Windows 10: Made a mistake and user files got archived in a temporary user folder

so one of my friends had the temporary profile issue due to an update, and when i tried to fix that i made a mistake by changing the the user's folder location in the registry :HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileListso i changed it from the temp user folder to the original folder of the user the normal one so when i restarted the session, i noticed that the desktop files didn't appear so when i checked in C:/users/myUserName i found it empty and when i checked the temp user files C:/users/Temp-xx i found the files there but they weren't the same anymore, t

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Temporary user deleted all my files. windows 10

Hi Nicolai,

A temporary user account occurs when the profile gets corrupted. To isolate your concern, we'd like to ask the following questions:

• Can you still access the temporary user account?
• Are you able to access your main account?
• Did you save the files on the Documents folder?

The files are saved in a temporary folder. To check if the files are still in the :

• Open File Explorer and double-click the C drive.
• Open the Users folder.
• The Users folder contains all the accounts including the temporary user account that was created. Check the contents of these folders until you find the files you are looking for.

Let us know if you'll be able to find the files on your computer.

 

User files

Hi Alan,

We'd like to know if you're able to access the temporary (Test) account. If so, you may copy and paste your files from the Test folder to your preferred folder. After moving your files, access your main account; then delete the temporary user account. Follow
the steps below to delete User Account:

• Open Control Panel > User Accounts >
  User Accounts.
• Click Manage another account, If prompted by User Account Control; select
  Yes.
• Select the user you want to delete > Hit Delete the account > Choose
  Delete Files or Keep Files.
• Choose Delete Account > Close the Control Panel.

Note: Make sure you're logged in as an administrator, before deleting the test account.

Keep us posted with the result.

 

Removing a "hidden" user and user files

Thanks for your patience. I was able with "Net User" to remove the left over user. It no longer appears when I invoke Net User.

Now for the user's folder which remains behind. After performing the series of steps that you suggested, I attempted to delete this folder. The result again was an error message about permission


"Administrators" appears on the list in the list of advanced security.