Win 11 problems

MouldyOldDough

My win 11 laptop is not showing the download folder (it has vanished) and the recycle bin is acting strangely too (it is not letting me recover anything)

Any ideas ?

I've done an AV scan - nothing found

booneruk

Re download folder, try manually navigating to c:\Users\yourusername\Downloads - does that exist? if you use Onedrive you might see a Onedrive folder as you navigate to the above, if so go in there and look for a Downloads folder.

Boohoo

MouldyOldDough said:

My win 11 laptop is not showing the download folder (it has vanished) and the recycle bin is acting strangely too (it is not letting me recover anything)

Any ideas ?

I've done an AV scan - nothing found

I don't have Windows 11 but this site is all about Windows 11 and 10 and others 

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/move-or-restore-default-location-of-downloads-folder-in-windows-11.8710/

It may help you.

HillStreetBlues

Try Scannow https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-sfc-scannow-to-repair-windows-system-files-2626161

Vitor

Ask ChatGPT and follow the suggestions

GDB2222

Vitor said:

Ask ChatGPT and follow the suggestions

Actually, that’s the right answer to virtually all the technical questions posted here. It has the advantage of not going off in a flame war with itself over something unrelated to the OP. 

MouldyOldDough

booneruk said:

Re download folder, try manually navigating to c:\Users\yourusername\Downloads - does that exist? if you use Onedrive you might see a Onedrive folder as you navigate to the above, if so go in there and look for a Downloads folder.

booneruk said:

Re download folder, try manually navigating to c:\Users\yourusername\Downloads - does that exist? if you use Onedrive you might see a Onedrive folder as you navigate to the above, if so go in there and look for a Downloads folder.

OK I have no download folder - and no download folder in Onedrive either !!

MouldyOldDough

Vitor said:

Ask ChatGPT and follow the suggestions

Done that - and have recreated the folder - however I am unable to point the downloads to the new folder

because I have no "Change where new content is saved".....under storage !!

BFBW

MouldyOldDough said:

booneruk said:

Re download folder, try manually navigating to c:\Users\yourusername\Downloads - does that exist? if you use Onedrive you might see a Onedrive folder as you navigate to the above, if so go in there and look for a Downloads folder.

booneruk said:

Re download folder, try manually navigating to c:\Users\yourusername\Downloads - does that exist? if you use Onedrive you might see a Onedrive folder as you navigate to the above, if so go in there and look for a Downloads folder.

OK I have no download folder - and no download folder in Onedrive either !!

Open File Explorer and type shell:Downloads in the address bar and then hit Enter. Are you in?

BFBW

MouldyOldDough said:

Vitor said:

Ask ChatGPT and follow the suggestions

Done that - and have recreated the folder - however I am unable to point the downloads to the new folder

because I have no "Change where new content is saved".....under storage !!

Right Click on your new folder, choose Properties, click on Location and choose to Restore to Default. Then Apply and OK.