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  1. ANH NHậT
    Anh Nhật Win User

    I changed the path for my laptop's default Documents folder and now it's a shortcut to my...


    I changed the wrong path for the default Documents folder on my laptop and now when I click on that folder it leads to my Users folder. I checked in Registry Editor but couldn't find the folder. Is there any way I can restore the Documents folder?

    :)
     
    Anh Nhật, May 20, 2023
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  2. PRABHAVATHI PATIL
    Prabhavathi Patil Win User

    Downloads folder is the Documents folder

    Hi Chris,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I suggest you to Restore to Default the folders and document settings and see if it helps.

    Step 1:

    Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

    • Go to Download folder.
    • Right click on the Download Folder and go to Properties.
    • In Properties go to Location tab.
    • In location Tab Click on Restore Default.


    Step 2:

    Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

    • Go to Documents folder.
    • Right click on the Document folder and go to Properties.
    • In Properties go to Location tab.
    • In location Tab Click on Restore Default.
    After performing above steps change the settings as you required and check if it helps.

    Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.

    Thank you.
     
    Prabhavathi Patil, May 20, 2023
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  3. STYLIANOSANASTASIOU
    StylianosAnastasiou Win User
    Changing the Default documents Folder

    Hello.

    In my new PC my default documents folder is C:\Users\****\OneDrive\Documents and I would like to change it to just C:\Users\****\Documents as every app's document data is by default saved there and it slows down my connection when it uploads those files
    in the cloud. Some of the apps that their data is stored there is Adobe, Overwatch, Zoom. Anyway what I'm asking is if i can change the default path and if I want a document in the cloud i will move it myself.
     
    StylianosAnastasiou, May 20, 2023
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  4. REMON ONT
    Remon Ont Win User

    I changed the path for my laptop's default Documents folder and now it's a shortcut to my...

    Changed Videos folder and can't reset it to default or change it

    Thank you for posting back.

    We suggest that you check this
    article     about "How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder"
    and try the troubleshooting steps provided there to change the the default location of your Videos folder.

    Let us know if you need further assistance.
     
    Remon Ont, May 20, 2023
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