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Discus and support Mapping Documents drive etc to Microsoft 365 OneDrive folders. Annoyances... in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; So I've mapped all my main folders (except Downloads) to OneDrive folders. This is great to keep the files backed up to the cloud and available across... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/DannyT986, Feb 3, 2021.

  1. /U/DANNYT986
    /u/DannyT986 Win User

    Mapping Documents drive etc to Microsoft 365 OneDrive folders. Annoyances...


    So I've mapped all my main folders (except Downloads) to OneDrive folders. This is great to keep the files backed up to the cloud and available across all my devices, but the integration feels really clunky sometimes... for example:
    - recent files dont seem to reliably appear in Outlooks attach file, a frequent workflow (edit document, print as pdf, attach to mail)
    - selecting folders seems laggy and slow, presumably it's going online rather than using the local versions
    Am I missing a setup trick here? The cumulative time these annoyances cause adds up...

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    /u/DannyT986, Feb 3, 2021
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  2. EDDIEFONZARELLI
    EddieFonzarelli Win User

    C:\User documents folder annoyance

    Hey,

    Just got a new PC and did a windows update. The documents folder that was once located at C:\users\XXXX\documents is now C:\users\XXXX\onedrive\documents.

    is there a way to reset this?

    Steam has defaulted to storing files there and when i just move folders certain games cant find what they need. THIS is the real annoyance
     
    EddieFonzarelli, Feb 3, 2021
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  3. THEMATT1984
    TheMatt1984 Win User
    Why I have TWO Documents folders?

    ok so lemme start off my saying i recently wiped my system and installed windows 10
    and i noticed even more recently that i seem to have TWO documents folders...
    i have one that has nothing that it should in it and the other somehow is linked to Onedrive...
    the onedrive linked one has everything that the non onedrive should. (game saves, etc)
    my question is...why? is this normal cause i can't imagine it is...
    i don't think steam game save cloud will work with onedrive so i need to know, is this fixable WITHOUT another wipe? i have no idea how my onedrive got synced with my documents folder. i didn't set it up that way. any help is appreciated!
    thanks!
     
    TheMatt1984, Feb 3, 2021
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  4. PRABHAVATHI PATIL
    Prabhavathi Patil Win User

    Mapping Documents drive etc to Microsoft 365 OneDrive folders. Annoyances...

    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, Feb 3, 2021
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