Computer and Software Support


Move Desktop Folder Location  

 

When you create a profile in Windows, it creates several default folders to store the files you create or store on the computer. The default location for these folders is C:\Profile Name\Desktop (substitute the name of your profile for Profile Name) For reasons why you would change the default location, click here

Some systems have two or more hard drives. The User sometimes wants to store the Desktop folder on a different drive or at a different location on the C drive instead of the default location.

Below is instructions on how to move the Desktop folder to a different location

  1. Access  Desktop Folder

  2. Right-click Desktop

   

  1. Click Properties

   

  1. Click the Location tab

   

  1. You will see the default location of C:\Users\ProfileName\Desktop (Change ProfileName for the profile you are working on)

   

  1. Change the location to the location that you want (in this example, the location you are moving it to is D:\ProfileName\Desktop but the drive letter may be different on your system and you can name the folders anything you want it to say)

   

  1. You can hand type the new location

  2. You can also navigate to the new location by clicking Find Target

   

  1. If the folder does not exist on the location you want to move it to, you will need to create the folder. Click here for instructions

  2. After you select the new location, click Apply

   

  1. If you want to revert back to the original location, click Restore Default

   

 

For assistance moving other default folders, click here