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ali20142014

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    How to remove "Videos" folder on desktop?
    « on: November 09, 2016, 10:19:15 PM »
    The title says all. How to remove the "Videos" folder on desktop? See attachment. Thanks

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    Re: How to remove "Videos" folder on desktop?
    « Reply #1 on: November 10, 2016, 11:51:14 AM »
    Rogjt-clicking on it and selecting Delete should remove it or just drag it to the Recycling bin.
    Windows 8 and Windows 10 dual boot with two SSD's

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      Re: How to remove "Videos" folder on desktop?
      « Reply #2 on: November 10, 2016, 11:55:55 AM »
      Yes but it reappers everytime i restart

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      Re: How to remove "Videos" folder on desktop?
      « Reply #3 on: November 10, 2016, 12:13:55 PM »
      Control Panel/Personalise/Change desktop icons...
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        Re: How to remove "Videos" folder on desktop?
        « Reply #4 on: November 11, 2016, 08:06:02 AM »
        i dont see how to remove the icons

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        Re: How to remove "Videos" folder on desktop?
        « Reply #5 on: November 11, 2016, 08:29:23 AM »
        Thats not Win 10...
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          Re: How to remove "Videos" folder on desktop?
          « Reply #6 on: November 11, 2016, 08:32:09 AM »
          dude its win 10 Pro..

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          Re: How to remove "Videos" folder on desktop?
          « Reply #7 on: November 11, 2016, 08:45:36 AM »
          How did you put it there in the first place? 

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          Re: How to remove "Videos" folder on desktop?
          « Reply #8 on: November 11, 2016, 08:47:17 AM »
          " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "

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          Re: How to remove "Videos" folder on desktop?
          « Reply #9 on: November 11, 2016, 01:10:34 PM »
          Seems like the Videos Folder location was set to be in your Desktop Folder. This means that you can delete it but it will be created the next time a program or the shell requests the location of the Videos folder.

          In  File Explorer, if you expand "This PC" there should be a "Videos" Folder. If you right-click it and click properties, there should be a location tab. The default location for the folder is C:\Users\<Username>\Videos. it sounds like somehow it may have been changed to be C:\Users\<Username>\Desktop\Videos.

          If you click "Restore Default" it should set it back to the default location inside your user profile (but not inside the desktop folder) which means it shouldn't be recreated in the desktop folder.

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