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Introduction
Windows stores the location of per-user special folders under the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ User Shell Folders
When you redirect special folders using Tweak UI or by moving the folder to another location,
the User Shell Folder registry path is modified accordingly. To reset the User Shell Folders
values to defaults, try this:
Shell Folder
Path
AppData
%USERPROFILE%\Application Data
Cache
Cookies
%USERPROFILE%\Cookies
Desktop
%USERPROFILE%\Desktop
Favorites
%USERPROFILE%\Favorites
History
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History
Local AppData
Local Settings
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings
My Music
My Pictures
Nethood
%USERPROFILE%\NetHood
%USERPROFILE%\My Documents
PrintHood
%USERPROFILE%\PrintHood
Programs
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs
SendTo
%USERPROFILE%\SendTo
Start Menu
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu
Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Templates
%USERPROFILE%\Templates
Note: You can automate the above using the FolderRedirector utility, or using TweakUI Powertoy.
You may also this REG fix to reset the User Shell Folders values to Windows XP defaults, for the
current user profile.
To reset the per-machine shell folder paths, navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ User Shell Folders
Path
Common AppData
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data
Common Desktop
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop
Common Documents
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents
Common Programs
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu
Common Startup
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Common Templates
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Templates
NOTE: After the Shell Folders values are updated, you need to move your files manually from the old path to the new.