Howdy,
Years ago I redirected the 'My' folders from the C:Users/user folder to another storage drive to save space on my limited SSD main drive.
2 weeks ago the storage drive crashed, I have all the data backed up, but after I restored it to a new drive, there is no connection, or redirection from the original Windows Personal folders to the restored, redirected folders. I thought that I could just redirect the originals again, but when I went to C:Users/user, I noticed a couple of things:
1. None of the personal folders had 'My' in their titles any longer
2. The Downloads folder has disappeared altogether. Downloaded items now land on my desktop.
3. When I right click/Properties on, say, the Documents folder, there is no 'Locations' tab to redirect the path from.
So, I'm wondering, how do I reset the personal folders in User back to their default status, so that I can redirect them to the new drive; and how do I get the original Downloads folder back?
Thanks,
Ana
Years ago I redirected the 'My' folders from the C:Users/user folder to another storage drive to save space on my limited SSD main drive.
2 weeks ago the storage drive crashed, I have all the data backed up, but after I restored it to a new drive, there is no connection, or redirection from the original Windows Personal folders to the restored, redirected folders. I thought that I could just redirect the originals again, but when I went to C:Users/user, I noticed a couple of things:
1. None of the personal folders had 'My' in their titles any longer
2. The Downloads folder has disappeared altogether. Downloaded items now land on my desktop.
3. When I right click/Properties on, say, the Documents folder, there is no 'Locations' tab to redirect the path from.
So, I'm wondering, how do I reset the personal folders in User back to their default status, so that I can redirect them to the new drive; and how do I get the original Downloads folder back?
Thanks,
Ana
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