profile location

About this tag
Discussions tagged with 'profile location' on WindowsForum.com focus on changing the default user profile folder path in Windows, such as when a renamed account still points to the original 'C:\Users\owner' directory. Users seek methods to update the profile location to match a new username, often after a system reinstall or account modification. The tag covers practical troubleshooting steps for resolving mismatches between account names and their associated user folders.

  1. Windows 7 change user account location?

    when i got this computer back after a reinstall, the only account was "owner". i changed it to "james", but it's still defaulting everything to c:\users\owner instead of c:\users\james. how do i change this? *** FIGURED IT OUT. ***
    • paradive
    • Thread
    • change user default path file location profile location reinstall windows windows settings
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support