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I tried to change the location of the file. It will let me put my cursor anywhere within the path and even highlight the path, BUT it will not let me alter the path in any way, shape, or form. See pic below.
@ReikiKat In your screenshot, you're viewing the properties of Public Documents, not Documents. While this might seem like a meaningless distinction, it may matter here: the location of Public Documents is what it is by definition (and can't be changed), whereas the location of the user Documents folder can be moved. So please open the Properties window by opening a File Explorer window, clicking This PC, and right-clicking the Documents icon in the main part of the window, NOT the left panel, as shown in step 3 of the guide I linked.
The idea here is that you're asking Windows to show the properties of the user profile's default Documents location, which happens to point to the Public Documents folder, rather than asking about the properties of the Public Documents folder itself. I don't actually know whether this is the problem here, and I can't test because I haven't moved my Documents directory. But it's worth trying just in case.
If you have Windows 11, the process is almost the same as in Windows 10, but you have more options, as shown here:
And if you want to skip this whole process, just create a new admin account and move your files to that account's Documents folder. Make it a local account, as in, don't link it with a Microsoft account, and grab whatever you want out of Public Documents (which will be accessible from any account) when you're ready to test the game.
- 3 years ago
As you can see in this screenshot, my Documents folder does not have a tab anywhere in it for Location; therefore, no way to change it.
- puzzlezaddict3 years agoHero+
@ReikiKat That is definitely odd, I mean that Properties tab is supposed to be there any time you're viewing the user profile's Documents directory. What version of Windows are you running? You could try running the BAT file provided in the guide for Windows 11 if you want. Or, like I mentioned, you could create a new admin account and use that.
- 3 years ago
Leave it to me to be odd. I"m running Win 11, so I'll try the new admin route first. If that doesn't work, I'll run the .bat file.
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