Windows 10: There is no "Location" tab, after known folder is moved to other path by...

Hi, I used the API SHSetKnownFolderPathshell32.dll to move the known folder "Documents" from c:\Users\username to other drive, for example d:\.Before move: C:\Users\username\DocumentsAfter move: D:\DocumentsIn windows 10, after "Documents" is moved, I right click the "Documents" folder and click Properties, there is a "Location" tab in the Properties dialog.However, In windows 11, after "Documents" is moved, there is no "Location" tab in the Properties dialog.Is the API SHSetKnownFolderPathshell32.dll changed some of its implement function?Could anybody help me with this?

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Changing folder location

Hi Kenneth,

To change the location of a personal folder (e.g., Videos), follow these steps:

1. Right-click the personal folder, and then click Properties.
   
2. Switch to the Location tab in the dialog box.
   
3. Click Move....
   
4. Select the destination folder path and then click OK.
   

Your apps will know the location of the shell folder, whichever drive it is in.

 

Location Tab Missing from Almost All Folders

I assume your referring to the Location tab in the Properties of user folders .... Documents, Desktop, Downloads, Pictures, etc

If the tab is missing, it would suggest you're not looking at/accessing the actual user system folder, but simply folders that have the same name(s).

Do the folder listing(s) in Windows/File Explorer have the user system icon, or are they just plain common everyday folder icons?

Try restoring the icons to their default location C:\Users\username\

Note : "Restoring" doesn't mean simply copy/move > paste. The registry has to be adjusted accordingly. This forum has steps to do just that ...
Restore Default Location of Personal Folders in Windows 10

Looking at this part, and having second thooughts ...

Yo don't "create" user system folders, you have to re-locate them from the original system location (as indicated above).

But if you're referring to everyday-usage user-created personal folders ..... they don't have a Location tab.

 

re-direct folders

Hi Barry,

Create a folder on the destination drive before proceeding. -- e.g., D:\Users\Username\Documents

Then, to change the location of a personal folder, follow these steps:

• Right-click the personal folder, and then click Properties.
  
• Switch to the Location tab in the dialog box.
  
• Click Move...
  
• Select the destination folder path and then click OK.