Making new accounts - complete mess up?

[ShivP]

Hi,

I am trying to create a new account for my mum after deleting the original one as it wasn't working. I set it up as a none "family member", and log in. I then move all the user files e.g. Documents, Desktop, Videos etc to the HDD (drive D:, my mass storage drive). This is where the problems start. For some reason in "Quick Access" it doesn't like the Desktop folder being moved and says it can't find C:/Users/Username/Desktop or something like that. Also, deleting things on the desktop requires administrator permission for everything.

Also, it does not recognise that programs installed on my account (administrator) exist when you try to set them as default, but searching in the start menu works just fine. e.g. Chrome - I try to set it as the default browser, but it only says Edge is available or to install one from the MS app store. Even trying to assign the programs by file extension or assign the program to jobs e.g. chrome to web browser doesn't work as the programs don't show up in the list.

What have I messed up/am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

 

[ShivP]

Also, my various attempts at her account are in C:\Users but I cannot delete any of the folders as they are apparently open in another program

EDIT: Just updated windows to the new build as I hadn't before and now on my account it doesn't recognise any installed programs...

 

[ShivP]

Any ideas anyone?

 

[Bluecube]

Off the top of my mind, you can't just move user folders like you have done, as you've found out. I think you'll need to copy the folders to their new home then redirect Windows to use the new folders as the Users home folders. It's not difficult but I can't for the life of me remember how it's done Jr. Would it likely be relevant as I last did it on Windows 7. I suggest a wee Google.

 

[ShivP]

I'm not moving them, but rather right click -> Location -> Move. I believe this is how it was done in win7/8.1 or at least how I used to do it...

 

[thenewoc]

Better creating the new user and then moving the contents of the old folders over.

eg. copy the contents of the My Documents folder rather than the My Documents folder itself. When you paste the files into the new location they should take on the new permissions if you do it this way, since the files and folders at this level would have been set to inherit permissions from the folder above.