Desktop location is not available? Use these simple and practical solutions!
What should you do, if you facing the "location is not available: access is denied" error message on Windows 10, 8 or 7? Read this algorithm!
In this article, you will find out:
- methods, how to fix the 'location is not available' issue
- methods, how to avoid this error in the future
- how DiskInternals Uneraser can help you
Are you ready? Let's read!
About location is not available messages
If you are reading this article, then most likely, when you boot your computer, you are getting the message location is not available. Most often this happens due to profile problems.
You log in with your password and the message "C:\Windows\System32\Config\SystemProfile\Desktop is unavailable" pops up.
A regular user hardly knows what to do in such a situation. This article will help you understand everything and find the right solution to this problem.
Method 1. Restore Default Desktop Settings
Restoring the default settings often helps get rid of the location is not available issue.
Do the following:
Open This computer. Then left-click the disk where the operating system is located. Right-click on empty space and select Properties from the list. Then you need to select the Location tab. Left-click on the Restore Default tab. Close all links and restart the computer. The error location is not available on Windows 10 should no longer bother you.
If, somehow, this method did not help, proceed to the following.
Method 2. Add Desktop Folder to System Profile
Often this error is linked to the inability of the system to find the desktop folder. In this case, you can do it yourself. And here's what you should do:
- 1. Copy C:\Users\username\Desktop. [This is the correct location of the desktop folder].
- 2. Now go to the following link: C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile. Here you need to paste the folder that you recently copied.
- 3. After that, restart the computer, and that's it!
The desktop folder is in its rightful place and the error location is not available on Windows 10 will not bother you anymore.
Didnt solve the location is not available issue? Lets try to fix the registry!
Method 3. Add Desktop Location to Registry
You can add a desktop folder through the registry. It also does not take much time.
To do this, go to the command line: right-click on Start and select Command Prompt [administrator]. At the command prompt, type regedit. Press the Enter key. Next, go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders. Next, enter one of the following values:
- % USERPROFILE% \ Desktop
- C:\Users\% USERNAME%\Desktop
Press Enter. Exit the program and restart the computer.
Is your desktop location still not available? The next method will definitely help you.
Method 4. If the Desktop Is Blank and the Apps Are Deleted
If you see that there are no icons on the desktop and the entire application is missing, restart your computer and repeatedly press the F8 key until you see the screen with additional computer boot options. You need to select "Last successful configuration [extended version]". The operating system should boot up as usual with your usual desktop.
If something went wrong and you could not get rid of the location is not available error, do not panic. There are some more good options.
Method 5. If the files on the desktop are lost
Data of any type and size can be retrieved using special software like DiskInternals Uneraser.
A friendly interface will make the whole process of recovering permanently deleted files pleasant and informative. The built-in recovery wizard will automatically restore the necessary files. The software supports the following file systems: UFS, HFS, NTFS, XFS, Ext2 / 3/4, ReiserFS, FAT12, ReFS, and Reiser4.
A free trial version of the DiskInternals Uneraser is available right now. Just follow the step-by-step instructions and very quickly your photos, videos, music, and other documents will be returned to you. Before recovery, it is possible to preview the found files at no charge. You can be assured that the quality of recovery is great.
In addition, stored files can be saved on any disks visible to the operating system.
Advice that may help to prevent this problem
- 1. Turn off the computer correctly. Before shutting down, close all files and programs. Shut down or restart the computer through the Start button in the standard way.
- 2. Remove all drives from your computer using a secure method.
- 3. Have an active and up-to-date antivirus. On this also depends on the normal operation of the system in general.
- 4. Be careful about system files. Enter system folders only when absolutely necessary.
Related articles
How toPicturesVideoMusicFilesDocumentsOn phoneOn cameraOn microSD/SD/SDHC cardOn any memory cardOn USB stick/driveGot error or failureNew
- Accidentally formatted SD card
- Cannot open volume for direct access
- Can you fix a corrupted micro SD card?
- If external hard drive not working or responding
- The Best Solution for USB Flash Drive Repair
- How to Recover Deleted Files from Laptop PC in Windows
- OGG File Recovery - All You Need is Here
- Perform WebP file recovery today!
- Let's convert ODT files to PDF format
- Need to convert MTS files to MP4? Let's do it!
- Here is how to convert FLV files to MP4 safely
- Here is how to lower disk usage
- Here is how to convert PDF to Publisher
- Here is how to convert ePUB to PDF
- Here is how to convert Tiff to PDF on Windows 10, macOS or online
- Here is how to convert HEIC to JPG on Windows 10, macOS or online
- Here is how to convert ICO to PNG
- Why won't pictures import to the computer?
- What to Do if the iPhone is Not Showing Up on the PC?
- Here is How to Convert Excel to CSV Files Online
- Here is How to Use Word to JPG Converter Safely
- Here is How to Recover Deleted Files on Android Phone
- 3 Tips on How to Find Deleted iMessages
- Here is How to Protect Your SKP Format Files
- Guide: Convert M4B to MP3
- Recycle Bin is corrupted in Windows? Fix it!
- Best way to backup photos
- What option should you choose to set up allocation unit size while formatting SD card?
- Here is how to convert MOV to GIF
- A device attached to the system is not functioning: fix
- Guide: convert AVI to GIF
- What to do if the Process System isn't responding?
- Here is how to resize an image in Gimp safely
- How to convert DDS to PNG
- What OTG connection is? How to use it?
- What to do if iPhone photos disappeared?
- Here is how to convert AIFF to MP3
- [Solved] The system cannot find the file specified
- The difference between SDHC and SDXC
- The device is not ready error occurs: your actions
- Windows 10: Optimization for SSD
- File system error [-2147219196] occurs: your actions?
- What if Windows 10 apps won't open?
- How to clear cache in Windows 10?
- Here is how to convert M4A to WAV safely
- What to do if Gimp eraser is not working?
- What to Do if SD Card Needs to Be Formatted?
- Top Free Photo Editing Software for Windows 10
- What to do if Photoshop says it is not a PNG file?
- How to Restore Deleted/Lost Files from Seagate Drive?
- Here is How to Convert a PDF to a Microsoft Word Document
- What if PDF Files Won't Open?
- How to Convert PDF to JPG in Windows 10
- How to access Device Manager in Windows 10?
- Format a USB drive to a new file system
- When screensavers dont work
- DiskInternals unique technology for recovering deleted files and deleted folders
- Recover USB Files Without Formatting
- How to recover deleted photos from an SD card on an Android phone
- Recover NEF files: perform it fast and easy!
- How to perform 3DS SD card formation
- Recover an SD card files using CMD
- Fix the Issue: Recovery D Drive is Almost Full on Windows 10
- How to recover deleted files from a memory card
- How to recover deleted files on SD cards
- How to recover photos from a formatted SD card
- How to fix a damaged SD card
- BMP file recovery: restore deleted .bmp files now!
- SD card deleted file recovery
- Recover Deleted Files from the Recycle Bin
- Recover .jpg Files - All You Need to Know
- Hard Disk Full But No Files
- Invalid value for registry on JPG/JPEG/PNG files? Fix it!
- Lets fix SD card won't format issue
- Incremental vs differential backup - what is the difference
- How to recover a deleted file
- Recover memory card
- Undelete files. Undelete zip. Unerase rar. Restore CAB files
- Recover Deleted Audio, Video and movies: mp3, wav, wma, avi, mov, mpg
- Recover Deleted Word documents - Recover Deleted Excel documents - Undelete documents
- Recover Deleted PDF Files: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Recover Illustrator files today!
- Need to Recover deleted TIFF files? It's easy!
- Recover Unsaved or Deleted PSD Files Today!
- Perform GIF recovery: all you need is here!
- The semaphore timeout period has expired error
- Deleted or lost PNG image? Recover it today!
- Recover permanently deleted files from a PC
- Guide: How to recover deleted files in Windows 7
- USB error code 43? You can easily solve it!
- Damaged SD Card Recovery
- Deleted photos? Recovery is possible!
- CF Card Recovery - All That You Wanted to Know
- How to fix a corrupted SD card
- File recovery from SSDs
- The Device is Unreachable? Fix 0x80070141 Error Now!
- How to recover permanently deleted files in Windows 10
- How to Repair a Damaged SD Card without Formatting
- How to change the file extension in Windows 10, 8, 7: a guide
- exFAT vs NTFS comparison
- Here is everything you need to know about TF Card
- How to recover deleted music files? Only workable solutions
- Here is everything you need to know to recover shift deleted files
- Here is everything you need to know to recover overwritten files
- Screenshot recovery
- Recover Hidden Files in USB Drive - 4 Great Methods!
- Unsupported SD card and how to fix it
- [Solved] USB drive keeps disconnecting and reconnecting? Use this guide
- How to fix no audio output device is installed error in windows 10
- Recover an orphaned file
- How to get back old photos
- Recover a USB Stick That Wants to be Formatted
- Solution to recover deleted photos on Windows 10
- Windows 10 can't open JPG file? 5 Methods to fix it!
- Unformat SD Cards at Home: how to do it safe
- Retrieve lost game data on Steam
- How to Defrag[Optimize] an External Hard Drive
- If You Cannot Delete the Folder
- SD Card Music Recovery: All You Need to Know
- How to recover deleted Skype messages
- Did your files were deleted by Avast Antivirus? Recover them!
- The program can't start because msvcr110.dll is missing
- How to Fix Windows kb4023057 Update Issue
- SD Card Recovery
- Recover deleted photos from SD card
- How to save a damaged SD card effortless?
- Photo Recovery From SD Card
- Recover Formatted SD Card
- How to recover files from a corrupted micro SD card
- Hard drive file recovery process
- Recover an InDesign File - All You Wanted to Know
- Best methods on how to fix JPEG error #53 are here
- Defrag SSD: Is it worth it?
- Recovering Permanently Deleted Files: Possible or Not?
- How to read a corrupted SD card
- How to recover deleted files from external hard drive
- PDF Recovery: how to restore a corrupted PDF file
- Undelete files in Windows 10: fast and effortless
- Windows 10 Sticky Notes Missing
- Wsappx lead to high CPU usage? Fix the issue!
- Recover digital photographs and graphics, Undelete pictures
- Having Bad Image Error on Windows 10? Fix It!
- If Windows resource protection found corrupt files
- How to Speed Up Windows 10? Find the Solution!
- Do You Need to Defragment a Hard Drive in Windows10?
- [Win] Failed to Transfer Logged Messages with Status 50 Issue
- Device Descriptor Request Failed? Fix It!
- [Windows7] How to Free Up My Disk Space
- Provide flash Drive Recovery Today!
- 6 Ways of How to Transfer Files from PC to PC
- What is ORF file and how to recover it
- DNG file and how to recover it
- How to free up disk space? Find out it today!
- Recover Lost Photos Right Now!
- SVG file recovery with Uneraser
- [Solved!]What to do if File Explorer keeps opening
- What are EPS files and how to restore them
- The computer is low on memory? You can fix it!
- For what Windows old folder needs? How to delete it?
- The file is too big for the destination file system
- SD card corrupted? Recover it!
- [Solved] How to get pictures off a broken phone
- Windows 8: recover deleted photos
- Deleted MP3 file: a recovery guide
- How to undelete files on Mac file system
- Desktop icons missing? Recover them and your files!
- Windows 10 slow? Solve the problem!
- Recover deleted photos on Windows 7 today
- Make SDHC Card Recovery Today!
- How to undelete files in Windows 7/8/10
- Guide: How to Recover Permanently Deleted Files in Windows 8
- How to make Cr2 File Recovery by yourself
- [Solved] Command Prompt keeps popping up? Stop it!
- An Issue: Windows could not complete the installation
- An application was unable to start? Fix the 0xc000007b error!
- Fix the Issue: Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed
- [Error] HP Laptop Has a Black Screen
- How to Upgrade Windows10 From 32-Bit to 64-Bit Safely
- If the external hard drive keeps disconnecting in Windows 10
- If your hard drive shows up in Disk Management
- Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation
- What if Windows 10 Keyboard is Not Working
- Windows 10 mouse lag
- If you have problems with Windows 10 Bluetooth drivers
- When Alt-Tab is not working
- How to fix corrupted memory card
- If you get an audio lag issue in Windows 10
- 'Class not registered' Issue on Windows 10? Use only the best methods!
- Testimonials for Uneraser
- [Solved!] Undelete files and how you can do it
FREE DOWNLOADVer 8.11, WinBUY NOWFrom $39.95