I have non english in my path and not sure how to change that

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I have non english in my path and not sure how to change that

Selia Zheng 0

Hello! I am trying to change the paths (for example: document, desktop) to english. I already changed the system language to english but i will still get: C:\Users"my user name"\OneDrive\桌面 or C:\Users"my user name"\OneDrive\文档\maya. Which is causing some issue for me, can I get some help on how to change them to fully english? Thank you so much!

EmilyS726 278.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-11-08T04:07:32.8766667+00:00
Please type regedit in the search on the taskbar to launch registry editor, and go to this path, then take a screenshot and share in your reply.

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Selia Zheng 0 Reputation points

2026-11-08T04:09:30.5333333+00:00

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EmilyS726 278.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-11-08T04:07:32.8766667+00:00

Please type regedit in the search on the taskbar to launch registry editor, and go to this path, then take a screenshot and share in your reply.

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Selia Zheng 0 Reputation points

2026-11-08T04:09:30.5333333+00:00

Answer 1

Based on your screenshot, your Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders are currently redirected to OneDrive, and their actual folder names are in Chinese.

If you want to change the actual folder paths to English, here is what I suggest:

First, make sure your OneDrive files are fully synced and backed up.

Click the OneDrive cloud icon in your taskbar, then go to Settings > Sync and backup > Manage backup.

Temporarily stop backup for Desktop, Documents, and Pictures.

Open File Explorer and navigate to C:\Users\zheng\OneDrive.
Rename the actual folders from 桌面 to Desktop, 文档 to Documents, and 图片 to Pictures.
Right-click the corresponding Windows folders under This PC, select Properties > Location > Move, and point them to the newly renamed folders.

Restart your computer and verify that the folder locations and files are correct before enabling OneDrive folder backup again.