"Broooz" <> wrote in message
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> I have just got a new pc with windows 7 on it and would like to separate
> system and programme files from documents etc to assist with backups and
> also restoring windows if required. I would like to keep my documents
> files in another partition from the C drive. I have read that this can be
> done by changing the file location in my documents. Does this have to be
> done for each user in isolation or can it be done in bulk.
>
> Also, how do I do the same thing for all the other personal files like
> windows live mail folders and internet explorer files etc. Can this be
> done by changing the location at the higher level (eg of C:\users) perhaps
> when in safe mode?
>
> Or, is there a better way of getting personal information onto another
> drive?
>
> Thanks
>
> Broooz
Broooz
From what I've discovered.
\\Users\Desktop, Downloads, Favourites, Links, My Documents, My Music, My
Pictures, My Videos, Saved Games and Searches can all be relocated to
another drive / partition by right clicking on the folder, left clicking
properties and selecting the Location Tab.
This is likely to be true for any other folders you add to \\Users\Username\
Other folders under \\Users\ however don't have the Location tab so can't
be moved without registry hacks.
Windows Live Mail store folder can be changed by:
Tools, Options, Advanced, Maintenance, Store Folder button, & change to the
new Location.
Contacts on the other hand can't be moved by right clicking the folder, nor
is there any way within the Contacts program to change it.
(not that I can find anyway)
Note this is not the place Windows Live Mail stores it's contacts, they are
buried in \\Users\AppData which you can't move either.
So once again Microsoft screws it's customers.
'DUH' users get catered for with bright big buttons and dumbed down
interfaces.
Competent users OTOH get stuffed around by hiding the stuff in obscure
locations.
If you want to get your hands dirty, you can (apparently) change the
location of the 'Users' folder with registry hacks.
This website
http://tuts4tech.net/2009/08/05/wind...ent-partition/
says:
"For the user profiles you'll need to go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
and again edit the paths as needed"
I HAVE NOT TRIED THIS SO DO IT AT YOUR PERIL, though I'd like to know if it
works for you as it seems logical enough.
I would think it may pay to copy the C:\Users\Username\ folder to the new
location first.
Best
Paul.
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