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So I right clicked my desktop tab in my pc folder and went to the location. I changed the location from my C drive to my D drive because my D drive has much more space. But now when I go back into "This PC" tab my desktop folder is missing and replaced with a folder names "D:/". I tried to change this by going back into the properties; however, nothing changed. I would appreciate some assistance on this problem.
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Anonymous
2018-06-25T18:59:30+00:00 Thank you! Worked perfectly :)
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Anonymous
2018-06-25T18:51:02+00:00 Edit your spelling of desktop "D:\Desltop" may confuse the original poster
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DaveM121 881.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor2018-06-25T18:45:28+00:00 Hi macrwest97, you forgot to sepcify a folder on your D Drive for your Desktop . ..
Click your Start Button, type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor
Navigate to this Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
In the right hand pane, double click Desktop
Set its value to:
%USERPROFILE%\Desktop
Click OK and close the Registry Editor
Restart your PC
Your Desktop folder will now be back in its original location
You may have to manually move your desktop files form the D Drive, back into your Desktop folder
After you do that, you can move your Desktop folder again, this time specify D:\Desktop as the folder location . ..