Need Help on target folder for saving work

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Gabi

I had a small company build my computer. I have windows
XP, which has "users". My problem is that I have two hard
drives on my computer. I didn't want to lose all the info
I had when I got my newer computer, so I used my old
drive as a back up and that is where I told them I wanted
my work saved. HOWEVER, that drive is much smaller. I am
now running out of space. I wanted to delete that folder
and modify where my files are saved as a default. BUT,it
won't let me delete it. Because they set it up as a user
( I think the administrator, I'm not sure) ANYWAY, when I
save a file it saves to 3 different places on my
computer, taking up more space then is necessary.

My question is.... is there any way to change where it
saves to, and only have it save to ONE place on my
computer like "My Documents?" I'm not sure I'm even
asking the question in the right forum or if I have
explained it so that anyone understands what I am talking
about.

I am hoping that someone out there can help me and tell
me if what I am trying to do is possible and how to do
it, without losing all my information that is saved.

Thank you for your time. I hope to hear from someone
soon. I'm running out of space on the smaller drive.
gabi
 
Hi, Gabi.

Sure, most programs will save your data to any location in your computer.
You just have to tell it where.

I'm the only user of my computer here in my office-in-home, so I have not
experience with "users", permissions and such. My suggestions may have to
modified just a little to fit your situation. I'm sure the administrator
who set up your system can easily make the changes for you.

If it were my computer in my simple situation, I'd just copy that old folder
from the small HD into the larger volume on my new HD. Or "Move" the
folder, which means copy-and-then-delete-the-original. Then I'd run the
application that uses that data. Next time, instead of Save, I'd use Save
As... This would produce a dialog box that would let me either type in a
new path or just Browse to the folder in its new location. From then on,
the program would remember the new path.

At least, that's the way most well-written applications work these days.
;<)

RC
 
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