Display my user folder in the explorer tree in Windows 7

To see your user name as a folder:

  1. From the Explorer toolbar click Organize,
  2. Folder and Search Options,
  3. Check "Show All Folders" in Navigation Pane.

This will give you a Desktop folder, and put everything but Favorites under it, including your user directory. (You can also right click in the Folder Pane itself, but it's tricky because it only works in the margin space. Right click the margin space between Favorites and Library because you want the context to be the pane, not any folders under the cursor)

(I know this is an old question, but I had the same issue, and I've found the solution, so I thought I'd post and help the next person out.)


Browse to "Users" In the right hand pane grab your "Dell" user folder, drag it to the "Favourites" and drop (you will see a prompt to create a link in Favourites before you let go)

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