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I accidentally changed the Documents library to my user directory, and now it won't let me change back.

If i try changing the folder to another location, e.g. E:\Documents (without moving any files) I get this message:

Error Header: The can't be moved here; Error Message: Can't move folder because there is a folder in the same location that can't be redirected

Is there some value I can change somewhere that will tell Windows that the Documents Library is somewhere else without going through the normal move process?

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  • Have you tried System Restore back to before you changed it?
    – CharlieRB
    Commented Jun 6, 2017 at 11:50
  • Too much time went before I discovered that i had made the error. I don't dare making a recovery that far back in time. (It was way before the creators upgrade).
    – Nichlas H.
    Commented Jun 6, 2017 at 11:56

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Reset to default
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This can be done in regedit:

Open regedit and go to the path:

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

Change the value of the binary Personal to:

From

%USERPROFILE%

To 

%USERPROFILE%\Documents
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  • Apparently i found the answer to my own question.
    – Nichlas H.
    Commented Jun 6, 2017 at 12:23

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