Operation to change a personal folder location fails in Windows

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Applies ToWindows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Pro Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Foundation Windows Server 2012 Foundation Windows Server 2012 Essentials Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Pro Windows 8 Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Edition Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 trang chủ Premium Windows 7 trang chủ Basic Windows 7 Starter Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Foundation Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 Web Edition Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows Vista trang chủ Basic Windows Vista trang chủ Premium Windows Vista Starter

Symptoms

Assume that you changed the location of a personal thư mục in Windows, such as Documents or Downloads, and mapped the thư mục vĩ đại another personal thư mục. When you try vĩ đại change the location of the thư mục again, the operation fails.

For example: If the personal thư mục was mapped vĩ đại a personal thư mục in the OneDrive thư mục on the computer, the following error message is received:

Can't move the thư mục because there is a thư mục in the same location that can't be redirected. Access is denied.

If the personal thư mục was mapped vĩ đại a local personal thư mục, for example, Documents was mapped vĩ đại Videos, no error message is displayed. However, after the operation, the two folders' locations are not separated.

For more information about how vĩ đại change the location of a personal thư mục and map it vĩ đại another thư mục, see the "More Information" section.

Workaround

Important: Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.

To work around this issue, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click the Windows logo at the lower-left corner of the screen, and then click Run.

  2. Type regedit.exe and press Enter. If User Account Control window pops up, click Yes.

  3. In Registry Editor, browse vĩ đại the following path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

  4. Refer vĩ đại the following table vĩ đại find the registry key for the thư mục that encounters this issue, and change it vĩ đại the mặc định value.

    Folder

    Registry key

    Default value

    Downloads

    {374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}

    %USERPROFILE%\Downloads

    Desktop

    Desktop

    %USERPROFILE%\Desktop

    Favorites

    Favorites

    %USERPROFILE%\Favorites

    Music

    My Music

    %USERPROFILE%\Music

    Pictures

    My Pictures

    %USERPROFILE%\Pictures

    Videos

    My Video

    %USERPROFILE%\Videos

    Documents

    Personal

    %USERPROFILE%\Documents

  5. Restart the Explorer.exe process vĩ đại make the changes take effect. To vì thế this, you can use either of the following steps:

    • Restart the process in Task Manager.

    • Sign out, and then sign in.

    • Restart the computer.

More Information

To change the location of a personal thư mục, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click the personal thư mục, and then click Properties.

  2. Switch vĩ đại the Location tab in the dialog box.

  3. Click Move....

  4. Select the destination thư mục path and then click OK.

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