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Accidentally deleted the Downloads folder, a windows "Special Folder", how to restore?

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Mar 15, 202642062 views
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I deleted the Downloads folder in my Windows 7 home directory (which I had moved and renamed to incoming) I was able to restore the folder from a backup, this restores the contents as well as Desktop.ini (hidden) that gives it the right folder icon within the home directory. However, right clicking…

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Windows keeps track of the location of special folders in the registry. Have you ever used ? Start that program and browse to: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders In that folder, there is an en…

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