Windows 10: Missing folders from the "User's File" folder

This is weird. I've just done a clean install of Win10Pro64 (as I have many times before) and I have something odd happening with the "User's File" folder icon on the desktop (put there from desktop>personalise>themes>desktop-icon-settings).

When I open up my user files folder using this shortcut, the Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, and Video folders are missing:





The top folder shows what is displayed when I open my user folder from the desktop icon and the bottom folder shows what's in the actual folder C:\users\[name].

The "user's files" folder is obviously some kind of system folder but I've got no idea what determines what is shown and why some of the key folders are hidden. There must be some settings which define what is shown.

As I said this is a completely clean install. I have not seen this when I've previously installed Win10 - can anybody explain what could be happening?

Thanks in advance

:)

 

The folder is empty

I see these options for you:

• Restore the missing files & folders from your external backup medium.
• Ask a computer-savvy friend to examine your disk in detail.

 

"My Folders" are missing :-(

I've had problems with my N95 keep switching itself off, so i stopped using it for a while and used an old 6300.

After a couple of weeks, i thought i wouyld give the N95 another try and it seems to be working. However, all of the folders i had created, to store my received and sent text messages, seem to have disappeared :-(

When I go to "My Folders", it now only shows the "Templates" folder.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get these folders back, or where they may have gone? Is there a setting somewhere that points to where these folders are located?

Thanks.

 

Hi, see post #20 here - same scenario - for a hint:
Solved Use account missing some folders - Page 2 - Windows 10 Forums

 

Many thanks - that's given me the answer. I had followed the instructions in the article below to hide the irritating 6 folders from This PC and it has an obvious knock on effect (Dooh!):

http://www.askvg.com/tip-remove-6-ex...lorer-this-pc/

So it was all my own fault! *Redface

 

Great when things can be fixed without major effort. I try to leave things alone now - noted people who relocate folders - as is supported by the OS- can get themselves into a real mess, so that's another to avoid.

Those folders get filled with folders created by installed programs as their work space, so I regard them as 'Their Documents' and use my own on another drive. Much safer. I have, however, relocated my desktop, although I keep little on it.