Changing the path User folder

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Gjert Stensrud

I prefer to have my personal files and documents stored on my D-drive.
The path to my User folder is by default C:\Users\User.
Is there any way to change this?

-Gjert
 
This is handled a little differently in Vista. You can change the location
of the Documents folder, which is Vista's equivalent to the My Documents
folder in XP.

Click the Vista Start button, right-click on Documents and select
Properties. Then select the Location tab on the properties page to change
the location.

-Reed Rinn
MVP Shell / User
 
I successfully did this with my Documents folder, although it took several
reboots...

However, I tried this for my Pictures folder and now my Pictures folder
disappeared from my Start menu and slideshow no longer works. Specifically,
all of slideshow's settings have disappeared. Any ideas?

ps. I'm running build 5472.
 
I successfully did this with my Documents folder, although it took several
reboots...

However, I tried this for my Pictures folder and now my Pictures folder
disappeared from my Start menu and slideshow no longer works. Specifically,
all of slideshow's settings have disappeared. Any ideas?

ps. I'm running build 5472.
 
Yes Reed, it works!

But do you know if is there any automatic solution?

I mean, any new user created will have her/his Documents on D-drive...
 
Yes Reed, it works!

But do you know if is there any automatic solution?

I mean, any new user created will have her/his Documents on D-drive...
 
VI was glad to see that in the folder options of the 'User's Files' folders.
And I changed them all to my second drive. This moved the folders from the
C:\users\username folder to the new location.

Then i installed an app that wanted to use one of the folders. It 'called'
to the C:\USERS\<USERNAME>\CONTACTS folder which wasnt there, and so created
a new one. Now in my User's Files folder there are two contacts folders. did
this with another app and created another documents folder.

So i thought, maybe i will create symlinks in the c:\users\username folder
for the contacts folder, documents etc. then redirect the folders back to the
c:\users location (but really the data was still on second drive becasue i
created the symlinks <thought that was crafty myself :-) > BUT errored
saying i couldnt move to symlink. (it actually stated a proper term for a
symlink\junction but i cant remember that name right now )

So, what is the point of being able to move the location of the folder the
links/hardlinks/shell folder in the "users files" folder if it doesnt
redirect the other pointers to C:\users\username\folder as well?

Any ideas on how to redirect the folders entirely/achieve what i am trying
to do? andy information on the folder "User's files"? is it a Hardlink, shell
folder/component, something else?

Thanks everyone!
 
VI was glad to see that in the folder options of the 'User's Files' folders.
And I changed them all to my second drive. This moved the folders from the
C:\users\username folder to the new location.

Then i installed an app that wanted to use one of the folders. It 'called'
to the C:\USERS\<USERNAME>\CONTACTS folder which wasnt there, and so created
a new one. Now in my User's Files folder there are two contacts folders. did
this with another app and created another documents folder.

So i thought, maybe i will create symlinks in the c:\users\username folder
for the contacts folder, documents etc. then redirect the folders back to the
c:\users location (but really the data was still on second drive becasue i
created the symlinks <thought that was crafty myself :-) > BUT errored
saying i couldnt move to symlink. (it actually stated a proper term for a
symlink\junction but i cant remember that name right now )

So, what is the point of being able to move the location of the folder the
links/hardlinks/shell folder in the "users files" folder if it doesnt
redirect the other pointers to C:\users\username\folder as well?

Any ideas on how to redirect the folders entirely/achieve what i am trying
to do? andy information on the folder "User's files"? is it a Hardlink, shell
folder/component, something else?

Thanks everyone!
 
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So, what is the point of being able to move the location of the folder the
links/hardlinks/shell folder in the "users files" folder if it doesnt
redirect the other pointers to C:\users\username\folder as well?

Any ideas on how to redirect the folders entirely/achieve what i am trying
to do? andy information on the folder "User's files"? is it a Hardlink, shell
folder/component, something else?
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I had exactly the same problem in XP.

I finally gave up on the idea.
 
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