Why I Avoid Windows Standard Folders

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⚛️ Windows has a default user folder layout that I've avoided for years. With the recent assumptions Microsoft has made on how those folders should be treated, I'm glad I don't rely on them. ⚛️ Windows standard folders I’ve always avoided Windows default folders like Desktop, Documents, and Pictures. This has saved me from Microsoft’s recent, frustrating changes, such as pushing OneDrive backups. Instead, I create and organize my own folders, maintaining full control without Microsoft’s interference. Updates, related links, and more discussion: https://askleo.com/172543 🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: https://go.askleo.com/ytsub ✅ Watch next ▶ The Problem With OneDrive Backup ▶ https://youtu.be/xtsNTwRg7iM Chapters 0:00 Avoid Windows Standard Folders 1:00 What are the standard folders 2:00 The assumptions 2:30 OneDrive backup feature 4:30 What I do instead 6:45 Applications assume a default ❤️ My best articles: https://go.askleo.com/best ❤️ My Most Important Article: https://go.askleo.com/number1 More Ask Leo! ☑️ https://askleo.com to get your questions answered ☑️ https://newsletter.askleo.com to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter. ☑️ https://askleo.com/patron to help support Ask Leo! ☑️ https://askleo.com/all-the-different-ways-to-get-ask-leo/ for even more! #askleo #microsoft #folders