Windows 11 Browse For Folder Dialog Issue - Only Desktop

Anonymous
2022-11-02T11:07:17+00:00

In several programs, when I need to set a folder location for example, and open the Browse Dialog, I'm only shown the Desktop folder. I can't access any folder outside of "Desktop". It doesn't make a difference to run the programs as admin.

Specs:

Edition Windows 11 Pro

Version 22H2

Installed on ‎21/‎09/‎2022

OS build 22623.730

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22636.1000.0

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-12T12:31:43+00:00

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    Microsoft Response: Thanks for taking the time to report this - the team has investigated your issue, and included a fix for it with Dev Channel Build 25267

    Jennifer G - Microsoft engineer

    Thank you for mentioning this. Been struggling for months with this issue ever since I upgraded to Windows 11 and my Onedrive doesn't sync Desktop... Hopefully this will get fixed soon!

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-01T17:28:01+00:00

    This method helped to solve my issue! Thanks

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-01T14:12:45+00:00

    Dude thanks you saved my life I reinstalled my windows 2 times thinking its a virus or malware problem

    Looking for results of this problem in Portuguese I didn't find any solution, thank you very much for the support.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-02-27T04:20:04+00:00

    Thanks. OneDrive seems to be the culprit. The workaround is to stop syncing your Desktop folder with OneDrive.

    Important: Before proceeding, copy the files in those special folders to another folder or external drive. Please don’t copy them anywhere under Desktop/Documents/Pictures. This is because disabling OneDrive backup for a folder erases the local copies of the files. Copying them to a different location beforehand will ensure that you don’t need to download them again from the OneDrive cloud.

     

    1. Right-click the OneDrive icon in the Notification area and click Settings.
    2. Select the Backup tab, and click Manage Backup
    3. In the Manage folder backup dialog, click on the Stop backup link for "Desktop"
    4. Click Stop backup in the confirmation dialog that appears.

    Thank you, this worked for me!

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-02-25T05:07:17+00:00

    Same here - Thank You for solution. Tested with redirects etc and nothing help to sync. Waiting for update

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