Mirroring files that I don't want to mirror

[steve.jones487]

So I installed a new HDD.
I cut and pasted a bunch of folders from my personal folder, into that new HDD (D:\), but the files still remain in my personal folder, but not in C:\Users\Steve folder
And... when I delete a file on either the personal folder or the D drive, it deletes the file on both
it's like it's mirroring the files.

It sounds similar to a RAID set up but I know nothing about RAID.
like if I go into my personal folder and right click the folder I cut and pasted, it says it's location is D:\
even though I'm in C:\
so I know the files don't actually exist there any more, but it's like a shortcut so to speak
but they're not short cuts because if I delete the file, it deletes on the D:\ drive also.

How do I stop this?

 

[steve.jones487]

I think I've figured out the issue. In your personal folder, the Pictures, Videos, Documents folders are all windows default folders. There's a new tab in properties that allows you to set the stored location of the files within the folders. So I'm guessing this is just a standard windows feature that was added to make those files easily accessible from your personal folder without taking up space on the C drive.

Well that's really annoying because I've lost thousands of valuable files after I tried deleting what I thought was copies of the same files. I managed to recover most of them using a recovery software but some weren't recoverable. Thanks Microsoft

 

[USAFRet]

I think I've figured out the issue. In your personal folder, the Pictures, Videos, Documents folders are all windows default folders. There's a new tab in properties that allows you to set the stored location of the files within the folders. So I'm guessing this is just a standard windows feature that was added to make those files easily accessible from your personal folder without taking up space on the C drive.

Well that's really annoying because I've lost thousands of valuable files after I tried deleting what I thought was copies of the same files. I managed to recover most of them using a recovery software but some weren't recoverable. Thanks Microsoft

Not Microsoft's fault.
You deleted the only copy...

 

[steve.jones487]

It's a new feature that I was unaware of lol. When you cut and paste something, you expect it to be removed from the original location

 

[USAFRet]

It's a new feature that I was unaware of lol. When you cut and paste something, you expect it to be removed from the original location

Redirection of the Libraries location has been a thing since Win 7.

In any case, lesson learned.