Windows 10: Two different user folders?

It seems like I have 2 users folders
One with path C:\Users\[username] and the other [username]

I only notice this if I pin the user folder to Quick Access.

Pictures attached.

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Two different user folders

Only one User folder. It is located on the (C drive.

The other is not the Users folder.

 

Two different user folders







It seems that I have two user folders. This keeps happening even after a new profile and an OS reinstall

 

its the same folder, quick access is just like a shortcut link to it .hence the name Quick Access . just right click on the 2 folder and go properties , then click location ,and you will see they are the same folder , and welcome to 10 forums ,enjoy

 

If they are the same location why do they show two different set of content. Is there a way for them to show the same.

 

oops I miss read you post ,did not realise you mean the User folder, mine doesn't show the user folder in quick access ,just the folder that are in my user folder ,,,,sorry

 

just had a thought! maybe one is showing hidden files and one isn't , this only an assumption, I think maybe the quick access one will not show the hidden files

 

You have probably move the location of your Music, Documents and so on in different location.

C:\Users\[User1]... is folder on disk, while [User1] is sum of different locations. Like Library.

Possibly... not sure of course.

 

They will show the same, if you restore user file location. Look for tutorial by Brink *Smile

Now I looked again and saw, that your situation is reversed. Folders are shown in actual folder and not in library.

Look for Brink's tutorial nevertheless and try to restore default location.

 

Showing hidden files and folders didn't work.
All the paths were correct for the folders.
No dup users.

 

Did you try to reset Users folder location as described in tutorial?

 

Sorry for the long wait for reply.
Were already set to default. I moved them and moved them back. Still the same issue.
I ended up just deleting and recreating everything. That got the most of the folders to show. Still missing 1 or 2 but arent ones I use anyways.
Still have the issue where clicking on my user folder in quick access bring me to This PC instead of c:\users\[un] but I think that is a limit of Windows 10 and nothing I can do about it.

 

Sorry to hear, that procedure in tutorials didn't work for you.

Regarding starting explorer in This PC or Quick Access. Have you try to check this option in Folder Option?

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I think the issue is that %userprofile% is now a special place for Explorer that does not take account the folder paths.

Tested this by moving a couple of the folders to a second HDD. Going to those folders from Quick Access takes me to %userprofile%\Downloads instead of D:\Downloads. I noticed this by hitting the Up Folder button in Explorer.

Another feature that is suppose to help people, that ends up getting in my way.