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FaithLorraine
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Get ready for a novel. I'm trying to be as detailed as possible. For almost 2 weeks now, I have been reading articles and answers on several websites for the official/proper way to move some of my User Folders (Desktop, Library Folders, & OneDrive itself) to my 1TB DATA (D
Drive, have those synced to OneDrive, AND ALSO have those folders still be accessed via 'This PC' menu in File Explorer. So, when I open 'File Explorer', I want to be able to look under 'This PC', right-click on each Library folder, look under 'properties' and see that the Desktop + LIBRARY folders (Documents, Music, Pictures & Videos) each have a file-path of D:\Users\Owner\FolderName\OneDrive. I also want to be able to right-click on the 'OneDrive' cloud folder above 'This PC' and have the file-path be: D:\Users\Owner\OneDrive, and be synced to the Library folders in my DATA (D drive. When I 'save' a new document, music file, photo or video, I want them to default to the D: drive that is synced to my OneDrive.
When I got my new computer, I followed the setup process as usual, including OneDrive. However, it only gave me the option of syncing 'Desktop, Documents and Pictures.' I went ahead, thinking I must have missed something, since Music and Videos weren't included. All of these, including OneDrive itself default to the C: drive as usual. I have 180 GB to move onto my computer & sync to my OneDrive, so I might as well get started using my 1TB D: drive from now on and leave the OS and apps (and Downloads folder) on the C: drive. I thought this process would be easier (for me), but I'm too analytical and don't understand how file-paths and mapping works. I attempted this process following the directions on 'Windows Central': 1) Created a Folder named: Users in the D: drive. Then within that, a subfolder named: Owner. 2) Went to the OneDrive Cloud in the Taskbar, right-clicked, Properties and un-linked OneDrive from my PC. 3) Went to Start Menu 4) Run Command 5) %UserProfile% 6) Selected OneDrive folder. 7) Selected 'Move' under 'Home' and moved each folder one at a time to: D:\Users\Owner. The folders and files appeared my D: drive. 8) I signed back into OneDrive, but the same 3 folders (Desktop, Documents, & Pictures) were the only ones that would link. 9) I went to File Explorer under 'This PC', right clicked under each user-folder, and they did indeed have a file path of D\:Users\Owner. The Desktop, Documents and Pictures folders specific file-path was D:\Users\Owner\OneDrive, and the Music & Videos file-paths were just D:\Users\Owner. The OneDrive folder above 'This PC' had a file-path of: D:\Users\Owner.
It seemed I was successful at moving my OneDrive, so I created a test-document and saved it to the default 'This PC', and even though it appeared in the D: drive Documents folder like I wanted, it did NOT appear in the OneDrive folder. So, it appears the sync was not done properly. In File Explorer, even though I right-click on each user-folder (including OneDrive) and it shows a D: drive file-path, when I open the C: drive folder, some of the files were STILL there (Desktop, Documents, Pictures) as well. I don't want duplicate files on both the C drive. When used the 'move' option under 'Home', it must have chosen to copy them instead of move them, even though I did NOT choose copy-to. Because of the OneDrive syncing, I am so confused as to what is a local folder and what is in the cloud. And I DO want all my OneDrive files available on my PC - I want it to be as if I am only using ONE file that is always synced everywhere but that is safe both locally and in the OneDrive. In frustration, I restored all my files back to their C: drive positions. Now, I want to start over and hopefully do it right this time, like I 'thought' I was last time. The 2 links below talk about the process of moving User-Folders, so if they are right, I feel like I have a good foundation to go from AGAIN. However, I don't understand WHY I need to recreate folders of the same-names in my D: drive beyond just the Users folder and Owner sub-folders. WHY do I need to create a Desktop, Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos and OneDrive subfolders? Won't they just move into the main folder I already created (D:\Users\Owner)? Doesn't creating new folders in D: just make these duplicates of the ones I'm about to transfer? I don't want there to be a hidden spot in my C: drive where my files are still hiding. I want them ALL to be on the D: drive ONLY, INCLUDING all of OneDrive. Also, in order to link the Music and Video folders under 'My PC' to OneDrive, can't I just move them to that folder BEFORE I move all of OneDrive to the D: Drive? Then they'll all just go together to the D: drive. With that said, I am open to hearing ANYTHING. I really want to understand so I can FINALLY move my folders and files and rest-easy knowing everything I do with my files will be read by the Windows OS. (One thing though, I don't want to use the mklink process. I don't want a stand-in to trick my computer. I just want to do it correctly the original way.) Thank you to whoever responds and helps me!
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/musicandvideo/forum/all/how-do-i-sync-my-music-folder-on-my-pc-to-onedrive/7247acde-e324-4dc3-b224-03b8809e547a
OneDrive Tip: Use Documents and Other Libraries with OneDrive - Thurrott.com
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Drive, have those synced to OneDrive, AND ALSO have those folders still be accessed via 'This PC' menu in File Explorer. So, when I open 'File Explorer', I want to be able to look under 'This PC', right-click on each Library folder, look under 'properties' and see that the Desktop + LIBRARY folders (Documents, Music, Pictures & Videos) each have a file-path of D:\Users\Owner\FolderName\OneDrive. I also want to be able to right-click on the 'OneDrive' cloud folder above 'This PC' and have the file-path be: D:\Users\Owner\OneDrive, and be synced to the Library folders in my DATA (D drive. When I 'save' a new document, music file, photo or video, I want them to default to the D: drive that is synced to my OneDrive.When I got my new computer, I followed the setup process as usual, including OneDrive. However, it only gave me the option of syncing 'Desktop, Documents and Pictures.' I went ahead, thinking I must have missed something, since Music and Videos weren't included. All of these, including OneDrive itself default to the C: drive as usual. I have 180 GB to move onto my computer & sync to my OneDrive, so I might as well get started using my 1TB D: drive from now on and leave the OS and apps (and Downloads folder) on the C: drive. I thought this process would be easier (for me), but I'm too analytical and don't understand how file-paths and mapping works. I attempted this process following the directions on 'Windows Central': 1) Created a Folder named: Users in the D: drive. Then within that, a subfolder named: Owner. 2) Went to the OneDrive Cloud in the Taskbar, right-clicked, Properties and un-linked OneDrive from my PC. 3) Went to Start Menu 4) Run Command 5) %UserProfile% 6) Selected OneDrive folder. 7) Selected 'Move' under 'Home' and moved each folder one at a time to: D:\Users\Owner. The folders and files appeared my D: drive. 8) I signed back into OneDrive, but the same 3 folders (Desktop, Documents, & Pictures) were the only ones that would link. 9) I went to File Explorer under 'This PC', right clicked under each user-folder, and they did indeed have a file path of D\:Users\Owner. The Desktop, Documents and Pictures folders specific file-path was D:\Users\Owner\OneDrive, and the Music & Videos file-paths were just D:\Users\Owner. The OneDrive folder above 'This PC' had a file-path of: D:\Users\Owner.
It seemed I was successful at moving my OneDrive, so I created a test-document and saved it to the default 'This PC', and even though it appeared in the D: drive Documents folder like I wanted, it did NOT appear in the OneDrive folder. So, it appears the sync was not done properly. In File Explorer, even though I right-click on each user-folder (including OneDrive) and it shows a D: drive file-path, when I open the C: drive folder, some of the files were STILL there (Desktop, Documents, Pictures) as well. I don't want duplicate files on both the C drive. When used the 'move' option under 'Home', it must have chosen to copy them instead of move them, even though I did NOT choose copy-to. Because of the OneDrive syncing, I am so confused as to what is a local folder and what is in the cloud. And I DO want all my OneDrive files available on my PC - I want it to be as if I am only using ONE file that is always synced everywhere but that is safe both locally and in the OneDrive. In frustration, I restored all my files back to their C: drive positions. Now, I want to start over and hopefully do it right this time, like I 'thought' I was last time. The 2 links below talk about the process of moving User-Folders, so if they are right, I feel like I have a good foundation to go from AGAIN. However, I don't understand WHY I need to recreate folders of the same-names in my D: drive beyond just the Users folder and Owner sub-folders. WHY do I need to create a Desktop, Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos and OneDrive subfolders? Won't they just move into the main folder I already created (D:\Users\Owner)? Doesn't creating new folders in D: just make these duplicates of the ones I'm about to transfer? I don't want there to be a hidden spot in my C: drive where my files are still hiding. I want them ALL to be on the D: drive ONLY, INCLUDING all of OneDrive. Also, in order to link the Music and Video folders under 'My PC' to OneDrive, can't I just move them to that folder BEFORE I move all of OneDrive to the D: Drive? Then they'll all just go together to the D: drive. With that said, I am open to hearing ANYTHING. I really want to understand so I can FINALLY move my folders and files and rest-easy knowing everything I do with my files will be read by the Windows OS. (One thing though, I don't want to use the mklink process. I don't want a stand-in to trick my computer. I just want to do it correctly the original way.) Thank you to whoever responds and helps me!
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/musicandvideo/forum/all/how-do-i-sync-my-music-folder-on-my-pc-to-onedrive/7247acde-e324-4dc3-b224-03b8809e547a
OneDrive Tip: Use Documents and Other Libraries with OneDrive - Thurrott.com
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