Windows 10: Reassign location of "Documents" folder to secondary Drive??

My laptop has two drives, Drive C: is a Solid State drive w/ 118 GB capacity which is nearly full. Drive D: is a disk that has over 900 GB. Since I am running low on space for Drive C:, I would like to know if its possible to change the location of the "Documents" folder to Drive D: and still have all of the apps and programs recognize it's location?I am running Windows 11 Home 21H2.Thanks for any guidance.

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Downloads folder is the Documents folder

Hi Chris,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to Restore to Default the folders and document settings and see if it helps.

Step 1:

Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

• Go to Download folder.
• Right click on the Download Folder and go to Properties.
• In Properties go to Location tab.
• In location Tab Click on Restore Default.

Step 2:

Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

• Go to Documents folder.
• Right click on the Document folder and go to Properties.
• In Properties go to Location tab.
• In location Tab Click on Restore Default.

After performing above steps change the settings as you required and check if it helps.

Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

Multiple 'Documents' folders under 'This PC'

Hi,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

This may happen if one the “documents” folder has been stored on different target location.

Follow the methods below and check if it helps:

Method 1

I suggest that you check both the folders location where they are saved using the below method:

• 
  Right-click on any one documents folder and then click Properties.
  
• 
  Click the Location tab, click Restore Default, and then click Apply and OK.
  
• 
  Check what happens, try these step on all the documents folder.
  

Method 2

If the above step fails then try checking the target location of both the folders by using the find target option:

• 
  Right-click on any one documents folder and then click Properties.
  
• 
  Click the Location tab, click Find target.
  
• 
  Check where the target location of both the folders is and check if any one goes to the user name location and later delete the one which goes to wrong location.
  

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

secondary documents folder

Recently I have been scanning photos into my documents folder. Everything was fine and now there is a secondary documents folder where the photos are saving into but I want them to go into the original folder. For now I can move them over so that's not
a problem for the time being. But I tried to remove the documents folder from quick access in an attempt to completely remove the secondary documents folder. And it did remove the items but not the whole folder and there is no option to delete the folder.
What would be the best options to go about fixing this issue?

Thanks Microsoft Community