Windows 10: Move Location of Music Folder in Windows 10

How to: Move Location of Music Folder in Windows 10

How to Move Your Music Folder Location in Windows 10


By default, Windows stores your personal Music folder in your account's %UserProfile% folder (ex: "C:\Users\Brink").

You can change where files in this Music folder are stored to another place on the hard drive, another drive, or another computer on the network.

This tutorial will show you how to move the default location of your Music folder to where you want in Windows 10.

*Warning It is highly recommended to create a system image backup first to make it easy to undo if you were to make a mistake in the steps below.



Here's How:

1. If you haven't already, you will need to create a new folder named Music at the location (ex: "E:" ) you want to move your personal Music folder to. (see screenshot below)



2. Open This PC in File Explorer (Win+E), right click on your Music folder, and click/tap on Properties. (see screenshot below)

*note If you don't see the Music folder in This PC, then you can also click/tap on the icon in the address bar of File Explorer, type shell:My Music into the address bar, and press Enter to open your Music folder no matter where it may be located.

You can then right click or press and hold on an empty area in your Music folder, and click/tap on Properties.



3. Click/tap on the Location tab, and click/tap on the Move button. (see screenshot below)



4. Browse to and select the Music folder at the location (ex: "E:\Music" ) from step 1, and click/tap on Select Folder. (see screenshot below)



5. Click/tap on OK to apply. (see screenshot below)



6. Click/tap on Yes to move all the files from the old location to the new location. (see screenshot below)



7. Your personal Music folder and all of its contents will now be moved to the new location (ex: "E:\Music" ). (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn


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Moving the location of one quick access folder also moves another

My documents folder and music folder are somehow messed up. Whenever I move documents for example, the location of the music folder also moves and they both have the same name. Its so frustrating since I have no idea how to fix this.

Here's a screenshot of the quick access folders





So when I move the location of the documents folder, it also moves the music folder to that same location, and both folders are named "Documents".

If I move the music folder, the documents folder also moves to that location, and both folders are renamed to "Music". Its an endless loop I cannot escape

 

How to put This PC above OneDrive and Quick Access in the File Explorer's left side pane?

#1 I don't know. Maybe through a registry hack.

#2 you can change the location of SOME folders.

https://techjourney.net/move-or-change-windows-...