How to Move Your Desktop, 3D Objects, Downloads, Pictures, Music, and Video Folder Locations in Windows 10

By Timothy Tibbetts

Windows 10 saves all of the default folders, including Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Music, Videos, and 3D Objects in your User Profile folder located in C:\Users\User Name. In this tutorial, we show you how to move those folders to another location.

Before we get started, remember:

If you're using OneDrive, you will need to turn it off temporarily

If you change your mind later, follow the steps and click on Restore Default

1: Open File Explorer, right-click on the desired location and click on New > Folder. Name that folder the same name as the folder you're moving (Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Music, Videos, or 3D Objects).

2: Click on This PC.

3: Right-click on the folder you want to move and click on Properties.

4: Click on the Location tab.

5: Click on Move, select the same named folder you created and click Select Folder.

6: Click on OK and finally, click on Yes when prompted.

As mentioned earlier, you can restore the default file location by clicking on Restore Default in step 5.

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