Windows 10: Onedrive changes desktop link to %USERPROFILES%\Documents to OneDrive's\Documents folder

Discus and support Onedrive changes desktop link to %USERPROFILES%\Documents to OneDrive's\Documents folder in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; This is absolutely driving me nuts.I have a link to the local Documents folder because Onedrive slows down everything I do locally to a crawl. The path... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Ed Lee1, Aug 9, 2023.

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    Onedrive changes desktop link to %USERPROFILES%\Documents to OneDrive's\Documents folder


    This is absolutely driving me nuts.I have a link to the local Documents folder because Onedrive slows down everything I do locally to a crawl. The path is simply this:%USERPROFILE%\DocumentsIt should point to C:\Users\username\DocumentsBut when I double click the link which I save to my Desktop, which is located on C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Desktop, Windows CHANGES the path to C:\Users\username\OneDrive\DocumentsHow do I create a link to C:\Users\username\Documents on my Onedrive Desktop, and when I double-click the link, it GOES to C:\Users\username\Documents ?It's driving me N

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