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I am trying move the location of my laptop's Desktop folder from one location to another.

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Windows 7 Forums is the largest help and support community, providing friendly help and advice for Microsoft Windows 7 Computers such as Dell, HP, Acer, Asus or a custom build. I did a few updates last week and after could not creat a new desk top folder, the explaination is in the 2 images. You are watching VisiHow! This is a tutorial on how to put a shortcut of a folder on the desktop in Windows 7. There are two ways to create a shortcut, and they will be reviewed in this tutorial. In this example, the 'Music' folder is chosen. On this computer, it located on the disk D, in the.

I had forgotten how to do this, so instead of changing the location via the Location tab in Properties I moved the files to a new location, then deleted the Desktop directory and created a new one. Then I realized I had done it wrong.

There's no option to change my new 'Desktop' folder into a proper special Desktop folder so that the files show up on the desktop and treated like the desktop folder is supposed to. I think what I need to do is find a way to restore the canonical Desktop folder in explorer?

You can create a folder in almost any location in Windows 7, which will allow you to place related files within that folder so that they are easier to find. Creating a New Folder on the Windows 7 Desktop. The steps in this guide will show you how to create and name a new folder on your Windows 7 Desktop. The desktop is one area of your computer that you will always visit with regularity, and it’s easy to locate specific programs, shortcuts and files when you put them there. So continue reading below to learn how to add a shortcut to a website on your Windows 7 desktop. How to Add a Website Shortcut to Your Desktop in Windows 7.

Jan 31, 2011  Here’s how to create a new folder: Go to the location (such as a folder or the desktop) where you want to create a new folder. Right-click a blank area on the desktop or in the folder window, point to New, and then click Folder. Type a name for the new folder, and then press Enter. The Windows, the Favorites folder has shortcuts to the Desktop, Downloads and other items you put in it. Here'show to create a Desktop shortcut to it. I am unable to create a new folder by any means in Windows 7. From within Windows Explorer if I select the 'New Folder' option, nothing happens. Also, from the Desktop, the 'Folder' option does not show when right-clicking and selecting 'New'.

  • Restore deleted default folders - This question recommends this post on another site, but the section on restoring the desktop links to some .zip files that I am not comfortable trying blindly.
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Try these options:

  1. Go to C:Users<username> and see if a Desktop folder exists. If it does, then move it to the new location via the right-click -> Properties -> Location method.
  2. If you can't find your Desktop folder there, try going to shell:Desktop (from Explorer address bar or Start menu search field). If it works, move it as above.
  3. Check the Recycle Bin to see if the Desktop folder you deleted is still there. If it is, then restore it.
  4. If all above options fail, try the following:
    • open regedit
    • navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerUser Shell Folders
    • in the right-hand pane find the entry called Desktop
    • go to the folder it points to and move that to your new location
    • (alternatively, edit the entry directly to point to your new location, then log out and back in for the setting to take effect)
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This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to create a locked folder in Windows 7 – without installing any additional 3rd party software.

9/27/15 Update: although the screenshots will be different, the method outlined in this tutorial to create a password protected folder does work in Windows 8.

While the steps below will guide you in creating a hidden and password protected folder, this method is not 100% secure. It will deter the average computer user enough, but an advanced user will be able to access the contents of this folder. If you want to create a truly secure and encrypted place to store files and folders that absolutely nobody will ever be able to access, see the tutorial How to Securely Store Files in Windows (which includes installing software, but it’s completely free).

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  1. Create a new folder and name it whatever you would like.
  2. Open the folder, right-click on a blank area in it, then select New ->Text Document from the pop-up menu.
  3. Open the text file you just created by double-clicking it and copy/paste in the following text:

    cls
    @ECHO OFF
    title Folder Private
    if EXIST 'Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}' goto UNLOCK
    if NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER
    :CONFIRM
    echo Are you sure you want to lock the folder(Y/N)
    set/p 'cho=>'
    if %cho%Y goto LOCK
    if %cho%y goto LOCK
    if %cho%n goto END
    if %cho%N goto END
    echo Invalid choice.
    goto CONFIRM
    :LOCK
    ren Private 'Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}'
    attrib +h +s 'Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}'
    echo Folder locked
    goto End
    :UNLOCK
    echo Enter password to unlock folder
    set/p 'pass=>'
    if NOT %pass% PASSWORD_GOES_HERE goto FAIL
    attrib -h -s 'Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}'
    ren 'Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}' Private
    echo Folder Unlocked successfully
    goto End
    :FAIL
    echo Invalid password
    goto end
    :MDLOCKER
    md Private
    echo Private created successfully
    goto End
    :End

  4. In the above code, replace the key PASSWORD_GOES_HERE with the password you want to use to unlock the folder. For example if you want the password to be 123456, the line should look like:

    if NOT %pass% 123456 goto FAIL

  5. Save your new file in the .bat format with the complete file name being locker.bat. To do this, make sure to change the Save as type: to All Files (*.*).
  6. In the folder you created back in Step #1, double click the locker.bat file and there will now be a new folder named Private where you can put anything you want.
  7. Upon exiting, double click the locker.bat file again. It will prompt you to answer whether you want to lock your folder or not. Press Y and the private folder will disappear.
  8. In order to retrieve the Private folder, all you have to do is double click the locker.bat file and enter the password which you set in Step #4 and the folder will appear again for you to access.
  9. That’s it!

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Again, this method is not truly secure. How to Securely Store Files in Windows will take you through the steps to create a really secure folder (using free software).