Questions tagged [special-locations]
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How to move special folders (Users, Program Data, etc) to a different drive on Windows 10? [duplicate]
I have a small SSD drive C: for OS stuff, and a larger hybrid HDD (two disks with mirroring, for improved reliability) D: for the data.
I'd like to move special Windows directories, specifically C:\...
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rd "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents" how it work?
I use the following commands:
rd "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents"
mklink /J "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents" "D:\Save Games\Documents"
and it does not work. I've ...
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How to get the real path of Desktop in Windows Explorer?
This bothers me for ages, and I could not find the solution yet.
Open Windows Explorer.
Click on Desktop in the left sidebar.
Click on "Desktop" in the address bar.
Result: Instead of C:\.....
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Windows 10 - Searching for a specific part of a filename within a set interval of characters
Good Day/Evening,
Maybe someone could help, and just maybe this could help someone else. If one observes the example below:
01022015- BLABLABLA
04022018 - BLABLABLAB
02012016 - Blablabla
What I ...
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Laser printer may not work over 10,000 foot altitude?
In the specifications of my HP Laserjet M553 it says that it is limited to altitudes under 3000 meters (10,000 feet).
Why would a laser printer not work at altitudes over 10,000 feet?
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How to restore the "My Pictures" special folder in Windows 7?
I accidentally deleted %USERPROFILE%\My Pictures a while back, and am wanting to restore it, but despite trying for the last hour, I'm no closer to doing so. I've moved all my pictures to a new folder ...
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How to move Documents, Images, etc. from windows command line?
In windows, I can move (change the location of) special folders / directories like Videos, Pictures, Downloads, Documents (ex. "My Documents"), etc. via right-clicking them, selecting Properties, ...
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Set any folder as system folder?
As of Windows 8.1, SkyDrive now has its own system folder. This manifests itself in two obvious ways:
SkyDrive gets its own treeview node in file explorer.
You can only move the folder, not delete it....
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Why does my %appdata%\Local\Temp folder have almost 100GB in it? If this data is disposable, why hasn't Windows told me?
Hard disk failed. With a little trickery, I was able to coerce the Windows Backup and Restore 320GB VHD drive partition image (which contained only 220GB of actual data) to restore it onto a smaller ...
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Changing desktop folder
I know that this question is replied thousand times but,
I change Desktop folder of my Windows XP by Regedit, from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
I ...
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Accidentally deleted the Downloads folder, a windows "Special Folder", how to restore?
I deleted the Downloads folder in my Windows 7 home directory (which I had moved and renamed to incoming)
I was able to restore the folder from a backup, this restores the contents as well as Desktop....
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Is there a list of Windows special directories/shortcuts (like %TEMP%)?
I'm looking for a reference list of shortcuts like %TEMP%.
When I'm using Windows+R or Windows Explorer and type %temp%, the Windows Explorer takes me to the Temp directory. Are there more of these ...
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What happens when you rename c:\users folder in windows 7?
I've tried to move the folder using a WinPE, but it was very difficult because of strange things happening.
First I renamed the folder to c:\usersbackup but in explorer when I went to see if this was ...
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How can I open "special locations" in Windows, like "Control Panel" from the command line?
If one opens Windows Explorer and then enters "Control Panel" in the location bar, then the Windows Control Panel will start. Similarly, the location string "Control Panel\NVIDIA Control Panel" starts ...