I am trying move the location of my laptop's Desktop
folder from one location to another.
I had forgotten how to do this, so instead of changing the location via the Location tab in Properties I moved the files to a new location, then deleted the Desktop directory and created a new one. Then I realized I had done it wrong.
There's no option to change my new "Desktop" folder into a proper special Desktop folder so that the files show up on the desktop and treated like the desktop folder is supposed to. I think what I need to do is find a way to restore the canonical Desktop folder in explorer?
- Restore deleted default folders – This question recommends this post on another site, but the section on restoring the desktop links to some .zip files that I am not comfortable trying blindly.
Best Answer
Try these options:
C:\Users\<username>
and see if aDesktop
folder exists. If it does, then move it to the new location via the right-click -> Properties -> Location method.shell:Desktop
(from Explorer address bar or Start menu search field). If it works, move it as above.regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Desktop