Really need moved Library paths to be in Windows 11Default Environment variables......

spr_pseudo · Oct 30, 2023

Can someone tell their friends in Microsoft 11 Dev team to implement Library path folders (eg %Documents%, %Videos%, %Downloads%) in the Default Windows 11 Environment variables. This would be really useful, much more so than 80% of the variables. It's common and a feature in Windows 11 to move around these folders to not waste %HOMEDRIVE% space with videos or downloads etc. (Someone do something.). One of the problems is the

Code:

%USERPROFILE%

can be in a different location to the moved Libraries so

Code:

%USERPROFILE%\Documents

is impossible and a bad, confusing possibility for moved Library folders. Keep this bumped with replies so someone at Microsoft can see it.

These could easily go into any close by Windows 11 update.

OAT · Oct 30, 2023

spr_pseudo said:
Can someone tell their friends in Microsoft 11 Dev team to implement Library path folders (eg %Documents%, %Videos%, %Downloads%) in the Default Windows 11 Environment variables. This would be really useful, much more so than 80% of the variables. It's common and a feature in Windows 11 to move around these folders to not waste %HOMEDRIVE% space with videos or downloads etc. (Someone do something.). One of the problems is the

Code:

%USERPROFILE%

can be in a different location to the moved Libraries so

Code:

%USERPROFILE%\Documents

is impossible and a bad, confusing possibility for moved Library folders. Keep this bumped with replies so someone at Microsoft can see it.

These could easily go into any close by Windows 11 update.

Can be easily changed by editing the registry to the folders you prefer:
This will only affect the current user only. You will need to sign out for the changes to take place.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

POLYSIUS · Oct 30, 2023

That Registry-Entries don't help.

Example: after a sfc-scan
findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log >"%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt"
gives an error message: The System cannot find the path.
When I change the %userprofile% into G:\<name>\Desktop I get the resultfile.
The Environment variables %userprofile% are set to G:\<name>
All my personal files are in G:\<name>\...

OAT · Oct 30, 2023

POLYSIUS said:
That Registry-Entries don't help.

Example: after a sfc-scan
findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log >"%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt"
gives an error message: The System cannot find the path.
When I change the %userprofile% into G:\<name>\Desktop I get the resultfile.
The Environment variables %userprofile% are set to G:\<name>
All my personal files are in G:\<name>\...

Your command works perfectly fine on my system,
Environment variables are OK to use if you are a single user, but becomes problematic when multiple user profiles are present.

POLYSIUS · Oct 30, 2023

My Desktop is in G:\<name>\Desktop!
I don't have any personal files in (C:)

POLYSIUS · Oct 30, 2023

OAT, come on:
I mean Docs, Pics, Downloads, Video, Desktop, Music
I did not touch the appdata folder and my Shellfolder Entries point to the correct path

Edit: This is a response to OAT, that was deleted in the meantime

spr_pseudo · Oct 31, 2023

OAT said:
Can be easily changed by editing the registry to the folders you prefer:
This will only affect the current user only. You will need to sign out for the changes to take place.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

I don't think you understand op. The environment variables are useful for scripts and needed to find them with a script, without having to hard code it.

The following user folders in the library could have been moved to many different locations, and these are suggested environment variables:
%USERDOCUMENTS%
%USERDOWNLOADS%
%USERPICTURES%
%USERVIDEOS%