Windows 10: Why doesn't MS restrict downloader folders e.g. Intel to some non-root location?

I've found plenty of other frustrated users who have this same issue, so no need to link those threads. I have no Intel apps installed on my system, but presumably the MS Surface driver update utilities keep creating an empty Intel folder in the root of C. It's just bad design, as evidenced by the fact that none of the other hardware component vendors do it this way.Without walking through the endless steps of "did you try this?" obviously I have before landing here. if someone at MS reads this, please pass along the message. It's just poor design to stuff the root with empty folders that on

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Changed the 'downloads' location to E-Drive. Couldn't reverse!!

But the problem is whenever I click the properties of Downloads
folder, it is showing the properties dialog box of E-drive partition. How could I solve this?

 

Change folder location in Quick Access menu

Because my hard drive was reaching "full", I had to move my music folder to a second hard drive. The "This PC" menu responded correctly and points to the new location but the "Quick Access" menu responds that the "location is not available", with a big red
X. I have tried several ways of altering the folder location from F:\... to G:\... (ie I just moved the folder from the root of F to the root of G. Could you offer any suggestions please? (Note, clearing the file list only clears recently accessed files and
does not reset or remove folders.)

Thanks,

Roy

ps I am using Win 10 pro.

 

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.