Windows 10: How can I reset Desktop folder location

Discus and support How can I reset Desktop folder location in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I accidentally moved Desktop folder to C:\Users and all of this files are showing in Desktop... how can I reset all of this to its default location?... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by NguyenHuyh, Jan 1, 2025.

  1. How can I reset Desktop folder location


    I accidentally moved Desktop folder to C:\Users and all of this files are showing in Desktop... how can I reset all of this to its default location? Thank you

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    NguyenHuyh, Jan 1, 2025
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  2. Nicrite Win User

    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
     
    Nicrite, Jan 1, 2025
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  3. Can I Change My Default Desktop Location??

    Hello Lucas,

    You may change the default location for the desktop and library folders on Windows 10.

    To change the default location of the folders, please follow these steps:

    • Click Start, type This PC and press
      Enter
      .
    • Right-click the Desktop folder and select Properties.
    • Go to Location tab and click Move.
    • Find the new location for the Desktop folder and click
      Select
      Folder.
    • Click OK to finish.

    The steps must be done on each of the library folders.

    Regards.
     
    Devlin Sco, Jan 1, 2025
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  4. How can I reset Desktop folder location

    "Open file location" or “Save image as” opens to Desktop folder instead of target folder.

    Basically, trying to ‘save to a target folder’ or ‘open from a target folder’ goes to the Desktop folder instead of the target folder.



    Examples:

    • Enter a file name in desktop search bar. List of possible files, desired file is in a target folder within another folder. Right click on desired file, then ‘Open file location’. Result is Desktop folder instead of target folder.
    • Right click on a folder from the Taskbar File Explorer jump list, it (as normal) gives me a list of Frequent folders I have used. Then, when I right click on one of the frequent folder names, I get the list. The first entry is ‘Open’; the second entry is ‘Open file location’. Left clicking on either of those entries opens the Desktop folder instead of the target folder.
    • When I am downloading an image from a browser (Save image as), I have selected the target location folder, but it defaults to the Desktop folder. This happens in both Chrome and Edge, each of which has a target folder (not Desktop) download location selected in their Settings section.

    It seems like the target folder is momentarily opened (perhaps ½ second), then immediately closes and then the Desktop folder shows.



    Additional test: When in File Explorer, say, Recent section, right clicking on the item, then Open file location does correctly take me to the Target folder (not to the Desktop folder). And after searching for an item within File Explorer, right clicking on the item, then Open file location works properly (takes me to the Target file location).



    So, within File Explorer, Open file location works ok, but outside of File Explorer, Open file location defaults to the Desktop folder instead of target location.



    Would appreciate any hints as to why this is happening on Windows 11; did not happen with Windows 10.
     
    retexan599, Jan 1, 2025
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