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Erithax
Erithax

Reputation: 31

Windows userprofile folder showing different items depending on how it's accessed

I was recently cleaning up my %USERPROFILE% folder, this included deleting the documents and pictures folders from the OneDrive folder, changing some registry entries, etc.

However, Now when I go to my userprofile folder via the pinned link in Quick Access I do not see my Documents folder, but when I got to the userprofile folder through C:\Users\user it is there. If I type C:\Users\Username\Documents in search, I also reach the right folder.

The problem persists after refreshes of file explorer and after restarts.

Image of folder through quick access shortcut Image of folder through quick access shortcut

Image of folder through manual navigation Image of folder through manual navigation

Image of registry keys I edited Image of registry keys I edited

Upvotes: 0

Views: 385

Answers (1)

Erithax
Erithax

Reputation: 31

I was able to fix the problem by deleting some other registry values pointing to (the non-existent) %USERPROFILE%/OneDrive in:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

Upvotes: 0

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