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  1. I accidentally merged my downloads folder to my local disc c. Please help!!


    How to unmerge my downloads and local disc c? I can provide screenshot if needed.

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    Aebram DylanOduca, Jan 4, 2022
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  2. Fix accidentally merged user profile folder with library (downloads)

    I was moving some files around on my hard drive and I accidentally merged my User folder with my Downloads folder. So in my C:\User directory instead of seeing C:\Users\MyName I see C:\Users\Downloads. Is there a way to fix this using PowerShell or Registry
    Edit? Below is what it looks like.
    I accidentally merged my downloads folder to my local disc c. Please help!! 10e8e3c3-1cf4-457c-88ce-c58a169829c5?upload=true.png
     
    JonathanCain1, Jan 4, 2022
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  3. Accidentally Merged User Folder and Downloads Folder

    Hello. I'm reposting this because last time I posted this, I got a reply, but no complete answer.

    I made a mistake while trying to move folders around and accidentally moved the Downloads folder to C:\Users\pengu\ (pengu is the name of my user folder). Now I have a folder named Downloads instead of pengu that has
    all of my user folders in it. Its address is still C:\Users\pengu, but its name shows up as Downloads. I'm pretty sure I merged my Downloads folder and user folder. During my attempts to fix this, I ended up with a Downloads folder inside of this folder that
    works normally. The new Downloads folder says it's located in C:\Users\pengu\ if I go to the Location tab in Properties. If I try to search my PC for the actual pengu folder, there is a folder named pengu located in a different Users folder on another drive
    as D:\Users\pengu. However, it has no folders inside of it.

    I accidentally merged my downloads folder to my local disc c. Please help!! d83c2e72-d906-4cee-8359-e706e64d3e14?upload=true.png

    Here is a picture of my Users folder.

    I accidentally merged my downloads folder to my local disc c. Please help!! fce79ec2-7437-4e28-bc05-8e31fd9c9dd2?upload=true.png

    And here is inside the folder named Downloads that was in the Users folder. Clicking on the Downloads folder on the left side brings me to the folder named Downloads inside of this folder.

    Trying to restore the original location of both C:\Users\pengu\ and D:\Users\pengu\ does nothing. My computer is working fine, but I'm worried that this could have future consequences. I don't have any backups or system restore points available from before
    this happened.

    Is there a way to remedy this without reinstalling? If not, how do I reinstall in such a way that I can easily get back all of my various files and apps while still fixing this problem? Or does it even need to be fixed?
     
    Ariana Brisco-Schofield, Jan 4, 2022
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    I accidentally merged my downloads folder to my local disc c. Please help!!

    I accidentally merged the Downloads Folder and the Documents folder while redirecting location

    As the title says, I accidentally merged the Downloads folder with the Documents folder while redirecting the location of the folders from the C:/ to D:/ drives. I can't use File History to restore it. I can't move them back to previous locations or restore
    the folders to previous versions. It says they are not available.

    I also can't seem to find the Documents and Downloads folder in my User folder. It won't let me create new folders in my User folder either because it will just automatically merge with the existing one with a different path (D:/).

    I tried restoring the User file to a previous version and it didn't fix the issue...

    Help, please?

    I've looked at a lot of answers for Windows 7 and 8.1. I have Windows 10, not sure if it makes a huge difference.

    Here's a picture

    I accidentally merged my downloads folder to my local disc c. Please help!! 9bced12d-ebd3-42c6-9179-c3018e18fda4.jpg
     
    Nina411, Jan 4, 2022
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