Windows 11/10可让您轻松更改(change the default Save location)文档、音乐(Music)、图片(Picture)和视频用户配置(Video User Profile)文件文件夹的默认保存位置。您现在可以轻松地将您的个人文件(如文档、音乐(Music)、图片(Picture)和视频(Videos))保存到另一个驱动器或分区,甚至默认保存到外部驱动器。
我们已经了解了如何将应用程序移动到另一个位置以及如何将 Windows 应用程序安装到另一个分区。Windows 11/10中更改个人文件默认保存位置的过程类似。
更改(Change)用户(User)文件夹的默认位置
您可以通过各自的文件夹属性(Folder Properties)、设置(Settings)应用程序或编辑注册表来更改用户文件夹(如(Registry)Documents、Music、Picture和Videos文件夹)的默认位置。让我们来看看所涉及的程序。虽然我们以Documents文件夹为例,但其他用户配置(User Profile)文件文件夹的过程也相同。
1]使用属性更改文档文件夹的默认位置(Change)
程序如下:
- 打开文件资源管理器
- 导航到位于 C:Users 中的Documents文件夹(Documents)
- 右键单击(Right-click)该文件夹并选择属性。
- 打开位置(Location)选项卡并输入所需的新路径。
- 单击移动。
- 它将打开资源管理器(Explorer)对话框。
- 导航到并选择所需的新位置;或者手动输入路径。
- 单击应用/确定。
该文件夹及其内容将被移动。
2]通过设置更改(Change)新内容的保存位置
视窗 11
默认情况下,Windows 11将所有新电影、电视节目、(movies, TV shows,) 音乐、离线地图、视频、文档、应用程序和图片(music, offline maps, videos, documents, apps, and pictures)保存到 C 盘(安装Windows的位置)。但它还带有一个选项,可以更改应用程序、文档、音乐、应用程序等的保存位置或驱动器。为此,您必须执行以下步骤:
- 右键单击(Right-click)Windows 11(Windows 11) 开始(Start)菜单并选择设置(Settings)。
- 在“设置”应用中,从左侧窗格中选择“系统”类别。(System)
- 现在,单击右侧的存储选项卡。(Storage)
- 展开高级存储设置(Advanced storage settings)以查看此部分下的选项。
- 单击保存新内容的位置(Where new content is saved)。
现在您将看到用于存储新应用程序、音乐、电影和电视节目、离线地图等的下拉菜单。单击(Click)这些下拉菜单并根据您的要求选择硬盘以更改默认保存位置为您的文件。
视窗 10
Windows 10 还允许您通过设置应用程序(Settings app)执行此操作。
打开开始菜单(Start Menu)>设置(Settings )>系统(System )设置。
接下来,单击左窗格中的存储(Storage)。
向下滚动一点,找到Change where new content is saved。
单击(Click)它以打开以下面板。
在这里,您将看到新文档将保存到设置 - 以及(New documents will save to)音乐(Music)、图片(Pictures)和视频(Videos)的类似设置。
从下拉菜单中选择位置。
因此,您可以为不同类型的文件设置不同的保存位置。(Save)
3]通过注册表更改(Change)用户配置(User Profile)文件文件夹的默认保存(Save)位置
Press Win+R键打开运行(Run)框。现在键入regedit并按Enter打开注册表编辑器(Registry Editor)。接下来(Next),导航到以下路径:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
在右侧,您将看到一个名为Personal的键。如果要更改Documents文件夹的路径,则需要在Personal上工作。如果要更改Video文件夹的路径,则需要使用Video。同样,还有Pictures for Pictures 文件夹、Music for Music 文件夹。
因此,双击相关键,并根据您的文件夹输入新值。
默认路径是:
- 文档(Documents):%USERPROFILE%Documents
- 音乐(Music):%USERPROFILE%Music
- 图片(Pictures):%USERPROFILE%图片
- 视频(Video):%USERPROFILE%视频
完成此操作后,退出注册表编辑器(Registry Editor),重新启动计算机并检查。
该文件夹应该已移至新位置。
如果您在升级后遇到空间不足的问题,您可以使用此技术将文档和其他个人文件夹从默认系统驱动器移动到另一个驱动器。
如何更改默认图片保存位置?
在Windows 11/10操作系统中,所有新照片或照片都保存到默认位置(C 盘(C Drive))。但是,还有一个选项可以更改图片的默认保存位置。你可以这样做:
- 通过使用图片属性。
- 通过(Via)Windows 11/10的设置(Settings)应用程序。
- 通过使用注册表编辑器。
我们已经在上面的这篇文章中介绍了所有这些方法。
如何更改Windows保存视频的位置?
默认情况下,所有新视频(和照片)都保存到本地磁盘 (C:)(Local Disk (C:))。一些用户对默认位置感到满意。但是将所有文件保存在默认位置(在C 盘中(C Drive))可能会影响系统的性能。因此,最好不要在C 盘中(C Drive)保存任何数据。Windows 11/10“设置”(Settings)应用更改视频的保存位置。我们已经在本文中解释了上面的整个过程。
无法更改在 Windows 11/10 上保存新内容的位置
有时, Windows在更改Windows 11/10会抛出错误 0x80070005(Windows throws an error 0x80070005)。Windows 显示的错误消息如下所示:
We couldn’t set your default save location. The operation did not complete successfully. Try again in a bit. The error code is 0x80070005, in case you need it.
尝试使用您的管理员帐户登录Windows 11/10,看看是否有帮助。
How to change the default location of User folders in Windows 11/10
Windows 11/10 lets you easily change the default Save location for Documents, Music, Picture, and Video User Profile folders. You can now easily save your personal files like Documents, Music, Picture, and Videos to another drive or partition or even an external drive by default.
We have already seen how to move apps to another location and how to install Windows Apps to another Partition. The procedure for changing the default save location for personal files in Windows 11/10 is similar.
Change default location of User folders
You can change the default location of user folders like the Documents, Music, Picture, and Videos folders via their respective Folder Properties, Settings app, or by editing the Registry. Let us take a look at the procedure involved. While we have taken the Documents folder as an example, the procedure is the same for other User Profile folders as well.
1] Change default location of Documents folder using Properties
The procedure is as follows:
- Open File Explorer
- Navigate to the Documents folder located in C:\Users\<username>
- Right-click on the folder and select Properties.
- Open Location tab and enter the desired new path.
- Click Move.
- It will open the Explorer dialog box.
- Navigate to and select the desired new location; or else manually enter the path.
- Click Apply/OK.
The folder and its contents will get moved.
2] Change where new content is saved via Settings
Windows 11
By default, Windows 11 saves all new movies, TV shows, music, offline maps, videos, documents, apps, and pictures to the C drive (where Windows is installed). But it also comes with an option to change the save location or drive for apps, documents, music, apps, etc. For this, you have to go through the following steps:
- Right-click on the Windows 11 Start menu and select Settings.
- In the Settings app, select the System category from the left pane.
- Now, click on the Storage tab on the right side.
- Expand the Advanced storage settings to view the options present under this section.
- Click Where new content is saved.
Now you will see drop-down menus for storing new apps, music, movies and TV shows, offline maps, etc. Click on those drop-down menus and select the hard drive(s) based on your requirements to change the default save location for your files.
Windows 10
Windows 10 also lets you do so via the Settings app.
Open Start Menu > Settings > System settings.
Next, click on Storage in the left pane.
Scroll down a bit and find Change where new content is saved.
Click on it to open the following panel.
Here you will see New documents will save to setting – and similar settings for Music, Pictures & Videos.
Select the location from the drop-down menu.
Thus you can set different Save locations for different types of files.
3] Change default Save location for User Profile folders via Registry
Press Win+R keys to open the Run box. Now type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. Next, navigate to the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
On the right-hand side, you will a key called Personal. If you want to change the path of the Documents folder, you need to work on Personal. If you want to change the path of the Video folder, you need to use the Video. Similarly, there are Pictures for Pictures folder, Music for Music folder.
So double-click on the concerned key, and enter the new value according to your folder.
The default paths are:
- Documents: %USERPROFILE%\Documents
- Music: %USERPROFILE%\Music
- Pictures: %USERPROFILE%\Pictures
- Video: %USERPROFILE%\Videos
Having done this, exit the Registry Editor, restart your computer, and check.
The folder should have moved to the new location.
If you are suffering from low space issues after upgrading, you can use this technique to move Documents and other personal folders from the default system drive to another drive.
How do I change the default picture save location?
In Windows 11/10 operating system, all new pictures or photos are saved to the default location (C Drive). However, there’s also an option to change this default save location for pictures. YouThis can be done:
- By using the Pictures Properties.
- Via the Settings app of Windows 11/10.
- By using the Registry Editor.
We have already covered all these methods in this post above.
How do I change where Windows save videos?
By default, all the new videos (and photos) are saved to Local Disk (C:). Some users are comfortable with the default location. But saving all your files at the default location (in the C Drive) may affect your system’s performance. Therefore, it is always better not to save any data in the C Drive. You can change the save location of videos using the Settings app in Windows 11/10. We have explained the entire process above in this article.
Can’t change where new content is saved on Windows 11/10
Sometimes, Windows throws an error 0x80070005 while changing the default save location on Windows 11/10. The error message that Windows displays looks like this:
We couldn’t set your default save location. The operation did not complete successfully. Try again in a bit. The error code is 0x80070005, in case you need it.
Try to log into Windows 11/10 with your administrator account and see if it helps.