

This folder is most likely housing the garbage that jacked-up the user profile in the first place. *Do not transfer the “AppData” Contents unless you specifically know what you are looking for. Transfer data from the user’s old profile (username-old), into the user new profile (username) one folder at a time. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\ProfileGuidįind and delete the key with the four digits from the last step.Ĩ. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

Example: “username” becomes “username.old”ĥ.ĝelete these two registry keys for that user: Open regedit.exe and navigate to: Rename the user profile with the word “.old” at the end of it.

Reboot the computer to release any locks on the profile.Ģ. Note: Some 3rd party software is required to be installed specifically on the users profile, so be aware of that as well.ġ. You'll need to set these up again in a few minutes. Take screen shots or take notes of the users profile mapped network drives, mapped network printer, Task bar shortcuts, etc. Move files to a different disk: Press and hold the Command key, then drag the files to the disk.For the users convenience, (and your own) take a quick look at how the user has their profile set up. Make a copy of an item within the same folder: Select the item, then choose File > Duplicate or press Command-D.Ĭopy files to a different disk: Drag the files to the disk. Keep an item in its original location and put an alias for it in a new folder: Press and hold the Option and Command keys, then drag the item to the folder to create the alias. Keep an item in its original location and put a copy in a folder: Select the item, press and hold the Option key, then drag the item to the folder. You can also drag the beginning of the window title to the folder without waiting for the icon to appear. You can press and hold the Shift key to have the icon appear immediately when you move the pointer into the title area. Put a window’s content in a folder: Move the pointer to the immediate left of the window title until an icon appears, then drag the icon to the folder. Put several items in a folder: Select the items, then drag one of the items to the folder. Put an item in a folder: Drag it to the folder. On your Mac, click the Finder icon in the Dock to open a Finder window. Get started with accessibility features.Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites.Watch and listen together with SharePlay.Share and collaborate on files and folders.

