Windows 10: This PC doesn't transfer to Users

Discus and support This PC doesn't transfer to Users in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Help! I am very new to Windows 10. If files under "This PC" are just shadows of those under my name in "users" (and I am the only user), why are files... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by dfriedmann, Feb 15, 2018.

  1. This PC doesn't transfer to Users


    Help! I am very new to Windows 10. If files under "This PC" are just shadows of those under my name in "users" (and I am the only user), why are files with the same name different in content? Shouldn't using a document in This PC automatically change the one under Users?

    :)
     
    dfriedmann, Feb 15, 2018
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  2. wklang Win User

    Renaming This PC > OS(CThis PC doesn't transfer to Users :) > Users > wklan to This PC > OS(CThis PC doesn't transfer to Users :) > Users > wes

    When I was first setting up windows 10 on my new PC, I logged-in with my Microsoft account name "Wes Klang" which, I guess, was shortened to wklan in the folder hierarchy on the path This PC > OS(CThis PC doesn't transfer to Users :) > Users > wklan. Subsequently, I did not like the windows
    10 account name Wes Klang, so I changed to a local account "wes".

    Unfortunately, this did not change the "This PC > OS(CThis PC doesn't transfer to Users :) > Users > wklan" to "This PC > OS(CThis PC doesn't transfer to Users :) > Users > wes".

    Now that I have a login name "wes" I would like to change the "wklan: folder to "wes", but I do not know how.

    Can anyone help me accomplish this?

    Thanks,

    Wes
     
    wklang, Feb 15, 2018
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  3. wklang Win User
    Renaming This PC > OS(CThis PC doesn't transfer to Users :) > Users > wklan to This PC > OS(CThis PC doesn't transfer to Users :) > Users > wes

    Thanks, Sumit,

    I just went back to using my Microsoft act and I'll live with the "wklan" name name in the directory hierarchy.

    wes
     
    wklang, Feb 15, 2018
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  4. winactive Win User

    This PC doesn't transfer to Users

    'This PC' gives a hierarchial view of the drives in your machine and is basically the shortcut formerly known as 'My Computer'

    Library folders (from the currently logged in User Account) also appear.

    Hence, the drill down C:\Users\%CurrentUser%\Documents is the path to 'Documents' you see in 'This PC' by default on a local account.

    If, during Windows setup or OOBE you signed in and chose One Drive as your default Document location, then the objects in 'Documents' will be the One Drive 'Documents' that is synced to your Microsoft Account (which creates a User account based on characters from your email OR uses the previously named User account folder if it was converted to a Microsoft Account). Finally, simply changing the setting in One Drive for the Documents folder would also change the files displayed.

    In the above instance 'Documents' from 'This PC' would differ from C:\Users\%CurrentUser%\Documents because you would be viewing C:\Users\%CurrentUser%\OneDrive\Documents
     
    winactive, Feb 16, 2018
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  5. Thanks for the info. This helps alot!

    Another questions....do I really need OneDrive? I know it comes with Windows 10 but I don't use other computers and I understand it is best used between devices. What is the harm of having nothing there?
     
    dfriedmann, Feb 17, 2018
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  6. winactive Win User
    No harm, it's just cloud storage (with all the usual caveats). It does 'automagically' become available if you set up the other devices with the same login, it's basically akin to a roaming profile on a properly structured domain. Desktop and browser favourites are synced as well as email (if you use Outlook.com as your MS Account address).

    So apart from the the desktop themes there's not an awful lot different to using Chrome Sync and Google Drive, etc.
     
    winactive, Apr 5, 2018
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