Windows 10: Download folder for Pictures is showing 2011-01

Our download folder in the photos is showing 2011-01. When we download photos to the photos file; the pictures go into that file and then we have to search for them. How do we change that, or be able to name the folder the pictures go into? How do we make the changes?

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Quick Access not searching Pictures folder


Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

• I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.

• Then I tried to remove the Pictures folder with option one at Add or Remove Folders from This PC in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials. Even after rebooting, the Pictures folder remained.
• So I tried using option two. Same thing: reboot >> Pictures folder still there.

• Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.

That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.

 

Picture User Folder vs Library Picture Folder / Add to User folder

Hi,



Form the issue description, I realize that you are trying to view your pictures in the default pictures library. To do so, you have to change the location of the folder that contains your pictures to the default pictures library folder.



To view your pictures in the default pictures library, I suggest you to follow the steps below.

• 
  Right-click on the default Picture folder
  and click on Properties.
  
• 
  Navigate to Location tab.
  
• 
  Click on Move…. and select the folder that contains your pictures and click on
  Apply and then click on Ok.
  

Hope the information helps. Kindly write back to us for further information on Windows. We will be happy to assist you.



Thank you.

 

Is there a way to keep the Downloads folder lean & mean "automatically


I just tuned up my friends Win10 laptop that was slower than slow. It runs fine now.
However in his Downloads folder it's loaded with entries as far back as Aug 2011 when the computer was originally on Win7.
I've showed that list to him (it takes up 3 printed pages) and recommended he places items in appropriate locations such as pictures, documents etc. and keep his Downloads folder as clean as possible. I don't recall the name of it but there's a 3rd party utility program that was in the list from Dec 2011 that never installed. I showed it to him and then deleted it myself but he has to decide what to do with all of the others.