Show local pictures and document folders instead of OneDrive

[CarpCharacin]

In Quick Access, it is showing the OneDrive documents and pictures folders instead of the local ones. So If I want to access the pictures that are stored in the local folder, I have to go to C:\Users\james\Pictures. How do I edit the quick access to show the local folders instead of the OneDrive folders? I don't think it was like this before the fall creators update.

 

[Grizzly]

You can pin any folder to quick access. right click on the folder you want to have there and then choose " Pin to Quick Access ". analog to this you also can unpin whats already there...

 

[CarpCharacin]

I know, but the local folders aren't in This PC.

 

[bassfisher6522]

I don't use one drive and I turned it off.....if I only get 5 GB of storage, well it's not just worth it for me. I also hate the quick access view....I have file explorer set to open as "This PC".

To do this, open up file explorer, click the view tab, on the far right side click options, click change folder and search options. In the general tab; open file explorer to: and click on the tab there and change it to this PC.

 

[CarpCharacin]

The problem is if I go to This PC, it still shows the OneDrive documents and picture folders instead of the local ones like it did before the update.

 

[bassfisher6522]

The problem is if I go to This PC, it still shows the OneDrive documents and picture folders instead of the local ones like it did before the update.

Yes and No.....it's still showing the local folders as well as what folders ovedrive is associated with by the green arrow which is how that works and is normal.

 

[CarpCharacin]

Yes and No.....it's still showing the local folders as well as what folders ovedrive is associated with by the green arrow which is how that works and is normal.

No, it isn't showing both folders. This is what this pc looks like:

It doesn't show the local folders, just the OneDrive folders (the ones with the green check marks). I have the local pictures folder pinned to quick access, but it won't let me unpin the OneDrive folder.

 

[Heathsideboy]

I believe this is a registry issue as I suffered a similar situation after I updated the last main update. In my case, it was just the local documents folder that had the green checkmark on it.

https://www.windows10forums.com/threads/after-downloading-major-updates-documents-folder-under-my-pc-is-only-showing-onedrive-folders.14067/#post-67925

Or

https://www.windows10forums.com/thr...s-in-explorer-after-anniversary-update.10690/

Maybe Regedit32 will chime in to explain it better or you may be able to work it out for yourself from the links above.

Good luck

HB

 

[CarpCharacin]

The documents folder with the green check mark that shows up under this PC on my computer is the OneDrive folder, not the local one. Hopefully @Regedit32 will respond.

 

[bassfisher6522]

The documents folder with the green check mark that shows up under this PC on my computer is the OneDrive folder, not the local one. Hopefully @Regedit32 will respond.

Why isn't it? If you disable onedrive.....you'll see that the green check marks will be removed just leaving the folder. Which is the exact same folder that is in This PC as well as in Quick access.

 

[Heathsideboy]

The documents folder with the green check mark that shows up under this PC on my computer is the OneDrive folder, not the local one.

If the wording in my first post was confusing, I apologise but the situation you are in now is the same as the one I was in after the main Windows update.

I also had a documents folder with a green check mark on it that showed under This PC as my OneDrive folder. I think the reason for this is as I said in my first post, there may be a duplicate registry entry. This means that you need to delete the duplicate registry entry that is superfluous to your need.

Before you do anything, I suggest you read all of the posts in the first link that I put above and then you will see that you have a very similar situation to what I had. To shorten the process, I did this below but I still think you need to read all of the posts in my first link above to get a grasp of the situation.

This is what I had to do:

1. Go to this registry key location.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

2. This is what you should see. (take the usual registry precautions before editing
your registry). Right click the value shown above that is labelled with the number 1 and
select delete.

3. Close all applications down & restart the computer. (Windows Explorer
should not show a green tick on the Documents folder now).

4. If your local folders are on a different drive to that of drive C, the ‘Documents’ folder will
be empty because it is now on the C drive. To move it to the drive of your choice so that
it will open up showing all your documents in it; right click the ‘Documents’ folder in the
left-hand column of Windows Explorer under ‘This PC’ and select ‘Properties.’

5. Then select the Location tab and type or paste into the location window the drive of your
choice (example below)

D:\My Documents

Finally, click Apply then OK.

HB

 

[CarpCharacin]

I went to that location in the registry editor and this is what I got:

There isn't one with the same name, so I'm not totally sure which one I should delete.

Why isn't it? If you disable onedrive.....you'll see that the green check marks will be removed just leaving the folder. Which is the exact same folder that is in This PC as well as in Quick access.

I don't want to disable OneDrive, I would just like to be able to quickly access my LOCAL document and picture folders, like I could before the update. The contents that are in my LOCAL folders aren't in the OneDrive folders, and I don't want them to be.

 

[Heathsideboy]

In the link I have shown above in my first post, it shows another thread. In Regedit32’s 2nd post in that thread, all the instructions are in there. In that post he states as below:

”If you see that GUID value there pointing to %USERPROFIILE%\OneDrive\Documents then:

1. Right-click on {F42EE2D3-909F-4907-8871-4C22FC0BF756} and select Delete
2. Press F5 key
3. Close the Registry Editor
4. Restart computer

Doing the above will reset the default status, and now the Documents folder below This PC should point to its usual location: %USERPROFILE%\Documents [ for example: C:\Users\Regedit32\Documents ]”
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BEFORE DOING THE ABOVE, highlight the {F42EE2D3-909F-4907-8871-4C22FC0BF756} first. Then click on ‘File’ at the top of the Registry Editor.

Select “Export,” choose a place to Export the registry file (such as your desktop) and give it a name to give you a hint of what it’s for.

Once you have done that, then you can safely proceed with the 4 instructions listed above.

Carry out these instructions and please report back to let us know the outcome.

HB

 

[CarpCharacin]

That worked for the documents folder, but not for the pictures folder. Also, I forgot to press F5 after I deleted it, but I went back into the registry editor and pressed F5 after I restarted the computer.

 

[Heathsideboy]

If it worked for the documents folder, then you just do the same for the pictures folder and delete the:

"%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Pictures" from your registry. (Perform the usual safety precautions before deleting as I have mentioned in my previous post).

HB

 

[CarpCharacin]

It worked, thanks! Is it safe to delete the registry files I saved on my desktop?

 

[Heathsideboy]

It worked, thanks! Is it safe to delete the registry files I saved on my desktop?

Yes, you can now delete the registry files that you saved to your desktop as they were just saved as a safety precaution in case the procedure didn't work.

It may pay you to remember this procedure for the future because when Microsoft send out their major updates, this scenario could happen again. Glad you got it sorted anyway.

HB