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Note that if you click No, the files in the old location are not deleted, but they are no longer visible from My Documents after the change. If the path you type does not exist, you are prompted to confirm that you want to create a new folder.Ĭlick Yes to move files from the old My Documents location to the new location, or click No if you do not want to move these files. In the Target box, type the new path to the My Documents folder, or click Move to browse to the folder and if needed, create a new My Documents folder. Right-click My Documents (on the desktop), and then click Properties. When the properties of the My Documents folder (the desktop icon) are displayed and a group policy has not been established to redirect the folder, you can change the path to the My Documents folder and you can move the contents from the old location to the new location: How to Change the My Documents Folder Storage Location Value Data: complete path to storage locationIf you redirect My Documents by using group policy folder redirection, the path is present in this value and the option to modify the location of the My Documents folder is not available when you view properties of the My Documents folder. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders Value Data: complete path to storage locationĪny modification from the default is recorded in the following location and the preceding path is also updated: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders The path to the My Documents folder is stored in the following registry key, where complete path to storage location is the path to your storage location: When users save documents to the My Documents folder, the files are actually saved on an assigned network location and can be backed up by the administrator. If you are an administrator, you can use folder redirection in a group policy to modify the location of My Documents to reside on a network share. By default, the My Documents folder is a folder in the user's profile that is used as a default storage location for saved documents. The My Documents folder is a component of the user profile that is used as a unified location for storing personal data. Configuration of the My Documents folder Summary