Windows 10: Windows 11 Documents folder "location tab" that is missing from Properties

As requested by Ramesh Srinivasan I am opening a new thread but as I posted in this thread https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-11-documents-folder-location-tab-that-is/89a13aaa-0d79-4353-a669-871ac8024949 I have the same problem.Just bought a new HP Pavillion PC and I have the same problem, no Location tab on the Documents folder Properties.I ran both cmds suggested in the orig thread. Properties in the shellersonal only has a General tab.Here is the output of DIR %userprofile% /AL04/23/2023 10:14 PM <JUNCTION> Application Data [C:\Users\weise\AppData\Roa

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Windows 11 Documents folder "location tab" that is missing from Properties

How do I restore Windows 11 Documents folder "location tab" that is missing from properties notwithstanding that fact that \{4a7ded0a-ad25-11d0-98a8-0800361b1103{ was added to Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\.

I am rebuilding the PC after a Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 problem (held the C: Drive with Windows 11 OS) . The Documents folder with a significant number of folders and files (about 1.3GB) are currently located in D:\Users\xxxxx\Dropbox\xxxxx (was thew case prior to the rebuild) BUT I also see that there is another Documents folder in the Libraries folder with a location of C:\Users\xxxxx\Documents. I am running Office 365 but uninstalled OneDrive whilst I was trying to sort out the Documents folder location problem.

Windows 11 is located in C:\Windows.

Thanks for any guidance that can be offered.

 

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.

 

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.