Want to move My Pictures

[T. Waters]

I have a HDD divided 50/50 between C and D. Basically, everything was on C,
but I got so many photos that I moved just the photos (well, most of them)
over to D. But, My Pictures is of course still on C.

Naturally, it would be great to move My Pictures over to D as well, as
certain picture-related functions default to My Pictures, and then I have to
drill around to get back to the pics on D.

It may seem timid of me, but I am hesitant to even try to move a part of
Windows to D. Can this be done? Just Drag and Drop?

 

[Mike Williams]

I have a HDD divided 50/50 between C and D. Basically, everything was on C,
but I got so many photos that I moved just the photos (well, most of them)
over to D. But, My Pictures is of course still on C.

Naturally, it would be great to move My Pictures over to D as well, as
certain picture-related functions default to My Pictures, and then I have to
drill around to get back to the pics on D.

It may seem timid of me, but I am hesitant to even try to move a part of
Windows to D. Can this be done? Just Drag and Drop?

It would have to be a right-click drag between drive partitions or you
will get a COPY rather than a MOVE.

Using the TweakUI power-toy is another way to relocate such user-based
system folders.

 

[Mike Williams]

I have a HDD divided 50/50 between C and D. Basically, everything was on C,
but I got so many photos that I moved just the photos (well, most of them)
over to D. But, My Pictures is of course still on C.

Naturally, it would be great to move My Pictures over to D as well, as
certain picture-related functions default to My Pictures, and then I have to
drill around to get back to the pics on D.

It may seem timid of me, but I am hesitant to even try to move a part of
Windows to D. Can this be done? Just Drag and Drop?

It would have to be a right-click drag between drive partitions or you
will get a COPY rather than a MOVE.

Using the TweakUI power-toy is another way to relocate such user-based
system folders.

 

[Guest]

Real easy to change the default paths, here is what you need to do:

1. Click Start -> Run, and type in "regedit" (no quotes) and press enter on
the keyboard.

2. RegEdit will appear. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \
Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Shell Folders.

3. Right click on the folders you want to change and select Modify.

4. Change the path of your folder to the new path (example: d:\my music).

5. Reboot your computer.

If you feel uncomfortable using the regedit, then go to microsoft and type
in the search for xp power tools, then you will choose the power tool know as
Tweak UI.
This has a GUI and does the same thing but with a easy interface.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

I'm sorry to say that the first part is incorrect. The "Shell folders" key
is obsolete, and it's still there because of
backward compatibility only. Still the old applications such as MSINFO32 and
other depend on the the "shell folders" information. If you want to relocate
a special folder, alter the location under "User Shell Folders" key.

The Old New Thing : The long and sad story of the Shell Folders key:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2003/11/03/55532.aspx

Easiest way to relocate the My Pictures folder is to "Cut" and "Paste" (in
the destination path) so that the pointers are automatically updated in the
registry.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



Real easy to change the default paths, here is what you need to do:

1. Click Start -> Run, and type in "regedit" (no quotes) and press enter on
the keyboard.

2. RegEdit will appear. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \
Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Shell Folders.

3. Right click on the folders you want to change and select Modify.

4. Change the path of your folder to the new path (example: d:\my music).

5. Reboot your computer.

If you feel uncomfortable using the regedit, then go to microsoft and type
in the search for xp power tools, then you will choose the power tool know
as
Tweak UI.
This has a GUI and does the same thing but with a easy interface.

 

[T. Waters]

I'm sorry to say that the first part is incorrect. The "Shell
folders" key is obsolete, and it's still there because of
backward compatibility only. Still the old applications such as
MSINFO32 and other depend on the the "shell folders" information. If
you want to relocate a special folder, alter the location under "User
Shell Folders" key.

The Old New Thing : The long and sad story of the Shell Folders key:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2003/11/03/55532.aspx

Easiest way to relocate the My Pictures folder is to "Cut" and
"Paste" (in the destination path) so that the pointers are
automatically updated in the registry.

Thanks Ramesh, and Mike and Eric too. I shall use the Cut and Paste, it
sounds easy to do!

 

[Guest]

Ramesh you are completely correct, had a brain freeze on that one for a reason.


[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserShell Folders
Modify/Create the Value Name [Various Folder Names] according to the Value
Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: Consult RegEdit for Folder
Names
Value Data: [Move the folder to the new desired location using explorer,
then edit the matching folder in RegEdit to reflect the new folder location]
Exit Registry and Reboot

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

No problem Eric. Thought I'd just point this out.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh you are completely correct, had a brain freeze on that one for a
reason.


[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserShell
Folders
Modify/Create the Value Name [Various Folder Names] according to the Value
Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: Consult RegEdit for Folder
Names
Value Data: [Move the folder to the new desired location using explorer,
then edit the matching folder in RegEdit to reflect the new folder location]
Exit Registry and Reboot

 

[T. Waters]

No problem Eric. Thought I'd just point this out.

It worked a treat! Thanks again.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome T. Waters.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



It worked a treat! Thanks again.