* Beware of scammers posting fake support numbers here. The shortcut brings me to my personal OneDrive Documents (or Images)įolder”, I suppose initially you redirected the known folder to your personal OneDrive and when you stopped the back up process, it left behind the cloud icon helping you to find the files. In your original post you mentioned, “ all my files in my local Documents and Images folders disappeared and replaced by on shortcut named "Where are all my files". If there is a need, you can upgrade to AOMEI Backupper Pro edition. Tips: The paid version has Filter settings which allow you to exclude or include certain types of files. Click Add Folder to select the Desktop folder you want to sync. When we click on the above icon, it takes us to the OneDrive location where the files are currently stored. Open AOMEI Backupper, and choose Basic Sync under the Sync tab. Which were previously residing in the folders (Desktop, Documents, and Pictures) moves to OneDrive for business, leaving behind an icon in File Explorer which looks like the image below. When the back up process is stopped, the link between the folders and OneDrive is broken. Choose the Desktop or Documents folder, then the file you want to open. Open the Files app on your iPhone or iPad. Once your desktop and Documents folders are stored in iCloud, you can access and even edit them on your iPhone or iPad. Files provides one place for all your files. However, the Files app is included on both the iPhone and iPad and works largely the same on both, with the exception of the drag-and-drop feature on iPad.
The backup of these folders (Desktop, Documents, and Pictures) starts and then later, User A decides to stop backing up the folders. How to access your Desktop and Documents Folder on iPhone and iPad in the Files app. Apple initially announced the Files app as an iPad feature designed to make the tablet more powerful as a laptop replacement. So, for obvious reasons, this location contains our precious files. Many of us even put simple text notes and blog drafts in My Documents.
Let’s say User A, set up PC folder backup (Desktop, Documents, and Pictures) and he redirected these folders to his OneDrive for business account by right-clicking blue cloud icon in the Windows notification area, select My Documents folder is the location where we all save our documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and PDF files. This icon appears when we stop Backing up the folders. While testing, I found the reason behind the appearance of the cloud icon saying “ Where are my files”.