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


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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.
 
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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.
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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
 
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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>\...
 
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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>\...
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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.

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

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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
 
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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
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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%
 

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