Windows 10: Locating Files on My PC

Discus and support Locating Files on My PC in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I hate to admit I am a novice and not sure what I am doing with One Drive. At 70, I am so used on saving my files on my PC that this One drive has got... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Chuck Z 1979, Feb 3, 2024.

  1. Locating Files on My PC


    I hate to admit I am a novice and not sure what I am doing with One Drive. At 70, I am so used on saving my files on my PC that this One drive has got me confused. Recently I thought I lost all my files as every folder I opened said there was "Nothing To Show." I stumbled onto One Drive and found that all my files actually existed there. I thought I saved them all back to my PC but now when I open my documents here is what I see as the thread: One Drive > Charles Personal > DocumentsI noticed that inside the documents folder above, I see another "documents" folder. Clicking upon

    :)
     
    Chuck Z 1979, Feb 3, 2024
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  2. my pc location is showing the wrong location

    I have the same issue. it lists our location at our old house we left 3 months ago.

    it's fine using our phones (which have internal GPS), but all our PC's are showing the wrong location.

    we have 1 on windows 10 and 1 on windows 11, both are wrong.

    they are wrong in edge and chrome.

    they are wrong in the weather apps and anything which uses the location.

    I have followed the common steps of setting the location, of refreshing dns, or ip, I've changed all entries to location I can find.

    even on websites to try to find a local branch, it suggests them near our old house.

    Have just spent an hour on the phone with our ISP (EE) who have nothing more to suggest!
     
    Racing_Snake, Feb 3, 2024
    #2
  3. How to change location of MSI????.tmp file

    Hi,

    You may change the location of the .tmp file by following the steps provided below:

    • Go to This PC.
    • Right-click This PC, and then select Advanced System Setting.
    • Click Environment Variables.
    • Under system variable, double-click tmp and change the path for the file of your reference.

    If the location still can't be changed, we suggest that you post it on our
    MSDN forum
    . We have highly technical users and IT professionals there that can address your concern.

    Feel free to contact us if you have other concerns.
     
    Dennis Mop, Feb 3, 2024
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  4. Locating Files on My PC

    Location service is greyed out

    Hi Shahriar,

    Thank you for responding.

    Sorry for the inconvenience caused for you, I suggest you to try the below troubleshooting steps and check If it helps.

    Step 1: Steps to turn on the Location settings.

    • Login as an administrator.
    • Press Windows key, type Location settings and select
      Change location settings.
    • Check whether Location for this device is On by clicking on
      Change
      .
    • Also turn on Location as well.

    Step 2: And as you are unable to set the service Geolocation service to automatic, I suggest you to run SFC scan and check.

    System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files.

    Follow the below steps:


    • Right click on the Start button, click on
      Command Prompt (Admin).

    • Type “sfc /scannow” without the quotes and hit
      Enter.

    • After the scan, restart the computer and check for the issue.

    Try to set the service to automatic by following the steps provided in the above post by Praveen Venugopal.

    Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of the issue, we will be happy to help you.
     
    Deepika Gowda, Feb 3, 2024
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