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How to Change Your Default File Explorer Folder in Windows 10 & 11 for Better Privacy & Productivity
By default, every time you tap that familiar yellow File Explorer icon in Windows, you’re greeted by the “Home” folder—a digital mix of your most recent files and frequently visited folders. It’s as if a virtual butler rummaged through your desk and laid out your latest projects, “just in case...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 How to change default "Download" & "My Documents" folders from commandline + Registry?
How can I let Windows how the current default "Downloads" and "My Documents" folders from COMMAND LINE? How can I change from COMMAND LINE the default "Downloads" and "My Documents" folders to lets say "D:\myspecial\"? How can I change directly in Registry the default "Downloads" and "My...- tobwen
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- command line customization default folder documents download file management path registry system settings windows
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Windows 7 Cannot find .WAVE file saved on Document folder
Hi Guys , I am happy to be part of this forum , This is my new post , i am glad you would help me . Is there a way to find out why cannot find .wave file saved on default Document folder from an application ? Save process done , and you can see that the wave is loaded in the default...- telKlass
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- application audio files data loss default folder documents file location file recovery troubleshooting waves windows
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Windows 10 One Drive Default Folder
Hello, How can i change the location of One Drive Default Folder from C: to another Drive? In Properties of One Drive I can´t see the "Location" option that I see in other Folders like "Documents" and so on. Thanks and best regards Curious- Curious
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- c drive change location default folder file management folder properties onedrive storage user settings windows
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Windows 10 Contana can't find my music, Again!
Hi I've had this problem several times before, and never figured out how to correct it. When I installed the Anniversary Update it started working again, the way it's supposed to. Now when I ask Cortana to play my music, she says, "Sorry I can't seem to find any music locally or in your...- MikeHawthorne
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- anniversary automation cortana default folder digital assistant file location local files media management music search issues software bugs tech support troubleshooting user experience user query video playback voice commands windows windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Changing Default Media folders
I have a Compaq Presario SR1819UK Desktop PC with 2 Sata hard drives installed. One is a 80GB Maxtor drive (Windows and Applications) and a 1TB WD Green Drive (File Storage). Because the OS is installed on a small hard drive, I want to put all my files on the 1TB drive. That means, that I want...- NightEagle
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- change location compaq data management default folder desktop document management download file management hard drive library folders music pictures sata drive storage user files video windows
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Windows 8 Can't move/rename folder in 8.1
So i was redirecting some of the default folders (music, photos, doc, etc) from my SSD drive to my HDD drive. But I accidentally named two of my drives (doc and downloads) D:/ . Now They both have the same files and are both unrelenting in changing back. I tried to change location of it, but...- HanJ119
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- data management default folder drive management equivalent folders file access file location file management file system folder issues folder redirection hdd parent folder rename folder ssd troubleshooting user guide windows 8.1 windows settings
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Windows 7 Set Default Folder
I would like to know how to set My Documents as my default folder when open up files in Windows 7- Flupsie
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- default folder documents file management settings windows 7
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Windows 7 Save Picture default subdirectory
Previous versions of Windows had a "sticky" default file "save as" subdirectory. e.g. when saving a group of photos from an email to a particular subdirectory you only had to point to that subdir in the first save. subsequent saves would by default go to that same subdir. In Win 7, everytime I...- MikeyChris
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- default folder file management file types photos picture library save settings subdirectory user experience windows 7
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Windows 7 Suspicious temp files in default 'Downloads' folder
[Solved] Suspicious temp files in default 'Downloads' folder Hi, everyone. :) This is my first post here. Recently I've noticed that some '.tmp' files have been created in default 'Downloads' folder of Win7 which is located at 'C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads'. Here's a pic: Link Removed -...- RezaKoochooloo
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- browser cache chrome default folder download file management file system firefox installation issues internet explorer opera program identification security temp file cleanup temp files troubleshooting user experience user issues user settings windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Home directory settings that you defined in Group Policy are not applied on a Windows 7 SP1-based or
Fixes an issue in which the home directory is set unexpectedly to the default directory. This issue occurs after you try to define the home directory by using Group Policy on a Windows 7 SP1-based or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based VDI client. More...- News
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- default folder error resolution group policy home folder issue fix microsoft support sp1 vdi windows 7 windows server
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Home directory settings that you tried to define by using Group Policy are not applied on a Windows
Fixes an issue in which the home directory is set to the default directory unexpectedly. This issue occurs after you try to define the home directory by using Group Policy on a Windows 7 SP1-based or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based VDI client. More...- News
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- default folder group policy home folder issue fix sp1 vdi windows 7 windows server
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Windows 7 Setting default folder when opening up office files
I would like to know how I can set up a default folder in windows 7 when opening up Office workbooks. If I open up Excel 2010, It defaults to to My Documents. However, if I click on a folder "Fixed Assets" to open up a workbook, Excel looks at the latest folder when wanting to open up...- Flupsie
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- default folder documents excel file management office productivity software configuration user settings windows 7
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Windows 7 Setting Default Folder
When I Open up an Excel workbook, I would like to set up a default Folder when opening up regular workbook. For e.g I would like to set up My Documents as the default folder. If I open up a workbook in say "Downloads" Folder" , the folder must default back to My Documents" so that when I want to...- Flupsie
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- default folder documents excel file management workbooks
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Windows 7 Please help. What is the default folder to which Windows 7 is installed?
Please help. I have one answer I can not find for a quiz. What is the default folder to which Windows 7 is installed? c:\Windows c:\Winnt c:\win c:\system Also, I was unsure of this one too. What is the agreement that you have to accept when installing Windows? Is it...- dansoldit
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- default folder eula file path installation licensing quiz system files windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Certain user folders are absent from the user profile in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 if t
Fixes an issue in which you cannot find the excluded default folders in the user profile if you use user credentials to log on a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer in a domain environment. These folders are excluded from the... More...- News
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- default folder domain environment fixes folder issues microsoft support server 2008 tech support user credentials windows 7
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Windows 7 Settiing Default Folder
I am using Windows 7 and Office 2010. I would like to know how I can set up a default folder when opening up my Excel Files Your assistance in this regard will be most appreciated- Flupsie
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- configuration default folder excel file management office 2010 productivity user settings windows 7
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Windows 7 Some Desktop Icons Missing
My system is a Dell desktop running windows 7 64-bit home premium. I have 8 GB RAM, and a 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 processor. I was fooling around with windows backup and restore and I created a new user account. I rebooted and noticed that in my primary user account, the one I always use (not the...- RickR
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- application backup corel windvd default folder dell desktop file recovery gadgets icon cache icons missing registry restore shortcuts system issues troubleshooting user account utility windows 7
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Windows 7 Moving default location of folders on a fresh install
Ok i got a SSD awhile back and was able to install windows on it and have my users folder and default install folder on my normal HDD. It has worked ok till now but I'm sure i screwed a few things up when i did it because random programs still try to install on my SSD and when the install makes...- delciotto
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- clean install default folder folder location hdd installation guide installation path ssd storage user folder windows installation
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Windows 7 how to change the default directory for a user account
Default user account folder is: "C:\Users\MyUser". How can I change this folder to (for example): "D:\MyUser"? Regards,- uvazquez
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- configuration default folder folder change user account windows settings
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support