Suppose you are running out of storage and want to move your personal folders to another location or have already transferred your folder to another drive and now want to restore it to its original place. In that case, this gearupwindows article will guide you. Windows 11/10 allows you to move the default location of personal folders (such as Desktop, Pictures, Downloads, Documents, etc.) to a new destination.
Using a similar process, you can restore the personal folders to their original location. We will guide you with both methods, how to move your personal folders to a new place and after that how to restore them to their original location. When you change the default location, the folder and content will be moved to the new site, but you can still access them as you were doing before.
How to Move Default Location of Personal Folders in Windows 11 or 10?
As said above, moving the default location of personal folders in Windows 11/10 will transfer its contents also to your new desired location. However, you can still access them as you were doing before. If you are running out of storage or due for some reason, you want to vacate Windows 11 installation drive, do the following:-
Step 1. First, launch the Run command box using
Step 2. When the Run box opens, type the following and hit
shell:UsersFilesFolder
Step 3. After that, please select a folder by clicking on it to move to a new location. For example, we want to move the Documents folder to a new path.
Step 4. Then, right-click on the selected folder and choose the
Step 5. Next, on the Properties window, select the
Step 6. When File Explorer opens, select the destination folder and then click the
Step 7. Click
Step 8. In the Move Folder dialog, click the
Step 9. Finally, click the
That’s it. Now your select personal folder contents have been moved to a new location. But, you can still access your documents from the old spot.
How to Restore Default Location of Personal Folders in Windows 11 or 10?
As said above, moving the default location of personal folders in Windows 11/10 will transfer its contents also to your new desired location. However, you can still access them as you were doing before. If you are running out of storage or due to some reason, you had transferred personal folder items to a new location, and now you want to restore them to their original location, you need to perform the following steps:-
Step 1. First, launch the Run command box using
Step 2. When the Run box opens, type the following and hit
shell:UsersFilesFolder
Step 3. After that, please select a folder by clicking on it to restore it to its original location. For example, we moved the Documents folder earlier to a new path, and now I want to restore it to its original location.
Step 4. Right-click on the selected folder and click
Step 5. Next, on the Properties window, select the
Step 6. Now, choose the
Step 7. Click
Step 8. In the upcoming window, select
Step 9. Finally, click the
That’s it.