Windows 10: Made the mistake of moving the documents folder.

Discus and support Made the mistake of moving the documents folder. in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I built my first desktop the other day and I'm using an SSD and mechanical hard drive. I was looking up how to change the location of the documents... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/thedoorsajar, Apr 27, 2020.

  1. Made the mistake of moving the documents folder.


    I built my first desktop the other day and I'm using an SSD and mechanical hard drive. I was looking up how to change the location of the documents folder so it's not on the SSD and put onto the mechanical hard drive. I thought I was doing everything correctly but did not create a separate documents folder before transferring the original documents folder onto the hard drive. Will this cause an issue in the future? I tried putting the documents folder back on the SSD but now it tries to move the entire hard drive into the SSD. I'm still fairly new to doing stuff like this. Thank you!

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    /u/thedoorsajar, Apr 27, 2020
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  2. Rose Cal Win User

    Suddenly, Documents folder has moved to Downloads

    We appreciate the details you've provided. To address your issue, we suggest that you follow these steps on how to move your Documents Folder Location in Windows 10:

    • You need to create a new folder named Documents at the location you want to move your personal Documents folder.
    • Press Win + E to open File Explorer, right-click
      Documents, and select Properties.
    • Select the Location tab and click the Move button.
    • Browse and select the new Documents folder at the location you want to move the folder Documents. Click the
      Select Folder.
    • Click OK to apply.
    • Click Yes to move all the files from the old location to the new location.
    • Your personal Documents folder and all of its contents will now be moved to the new location.

    Let us know if you need further assistance.
     
    Rose Cal, Apr 27, 2020
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  3. 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, Apr 27, 2020
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  4. Rose Cal Win User

    Made the mistake of moving the documents folder.

    Suddenly, Documents folder has moved to Downloads

    Hi,

    One possible cause why your Documents folder suddenly moved to Downloads folder due to corrupted system files. To assist you better, we'd like to gather more information:

    • Have you made any recent changes aside from connecting to your university network?
    • Did you get any error messages when you tried to move it back?
    • Does this happen with Documents folder only or with other folders also?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

    We're looking forward to your response.
     
    Rose Cal, Apr 27, 2020
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