Windows 10: problems with one drive. I restored a directory called Pictures all folders and sub...

1. My Pictures Folder was was corrupted by a one drive file that I copied to Pictures to save it incase one drive had more problems. 2. I kept getting the error about the one drive file and it wouldn't open the folder pictures so I deleted the directory entry called C pictures. 3. when I went into the folders properties I saw a one drive name see screen printso I clicked to replace the previous folder. it restored my picture directory and all he folders and sub folders as you can see from the screenprint BUT it replaced folders only see screenprint. None of the file ie jpg or doc or

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problems with one drive. I restored a directory called Pictures all folders and sub folders but no data files.

1. My Pictures Folder was was corrupted by a one drive file that I copied to Pictures to save it incase one drive had more problems.

2. I kept getting the error about the one drive file and it wouldn't open the folder pictures so I deleted the directory entry called C pictures.

3. when I went into the folders properties I saw a one drive name (see screen print)so I clicked to replace the previous folder.

it restored my picture directory and all he folders and sub folders as you can see from the screenprint BUT it replaced folders only (see screenprint). None of the file ie jpg or doc or pdf were restored. i did not see an option to load the files or not.

4. I tried to do the reverse but the propteries indicated there wasn't a previous version now.

















5. the directory called C: pictures has the folders and subs. the one drive PICTURE directory does not have any of the files but that is what is showing now on the properties for Pictures. screenprint. The problem kept coming up when I tried to do the reverse and kept getting an error message about the onedrive file and it would not restore anything from the one drive documents files. no screenprint. if only i knew what a tangled web (pardon the pun) i would create.

6. when i try to do a replace prvious version it now asks if i want to create a cictures. see screenprint.

6. Can I retrieve my data files?? It was pictures/docments from 1998 thru 2012 plus some.

Win 10 64 bit home 22H2

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Correct Directory Location For Pictures Folder

"Now Documents, Videos etc say file location is This PC. But Pictures file location is C:\Users\PeteyBoPetey\Pictures."

If we understand you correctly, the issue is that Pictures doesn't appear in the left panel under This PC. The correct location IS C:\Users\PeteyBoPetey\Pictures. This is only an issue of using Step 8 in the tutorial to add it back to the list. See if this screenshot is what you want to achieve- put Pictures folder back in list on L.

 

Can not Restore Default location of picture folder "Failed to build the list of known sub-directories"

Hi there,

I am currently trying to change the location of my pictures folder to the default folder since I do not want it on my onedrive, but when I click on "Move" on the folder's properties, it comes up with the error of "Failed to build the list of known sub-directories". This still shows up when I click "Restore Default"





I have tried:

• Giving me full permission on the onedrive folder
  
• Taking ownership of the folder
  
• Running SFC Scannow
  

I have even tried changing the key in regedit yet it still forces my picture folder into the onedrive folder.





I am running Windows 10 21H2 Build 19044.1889