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Moving the PowerShell Profile Out of Documents

Problem

PowerShell hardcodes $PROFILE to ~\OneDrive\Documents\PowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1. This clutters common folders (Documents) that you want to keep clean.

Solution

Move the real file to AppData, leave a symbolic link at the original path so PowerShell still finds it, then hide the folder from File Explorer using hidden + system attributes.

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Steps

1. Create a new home for the profile

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$HOME\AppData\Local\PowerShell" -Force

2. Move the profile there

Move-Item $PROFILE "$HOME\AppData\Local\PowerShell\profile.ps1"

3. Create a symbolic link at the original $PROFILE path

New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path $PROFILE -Target "$HOME\AppData\Local\PowerShell\profile.ps1"

Requires Administrator or Windows Developer Mode enabled (Settings → System → For developers).

4. Hide the Documents\PowerShell folder from File Explorer

attrib +h +s "$HOME\OneDrive\Documents\PowerShell"

The +h (hidden) + +s (system) combination hides the folder even when "Show hidden items" is on in File Explorer, because "Hide protected operating system files" (a separate setting) is on by default.

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Useful Commands

Command	What it does
ls -Force	Show hidden and system files/folders in the terminal
Get-Item $PROFILE | Select-Object FullName, LinkType, Target	Verify a symlink and where it points
attrib +h +s	Hide a folder from File Explorer (hidden + system)
attrib -h -s	Undo the above
(Get-Item ).Attributes += 'Hidden'	Mark as hidden via PowerShell

Do not delete AppData\Local\PowerShell — the actual profile lives there. The Documents folder only holds the symlink pointing to it.