How do I change the location of a file?

How do I change the location of a file?

Steps for moving a user folder

1. Open File Explorer.
2. Click Quick Access if it isn’t open.
3. Click the user folder that you want to change to select it.
4. Click the Home tab on the Ribbon.
5. In the Open section, click Properties.
6. In the Folder Properties window, click the Location tab.
7. Click Move.

How do you fix can’t move the folder because there is a folder in the same location that can’t be redirected access is denied?

When you find that the folder can’t be moved and receive the error “Can’t move the folder because there is a folder in the same location that can’t be redirected”, you can try re-linking OneDrive to your PC or modifying User Shell Folders Registry Key.

How do I change the location of my OneDrive folder?

Here’s how.

1. Right click the OneDrive taskbar icon and select Settings.
2. Click the Unlink OneDrive button under the Account tab.
3. Launch File Explorer.
4. Navigate to and select the OneDrive folder.
5. Click the Move to button on the Home tab.
6. Select Choose location.
7. Select the new location and click Move.

What happens when I change the location of a folder?

Assume that you changed the location of a personal folder in Windows, such as Documents or Downloads, and mapped the folder to another personal folder. When you try to change the location of the folder again, the operation fails. Can’t move the folder because there is a folder in the same location that can’t be redirected.

Where is the default location for folders in Windows 10?

You will face this kind of situation typically in your C drive as it is the default save location for different folders like Downloads, Music, Videos, cloud storage, etc.

Why are my folders not moving in Windows 10?

It appears that the Windows 10 May 2019 update has a OneDrive bug with how the user profile folders are integrated, especially if the user has chosen to point Documents, Pictures, Music, Video (and similar) externally to another location.

Can a personal folder be moved to another folder?

Can’t move the folder because there is a folder in the same location that can’t be redirected. Access is denied. If the personal folder was mapped to a local personal folder, for example, Documents was mapped to Videos, no error message is displayed. However, after the operation, the two folders’ locations are not separated.