I don't know how this happened, but the Desktop folder under This PC changed to the D:\ drive. My system has two partitions, the second of which is the D:\ drive. The Desktop folder was not only renamed to "D:\" but redirected to the drive as well. I tried to delete it from the registry editor and then add it back, but the D:\ keeps coming back instead. The desktop icon is still there, however.
Is there any way to delete the D:\ drive and bring back the desktop folder instead under This PC? Screenshot is attached.
P.S. In the screenshot, the actual D:\ drive (supposed to be next to the C:\ drive) is not shown because I deleted the partition in hopes of getting rid of the D:\ drive folder showing up under This PC.
When you right click the desktop folder and select properties, what location is shown there ?
Needed to check into this before deleting anything.
Check in Disk Management and post a screen capture here. I would not of done any registry editing.
Intel Core i7 5820K 3.30 GHZ 64 bit 6-Core Processor
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Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3
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G.Skill 16GB Quad Channel DDR4-2400MHZ
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EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 750W 80 Plus Gold Full Modular
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AZZA Cosmas Black Gaming Case
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Cool Master Hyper 212 Evo Dual 120mm, ( 2) Noctua PWM 120mm Case Fans (1) Gelid PWM 120mm Blue LED
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Intel Core i7 5820K 3.30 GHZ 64 bit 6-Core Processor
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3
Memory
G.Skill 16GB Quad Channel DDR4-2400MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+ DDR5 4GB
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster ZxR 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS PA24Q 24" Pro Art IPS LCD/LED Backlit 1920x1200
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 16:10
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD,
Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD,
WD WD10EZEX-00RKKA0 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 3.5 Internal HDD
PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 750W 80 Plus Gold Full Modular
Case
AZZA Cosmas Black Gaming Case
Cooling
Cool Master Hyper 212 Evo Dual 120mm, ( 2) Noctua PWM 120mm Case Fans (1) Gelid PWM 120mm Blue LED
Keyboard
Logitech K800 Illumiated Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball
Internet Speed
84mbps /94mbps
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Mozilla Firefox 41.0.1 / Microsoft Edge/ IE 11
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Norton Security 2015
Other Info
Pioneer BDR-209DBK 16x Blu-Ray Burner, LG 24x Dual Layer DVD Burner,
StarTech Front Bay 22-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Multi Media Memory Card Reader,Logitech Z906 5.1 Speaker system
When you right click the desktop folder and select properties, what location is shown there ?
Needed to check into this before deleting anything.
Check in Disk Management and post a screen capture here. I would not of done any registry editing.
Folders under This PC cannot be renamed like that.
To clear up any confusion from my initial post, I basically just want to switch the red circled icon from D:\ back to the desktop icon, which is what it originally was. The actual D:\ partition was deleted in hopes of getting rid of the messed up icon that's circled in red below. Didn't work...I'll use a partition manager to put back the partition later. This is a new machine, so I had nothing to lose by deleting it anyways.
Intel Core i7 5820K 3.30 GHZ 64 bit 6-Core Processor
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3
Memory
G.Skill 16GB Quad Channel DDR4-2400MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+ DDR5 4GB
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster ZxR 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS PA24Q 24" Pro Art IPS LCD/LED Backlit 1920x1200
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 16:10
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD,
Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD,
WD WD10EZEX-00RKKA0 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 3.5 Internal HDD
PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 750W 80 Plus Gold Full Modular
Case
AZZA Cosmas Black Gaming Case
Cooling
Cool Master Hyper 212 Evo Dual 120mm, ( 2) Noctua PWM 120mm Case Fans (1) Gelid PWM 120mm Blue LED
Keyboard
Logitech K800 Illumiated Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball
Internet Speed
84mbps /94mbps
Browser
Mozilla Firefox 41.0.1 / Microsoft Edge/ IE 11
Antivirus
Norton Security 2015
Other Info
Pioneer BDR-209DBK 16x Blu-Ray Burner, LG 24x Dual Layer DVD Burner,
StarTech Front Bay 22-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Multi Media Memory Card Reader,Logitech Z906 5.1 Speaker system
Yup, that's what I was wondering too. While right clicking on properties SHOULD look like that, mine looks like this.
Going to "Location" looks like this. Here it references the Desktop folder in the description of the tab, though the rest of the tabs are specific to the D:\ drive. So you can see what I mean when I say the Desktop folder changed into a folder that displays D:\.
Using the location tab to change the path from D:\ to C:\Users\<my name>\Desktop brings up the error message below.
You are correct. I removed those under This PC, they are actually virtual folders refered by their classID's in the registry (See next screen shot). So OP needs to change the location.
The Desktop Icon under Favorites is in fact a shortcut.
@OP
Open the registry and compare the classID's from my screenshot with yours to see if they match.
Oh wait. Seems like something went through - the D:\ drive changed back to Desktop when I was trying to fool around with the location. Thanks everyone! I apologize for my troubles. I really appreciate it.