Windows 10: My desktop and other dirs are changed as eg; OneDrive/desktop

Discus and support My desktop and other dirs are changed as eg; OneDrive/desktop in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; FIRST POST IN 2021! If you don't understand its ok, but the issue is that windows 10 for me is thinking that the directory to the desktopalso for... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by MervinpaismakesWindows14, Jan 13, 2021.

  1. My desktop and other dirs are changed as eg; OneDrive/desktop


    FIRST POST IN 2021! If you don't understand its ok, but the issue is that windows 10 for me is thinking that the directory to the desktopalso for documents, pictures...etc. is actually my OneDrive backup and it is hard follow tutorials on different stuff related to folders, shortcuts etc. because of this, i tried moving the desktop in OneDrive directory to my user nameC:/Users/Mervinpais folder but it just crashes the pc, If you're wondering , this is directorywhat it looks like: C:/Users/Mervinpais/Onedrive/DesktopAlso for some reason, OneDrive takes my old name "C:/Users/mervi". Please help :

    :)
     
    MervinpaismakesWindows14, Jan 13, 2021
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  2. RGORD Win User

    desktop files not visable when using DIR from the CMD

    Hello,

    I tried what you suggested. When I entered Win+X I got an option for Windows Power Shell or Window Power Shell(Admin). I chose Windows PowerShell. When I opened the CMD I could navigate my way to C:\users\niels\Desktop.

    A Dir from the Command Prompt while in Desktop produces an empty folder...nothing there.

    However from the Windows 10 Desktop (i.e. the screen) I see all my files including a myexample.py file that I am looking for. If I use Windows explore to navigate to This PC>local Disk(cMy desktop and other dirs are changed as eg; OneDrive/desktop :)>Users>niels>Desktop there are no files listed.

    How come that file I am looking (and other) are not visible when I use the CMD C:\users\niels\Desktop\Dir? Any thoughts.

    Rich Gordon
     
    RGORD, Jan 13, 2021
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  3. iKing1 Win User
    Cannot Remove OneDrive from Desktop

    Haha no, I'm using my actual username. I just replaced that information with "MyUsername" because it's my name and I'd rather not have that info tied to this username as I use for anonymity's sake compared to other more public things tied to my name.

    Running dir /s /o %userprofile%\desktop comes up with a list of the files inside various folders within my desktop, but not all of them, and nothing related to OneDrive. It's just a list of various images and Photoshop documents and such inside of one of my folders that I use for work.
     
    iKing1, Jan 13, 2021
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  4. My desktop and other dirs are changed as eg; OneDrive/desktop

    OneDrive Desktop

    Did you right click the OneDrive icon in the Taskbar

    Click Settings

    Click AutoSave

    Click in the list box next to desktop then choose 'This PC'
     
    Andre Da Costa, Jan 13, 2021
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