Not allowed to move Documents folder away from OneDrive

Question

I try to change the location of the Documents folder, now residing at
C:\Users\knud\OneDrive\Documents\test.
I want it moved to D:\Documents.
But I get this error message (in Danish):
Mappen kan ikke flyttes, fordi der findes en mappe, der ikke kan omdirigeres, på samme placering.
Adgang nægtet.
Which translates to:
The folder cannot be moved because there exists a folder that cannot be redirected, at the same location.
Access denied.

I was able - as an experiment - to change the location from C:\Users\knud\OneDrive\Documents to C:\Users\knud\OneDrive\Documents\test. But I cannot get outside that bloody OneDrive folder, and now I cannot even go back to C:\Users\knud\OneDrive\Documents because it is from a subolder to a parent folder. I'm stuck! I don't want to have anything to do with OneDrive, but Microsoft forces me into it. That is not OK, and I am quite upset.

PLEASE HELP ME OUT!

Answer 1

Hi Knud. I'll reconstruct the post with the translator turned off here:

One of these fixes should work to restore the folder to default and then let it move to the desired location:

https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmanage...

The correct way to move User folders is here:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-move-default...

To move User folders back to default by all means possible see here:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/23504-resto...

To unlink OneDrive and reset the folder linkage, then set up Folder Protection again to move Documents, Pictures and/or Desktop into OneDrive folder, see here:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/36246-link-...

The list of all Shell Folder default paths and how to edit them in registry to default is here:

https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/windows-10-s...

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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Answer 2

Hello, Greg,

Thanxalot for your list of suggestions. Before I start using them, could you please tell me how I can get your original answer instead of the terrible machine translation?

Answer 3

Vi bruger en oversættelsestjeneste til at hjælpe vores brugere. Undskyld grammatiske fejl.

Hej Knud. Jeg er Greg, en uafhængig rådgiver.

En af disse rettelser skal fungere for at gendanne mappen som standard og derefter lade den flytte til den ønskede placering:
https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmanage...
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&...

Den korrekte måde at flytte brugermapper på er her:
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&...

Hvis du vil flytte brugermapper tilbage til standardmapper med alle midler, skal du se her:
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&...
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=da&u=https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/36246-link-unlink-onedrive-microsoft-account-windows-10-a.html

Hvis du vil fjerne sammenkædningen af OneDrive og nulstille mappelinket, skal du konfigurere Mappebeskyttelse igen for at flytte Dokumenter, Billeder og/eller Skrivebord til OneDrive-mappe, se her:

Listen over standardstier i Shell-mappen, og hvordan du redigerer dem i registreringsdatabasen som standard, findes her:
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&...

Jeg håber, det hjælper. Du er velkommen til at stille tilbage eventuelle spørgsmål og holde mig udstationeret. Jeg vil fortsætte med at arbejde sammen med dig, indtil det er løst.

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