same folder shows different content at the same time!

Question

Hi there

(TL;DR: the attached screenshot is from the same folder, accessed from quick access vs root)

today I accidentally faced this issue. I was looking for my Xbox recordings folder to send an educational video to my friend. I was unable to find that under my user's folder, so I opened the Xbox Game Bar itself and opened my Captures folder through it. then, I was curious where it was located; so I looked up, and surprisingly, it was in my user's folder! therefore I doubled check, closed and re-opened, refreshed, etc... . when I go to my user's folder from scratch (This PC -> Local Disk (C:) -> Users -> Dariush), it shows something, and when I reach it simply under quick access (I had it pinned before), it shows something else. not just regarding my Captures folder (which also got a dark icon around it after I tried to create a folder with the same name in the quick access session). I think I'm facing a bug or something? though it's not a big deal I was just wondering what the heck is happening :)

P.S. my system info in case you need it:

Answer 1

Hi Dariush,

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

1

Click your Start Button, type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor.

Click View and make sure 'Address Bar' is turned on.

Paste this into the Address Bar at the top and hit Enter.

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

Please provide a screenshot of that Registry Editor page.

2

In File Explorer, for each of those separate ways to access your user folder, right click the user folder and choose properties, what is the reported location of the folder?