Windows 10: desktop files are being relocated after rename

Hi, my desktop files are being relocated after each rename - they are moved to the upper left corner of the screen..."auto arrange icons" and "sort by" are not turned ononly files like .mp4 .mkv .pdf .docx are moved ... but folders and shortcuts are not movedI do not use OneDrive which has caused this problem in some casesI use Windows 11Thanks for help :evidence video

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Folder relocation/renaming

Hi Team,

My question is regarding the renaming and relocation of Folders in a company Drive:

We have a number of folders that are named in Dutch and wish to add an English translation in the name as well as maybe relocating some them to a different folder.

Are the above possible without breaking any links to folders (i.e. shortcuts to folders on desktops or links provided in emails etc).

It is very important to rename these with the English translation to ensure international employees are able to search and find documents easily.

Relocating is also important as some of these were filed a long time ago and the contents are no longer related to the name of the folder they are located in.

So if we change the location and the names what are the consequences, and can we avoid them ?

Thank you

 

My Downloads Renamed Itself to Desktop

Hi Matt,

To rename the folder back to Downloads, follow these steps:

• Open File Explorer.
• Click on This PC.
• Open Local Disk (C.
• Open Users.
• Open the folder of the user profile you are experiencing this issue in.
• Rename the second Desktop icon you see as Downloads.
• Close File Explorer then reopen it.
• Check if the Downloads folder has been renamed successfully.

Let us know if this resolves the problem.

 

Windows Explorer Issue-Duplicate D:\ after relocating files

Thank you both for the assistance! For Keith: I created 2 new folders on the D:\ drive as you instructed: Documents and Videos, then I moved the associated files/folders as you instructed into the new folders. I've attached a screenshot of what the directory in Explorer now looks like (note the duplicate D:\ drives under 'This PC'.



For the next step, I want to be sure that I make the correct changes in the registry (and I certainly don't want to make anything worse!). When I open the registry as you instructed, I see under Personal the current Value is D:\. Under My Video it is C:\Users\'my user initials'\Video. Are you suggesting that I rename Personal to D:\Documents, then change the value to the new 'string' that you suggested and rename My Video to D:\Videos, also inserting the new 'string' that you suggested?

Again, many, many thanks for your assistance!