Vista set up - separate directory for user data

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cyberjeff

I have found Vista to provide a pleasurable experience but I had a set up
problem which in my opinion should be addressed.
The principle which I use is that I put all my system and program files in
drive C: and all the user data in drive D:
when setting up Vista, I went into the personal folder to move the
directories such as Documents, Pictures etc to D:. In the Personal Folder of
Vista, I found in Properties of the icons , the Move command and used it.
However what i did not know at the time was that I had to create the
destination directories i.e. D:/Documents etc before using the the Move
command in Properties. My vista Personal Folder became corrupted and the
pointers went haywire. I could not recover and had to reinstall Vista.
My suggestion is that the principle of separating user and system data
should be enshrined in the set up and applied to all MS programs as well as
Vista.
At least, there should be a note in the Move command in Properties to alert
users to set up the destination directory before using the Move command.
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Regards
CyberJeff
PS: When I talked to my hardware OEM, he thought that I had an Outlook
problem because this is the only Personal Folder he knew about.

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I do think that it serves several purposes
1 - It enables one to save data from a single source. i.e if all my user
data is on directory D: then when I back up D: it is simple instead of having
to go to several directories
2 - It does minimise disk fragmentation on C: since most of the changes due
to more user data are on D:
3 - I thought that having separate directories increased system preformance
and I am surprised that you suggest the opposite although you migh know
better and I would like you to explain why.

I agree that it is nice to have a toolbox but the use of this particular
move command is counter intuitive because when one drags and drop a folder,
if it is not present in the destination directory then it is automatically
created.

Thank you for your reply.

Regards
CyberJeff
 
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