Moved user folder from SSD to HDD and lost a lot of program data NEED HELP

[lilmets]

So yesterday I copied "owner" a folder within the "user" folder from my SSD to my HDD, then proceeded to delete the "owner" folder from my SSD. I did this in the hopes to save space on my SSD. It was all fine until I restarted my PC and my background was black and none of my shortcuts on my taskbar were working. When I opened chrome I noticed that it was clean as if I just installed it. Does anyone know what happened. I am on windows 8.1 by the way. Please help I am very stressed about the issue.

 

[USAFRet]

Move. It. Back
Why? http://www.zdnet.com/dont-move-your-windows-user-profiles-folder-to-another-drive-7000022142/

Your shortcuts and everything else is looking for stuff on the C drive. Which it isn't anymore.

How? Possibly safe mode.

The right way to save space on your SSD?
This: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2024314/windows-redirecting-folders-drives.html

 

[ronintexas]

Windows has built in links to these folders - so you will need to update the links. Here is the tutorial on how to move the folders:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/18629-user-folders-change-default-location.html

 

[lilmets]

Move. It. Back
Why? http://www.zdnet.com/dont-move-your-windows-user-profiles-folder-to-another-drive-7000022142/

Your shortcuts and everything else is looking for stuff on the C drive. Which it isn't anymore.

How? Possibly safe mode.

The right way to save space on your SSD?
This: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2024314/windows-redirecting-folders-drives.html

I forgot to mention I moved it back, and the problem still exists

 

[lilmets]

Windows has built in links to these folders - so you will need to update the links. Here is the tutorial on how to move the folders:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/18629-user-folders-change-default-location.html

I do not want the proper way to do it. I just want to fix my problem

 

[USAFRet]

Move. It. Back
Why? http://www.zdnet.com/dont-move-your-windows-user-profiles-folder-to-another-drive-7000022142/

Your shortcuts and everything else is looking for stuff on the C drive. Which it isn't anymore.

How? Possibly safe mode.

The right way to save space on your SSD?
This: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2024314/windows-redirecting-folders-drives.html

I forgot to mention I moved it back, and the problem still exists

Well, it's kind of hard to assist knowing only part of the problem.

 

[USAFRet]

That User folder 'owner', was deleted. That user no longer exists as far as NTFS is concerned.
Just copying the folder back does not automatically mean it is the same NTFS account.

 

[lilmets]

That User folder 'owner', was deleted. That user no longer exists as far as NTFS is concerned.
Just copying the folder back does not automatically mean it is the same NTFS account.

So how do I fix it?

 

[ronintexas]

With the link I provided - it shows how to move the default folders. Because you removed the folder (deleted it), something may be amiss in the Windows configuration of your libraries. So by changing the default location back to the proper place ("moving them"), it might fix your problem.

The action of "moving" the folders also assigns the proper ownership and permissions for the folder as well.