Windows 10: How to get OneDrive "Documents" accessible and put them into the file explorer Documents folder

I am setting up a Windows 11 PC for my partner to use after hers crashed.I created a Microsoft account and all her documents showed up in OneDrive\DocumentsThey did not show up in the File manager "Documents" like they did on her damaged system.They are only accessible if I click on "Online". The files in OneDrive\Document are not accessible. They are listed in Personal - Documents but cannot be accessed.I unsigned her out of the family Microsoft 365 on the damaged system. Installed 365 on the new one and rebooted.Her files are still missing from "Documents" and are listed in OneDrive\Docume

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Prooblems accessing documents

Hi Jilly,

Generally, the Documents folder found under Quick access is the Documents folder built-in to Windows, and not the Documents folder in OneDrive. Since you mentioned that both This PC and OneDrive are giving you the "Location is not available." message,
do you mean to say that both Documents folders are missing from Quick access?

Based on the screenshot that you've provided, you are accessing your Documents through This PC, instead of Quick access. Have you tried pinning the Documents folder from This PC to Quick access? If not, we suggest that you do. This way, you won't need to
go through several folders to reach your files.

Here's how:

• Access the contents of of the user account that you're using, in your case, it's the
  jilly folder from This PC > OS (C >
  Users > jilly.
• Right-click on Documents, and then select Pin to Quick access.

Regarding the OneDrive folder, we suggest restoring the Documents folder from the OneDrive recycle bin so we can avoid further errors. You may refer to this
support article for steps on how to restore deleted files and folders
in OneDrive.

Is your OneDrive synced to your Windows 10 PC? If so, you can try to restore the Documents folder from
http://onedrive.live.com. Steps on how to restore deleted files and folders can be found in this
support article under the
Restore deleted items section.

Let us know how it turns out.

 

How to restore Onedrive format and Documents on File Explorer?

1

Move the Documents folder that is on your Desktop into another folder that is not synced to OneDrive, like the Videos or Download folder, to keep a safe copy of that folder

2

In File Explorer, go into your user folder, right click the Documents folder in there and select 'Pin to Quick Access', does that also put that folder into the list in the left navigation pane?

 

OneDrive documents folder and the real documents folder.


I didn't find an answer to this exact question. Windows 10 Home 1511 x64 clean install. In the left pane of File Explorer there is a Documents folder which points to my OneDrive folder and contains almost nothing (just a few folders that programs created). Under my username there are two Documents folders; one points to the OneDrive folder and one points to the Documents folder user Users\Me. I tried to set the location of the OneDrive folder in its properties and move everything. Access was denied.

I'm the owner of both folders.