File Explorer, Video & Music icon will only ever show same content


JBPM

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The built in links in File Explorer to both Music & Video show the same content whatever I do with them. If I change the location of one then the other goes to the same location, the icon desription changes for both for whichever, return to default location and both go there. One posible solution mentioned is blocked by Win 11 Security, the bat file to restore default locations but I have already done that via Location option in Properties.
I have my OS on it's own SSD and the various document, music, pictures, films and audiobooks etc are on 3 x HDD , 1x 6TB, 1 x 4TB and a 3TB all directly attached to PC with a number of lesser sized SSD and HDD used as required for added backup.
 
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If both the music and videos folders have the correct folder path when you right click on the folder, properties, location tab, I have an inkling your issue has something to do with libraries. You may have inadvertantly added one of the 2 troublesome folders to the other 's library.
Do you use libraries from the navigation pane in fille explorer or do you use the pinned folders? I have never used libraries as I prefer a strict folder structure so I navigate from the pinned folders. You might try going to control panel, file explorer options, view tab. Scroll all the way down to the bottom. Under "navigation Pane" section uncheck "show libraries" restart.

Then what do you see when you open the user folder from its pinned loation in the navigation pane.
 

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