewhere you won't see it, eg create a System Junk folder in your user folder). Click OK, "Yes" for the folder to be created if it does not exist there, "Yes" for contents to be moved. Done.

 

... Or, you could stuff both folders in a blank/nameless folder, just in case!
That way, when you do sync your new Windows Phone, the items will show up! *Wink

 

[I read all these forums and there all the same...people offering solutions with back and fourth messages but no one really seems to know what they are talking about. Where is the real information ?? if i ask a question like how to delete the system, folders in my libraries then please someone tell me how to do it and dont just say try this and this I want a real solution and in one reply not 24 messages that takes 4 weeks
Very frustrating

 

this will hide the Libraries, but not the folders in Pictures.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...b-7844ca51c5c6

Keith

 

@JEDISKT welcome to Ten Forums*Smile

First of all, for a lot of things Windows, there is no one solution fits all.

Second, the members here are just every day normal users, that come here on their free time, to help others with their experience,
or to share a solution they have found that works for them, or get help themselves.
Even the Microsoft MVP's and Community Contributors, do not know everything about Windows 10(with the exception of @Brink maybe*Wink).

Third it can take time to troubleshoot a problem if the "normal" solution doesn't work, as every PC is different, every user has it set up different, and has different software installed that can cause problems with Windows.

And lastly with an attitude like that, it would surprise me if anyone offers to help you.

 

*Ditto
I SECOND THAT!!!!!

 

In my system they do not reappear. I deleted them 10 minutes ago, I have rebooted four (4) times since then, and they never appeared again. The only App I keep in my system is the Store.

 

nice to see you joined us rookies, will be great to have some more help around here .*sarc

also ,it baffles the mine why a few unused folders would bother anyone so much....*Eek

 

I just took a Gateway Notebook from WinVista through Win7 w/SP1 to Win10 and didn't have the Camera Roll Folder in Pictures until I activated the Win10 Webcom application on it and took a test picture. I guess if I never ever used the Webcam I could delete that Folder.

 

yes,i guess you could,but its only a folder,so if you cant delete it I wouldn't worry about it...it will just sit there taking up about 1bit of hdd spce *Drink1

 

Thank you Keith. Your solution (from the link) worked for me.

After I ran the reg file in I had to close and re-open explorer to see the result.

Before I applied this solution every time I loaded the Photos app the deleted libraries would reappear.

Many thanks again.