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  1. I have accidentally merged the desktop folder into users folder while setting its location...


    I was trying to to set the location from d drive to c drive and while doing that I tried it by restroring it to the previous location and then it told to choose a folder then by mistake I chose my username folder i.e Mayank Aman and now in the place of my username folder I see desktop and can't see my username folder and all the files are merged as of my username and desktop and it is visible on my desktop.Please help to fix this..

    :)
     
    Mayank Aman, Jan 31, 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 31, 2025
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  3. Accidental merge of desktop folder with User folder

    hello, I was moving my user folder from my SSD to my HDD, I first started with the desktop folder but decided to move it back, I ended up merging my user and desktop file.

    I also restarted the computer after the error and all of the shortcuts on the desktop don't work anymore as well and show a planet icon

    I Have tried to follow the answer to this question, but it didn't work:

    Redirecting
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    Nadric Dumte, Jan 31, 2025
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  4. I have accidentally merged the desktop folder into users folder while setting its location...

    User Folder name shows incorrectly in Explorer after an accidental merge with Desktop folder. How to correct?

    While moving the location of my user profile folders (Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, etc) to a second drive to save space on my SSD boot drive, I accidentally merged the Pictures and Desktop folders together. This was repaired by using the "Restore
    Default" option under the Location tab in Properties. However, I then accidentally merged the Desktop folder with my User Profile folder when moving it back to the SSD boot drive (I thought Desktop could stay on that drive afterall). The situation at present
    is the following:

    My Desktop folder has been restored to the location

    C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop

    All is functioning as normal, and the folder has been re-identified as a system folder (a lot of forum searching to make that happen).

    However, the issue that is still present is that my User Profile folder is incorrectly shown in File Exporer as

    C:\Users\Desktop

    even though in the registry and file structure (using cmd prompt etc) it is correctly listed as

    C:\Users\USERNAME

    for this folder and all sub-folders.

    I have been unable to rectify this issue and would appreciate any help. The computer is fully functional as is, with the only glitch seeming to show in File Explorer. If any clarification is necessary, please ask. Thanks-
     
    WindowsPictureTaker, Jan 31, 2025
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