Windows 10: My User Folder Is Missing From The Users In C Drive.

Please Help Me Out , I Tried to Change my user download path to D Drive but after doing it , It Made my User Folder Disappeared from the C Drive, only the Public folder is showing, But when I search my user name in the search box of file explorer, every file is showing...

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User folders in root C: drive

In my new Windows 10, these folders were generated:

• Intel
• PerfLogs
• Program Files
• Program Files (x86)
• Users
• Windows

Is there a policy of users generating new folders in this root C: drive?

On my old W7 PC I had several folders in C:, providing a shorter path for applications.

E.g. Is there an advantage when new Windows software is installed?

 

User's folder is not present in c:\\Users

Putting aside your somewhat random use of forward, backward, and double slashes, please explain the difference between:

• In Windows 7 Window Explorer, one cannot view the UserName folder
  in c:\\Users

and

• UserName folder, normally viewable from c://Users, can be still be viewed and fully accessed from UserName's Desktop
  via Window's Explorer

Click Start, type C:\Users into the Search box, and press Enter

Please list everything you see. If you would rather not reveal actual user names, use UserA, UserB, UserC, etc. Please mention whether view hidden files and folders is enabled or not.

Is the name of one (or more) users missing from the list of items?

Navigate to any document in the "UserName folder" that you can't see in C:\Users, then right-click and select Properties.

What is shown as the document's "Location"? Again, if you want to use UserA rather than the actual name, that's OK.

 

How can I recover missing files from C:\User\<user> folder in Windows 11?

It sounds like you might be experiencing a corrupted user profile issue, which can cause data loss in some cases.

Here are a few steps you can take to recover your missing files:

1. Check the Recycle Bin: Sometimes, files and folders can accidentally be deleted and end up in the Recycle Bin. Check the Recycle Bin to see if any of your missing files are there. If they are, right-click on them and select "Restore."
   
2. Use a data recovery tool: If the files are not in the Recycle Bin, you can try using a data recovery tool such as Recuva, <commercial product suggestion removed by Moderator> to recover them. These tools scan your hard drive for deleted files and attempt to restore them.
   
3. Check other user profiles: If you have multiple user profiles on your PC, check to see if the missing files are located in another user's profile. Sometimes, files can be accidentally saved in the wrong profile.
   

Regarding your question about deleting temporary profile folders, deleting them should not affect your user profile. Temporary profiles are created by Windows when it is unable to load a user's profile correctly, and deleting them will not delete any data from the user profile. However, it is important to note that deleting the wrong folders or files can cause data loss, so be careful when deleting anything from your hard drive.