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Finding Old Wallpaper

Anonymous
2021-11-13T20:49:06+00:00

I just upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11. When I did, it automatically used my old wallpaper, a custom image I'd drawn up in an art program (if I recall, this image automatically showed up on my new computer when I first logged in on my old account). However, after changing to one of the new Windows 11 wallpapers, I can no longer find where the previous image was. It doesn't appear to be under pictures - this folder is now empty. I'm also not having an easy time finding it in OneDrive. Where might I find my old wallpaper image?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-11-14T09:20:30+00:00

    Hi, AustinFournier

    Thank you for using our Microsoft Community!

    I understand from your message that you are looking for your old Wallpaper.

    You can search Windows.old folder under system disk to check if your old wallpaper is here.

    Or you can navigate to C:\Users\User name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\CachedFiles to check.

    AppData is a hidden folder, you can click View>show>Hidden items under User name folder.

    I hope the information provided is useful for you.

    Best Regards

    Silvia | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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