Windows 10: Pictures are in c:\users\me\onedrive\Pictures instead of c:\users\me\Pictures

I've recently unlinked OneDrive and deleted it from my computer however I noticed that my documents and pictures are still under the OneDrive folder. I would prefer that they were just c:\users\me\pictures rather than under OneDrive. I've referred to this page for help:


https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-files-winpc/docs-folder-is-cusersmeonedrive-not-local-folder/5aa0ea0c-2584-4f40-aa4b-b8b8c5409943


However I was unable to restore the default location of my pictures on the file explorer. I got the error that I can't move the folder because there is a folder in the same location that can't be redirected.


Any help would be greatly appreciated, it's extremely bothersome when I see that my pictures are saved to C:\Users\me\OneDrive\Pictures. It makes me think that any pictures I have saved aren't stored locally even though I've already removed OneDrive.

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How to change locations of Documents or Pictures to C:\Users\username\Documents or Pictures

In my new computer setup, Windows 10 set up the folders Documents and Pictures under "This PC" to C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Documents and C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Pictures. I want to set up these folders to C:\Users\username\Documents and C:\Users\username\Pictures.
I tried to change location through folder properties\location\restore default. But windows did not allow me to do it, showing an error message "Can't move the folder because there is a folder in the same location that can't be redirected. Access is denied".
How do I change the folders of Documents (Pictures) under "This PC" to
C:\Users\username\Documents (Pictures)? Thanks.

 

Problem with location of Pictures library after making pictures available on OneDrive

Thanks Rhina

I did what you suggested but it ended up making OneDrive the Pictures library. This may have something to do with the way i originally moved the Pictures folders to OneDrive. I probably should explain:

Because there already was a (fairly empty) Pictures folder under OneDrive (automatically set up I think when transferring a few Ipad photos to PC via OneDrive) I had moved the top level Pictures folders into D/users/myname/OneDrive rather than moving
the Pictures folder itself. This was probably a bit stupid but I subsequently moved the top level Pictures folders into that pre-existing Pictures folder on OneDrive and that's how we got to where we are today.

To continue after that diversion. Following the restore you suggested, the pictures folder under Libraries was still wrong but it looked a lot better ie it was no longer offering me a choice of locations for Pictures folders and, instead was just showing
me all the top level folders for what it (wrongly) thought was the Pictures folder. But it was still not appearing directly under This PC.

My next step was to go into Properties option for Libraries/Pictures. Here I simply added the correct location D/users/myname/OneDrive/pictures and deleted the location D/users/myname/OneDrive which at that time was the current location.

So, on the Positive side:

• Libraries/Pictures now shows what I would expect ie my top level Pictures folders

But, on the negative side:

• Pictures still does not appear under This PC, unlike Documents, Videos, Music etc
• in the Photos app, if I go to Folders option, it shows the folder as OneDrive, not OneDrive/Pictures even though, if i go into "choose where to look" it is correctly showing OneDrive/Pictures as the location. Obviously i can still get to the photos I need
  but it's an extra unnecessary step
  

That's where i am currently.

 

User Acc. Picture on Lock Screen

Hi Sifu,

This error typically occurs if your copy of Windows is not activated or is non-genuine. If Windows is genuine and activated, I suggest that you follow the steps provided below to rectify the issue:

• Navigate to the following folder in the File Explorer window:
  C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures
• In the User Accounts Pictures folder, you’ll see the default user account pictures. You’ll just need to replace these pictures with your desired picture for user account. There are
  guest.bmp (448×448 px.), guest.png (448×448 px.),
  user.bmp (448×448 px.), user.png (448×448 px.),
  user-40.png (40×40 px.) and user-200.png (200×200 px.) pictures.
• Replace the default ones with the image you want to use as user account picture using the same format and size.
• Restart your PC and see if the issue persists.

Let us know how it turns out.