Windows 10: How can I recover missing files from C:\User\<user> folder in Windows 11?

I was having trouble back on my PC because it was constantly creating new temporary profiles and got stuck in a loop. After trying different methods like changing the path in the registry editor then deleting the temp profile and updating to the latest version, my PC keeps creating a new temporary profile every time I reboot it. I tried creating a new user profile too but when I looked into my old_user profile folder, it was empty. I thought the files were just hidden but they're not. Also, I wanted to ask if deleting the temporary profile folder would affect the user profile as well. I dele

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Vista Ultimate - 'User' Folder Location

No tried that.

Can copy the entire folder to D; but Windows still points to C as the location. Can change personal folders location to a folder on D;, but this still leaves hidden files etc on C;. Thus meaning there are 2 Users folders. Have managed to change the Public folder location to D;, with some registry tweaks, but this doesnt seem to work for the entire folder.

any more suggestions

 

User's folder is not present in c:\\Users

Putting aside your somewhat random use of forward, backward, and double slashes, please explain the difference between:

• In Windows 7 Window Explorer, one cannot view the UserName folder
  in c:\\Users

and

• UserName folder, normally viewable from c://Users, can be still be viewed and fully accessed from UserName's Desktop
  via Window's Explorer

Click Start, type C:\Users into the Search box, and press Enter

Please list everything you see. If you would rather not reveal actual user names, use UserA, UserB, UserC, etc. Please mention whether view hidden files and folders is enabled or not.

Is the name of one (or more) users missing from the list of items?

Navigate to any document in the "UserName folder" that you can't see in C:\Users, then right-click and select Properties.

What is shown as the document's "Location"? Again, if you want to use UserA rather than the actual name, that's OK.

 

How to recover files of deleted Windows 10 User Account?

Here are two options:

• Recover the files from the user's profile folder, e.g. C:\Users\JohnDoe.
• Recover them from your external backup medium.