Hi! I'll describe my problem with an example. Let's say I'm moving a file to the desktop (the folder in Windows Explorer). When I then check the desktop, the file isn't there. My problem is that changes that are either made to the desktop or the desktop folder doesn't apply to the other one, so the desktop folder and the desktop itself looks different. How can I fix this?
Sorry for the confusing explanation :/
So what is the issue?
There are multiple Desktop folder under the C:UserUsernames folder. If you place a file in another users username Desktop folder you are right it won't show up in your Username Desktop folder.
You can also put it in the "C:UsersPublicPublic Desktop" folder and it will show up for every user.
right click on that icon in windows explorer and choose properties ,and choose location to see where it located , mine c:usershome, home being the name I chose when creating the userHi! I'll describe my problem with an example. Let's say I'm moving a file to the desktop (the folder in Windows Explorer/
Do the files appear correctly after you press F5?
There have been issues reported with this but no real solution I'm afraid. Clean install worked for me but that was perhaps a coincidence.
File Explorer Requiring Screen Refresh to Be Correct - Windows 10 blog
Solved Desktop not updating - Windows 10 blog
No, they dont :/ I "fixed it" by dragging the icons from the desktop to the folder and the desktop updated. It's shame that I need to do it. Oh well, that's the closest to a fix I can get to. Thanks for the responses!Do the files appear correctly after you press F5?
There have been issues reported with this but no real solution I'm afraid. Clean install worked for me but that was perhaps a coincidence.
File Explorer Requiring Screen Refresh to Be Correct - Windows 10 blog
Solved Desktop not updating - Windows 10 blog
OK, Now you have me confused. How did you move the icons from the desktop to the folder if they didn't show on the desktop?No, they dont :/ I "fixed it" by dragging the icons from the desktop to the folder and the desktop updated. It's shame that I need to do it. Oh well, that's the closest to a fix I can get to. Thanks for the responses!
I had some icons on the desktop that didn't appear in the desktop folder so I dragged those icons from the desktop to the folder. There's "two" sides of this problem, the first one is that a file is on the desktop but not in the folder and the second one is that a file is in the desktop folder but not on the desktop. Either way this thread can be closed since I found a way to deal with it. Thanks for the help!OK, Now you have me confused. How did you move the icons from the desktop to the folder if they didn't show on the desktop?
great news , you can check off solved on your screen when you go to this thread,I had some icons on the desktop that didn't appear in the desktop folder so I dragged those icons from the desktop to the folder. There's "two" sides of this problem, the first one is that a file is on the desktop but not in the folder and the second one is that a file is in the desktop folder but not on the desktop. Either way this thread can be closed since I found a way to deal with it. Thanks for the help!
