Moving Documents Folder

[Nanette]

I like to keep my documents and mp3's and stuff on a different partition,
just in case. Is there any way to move the "Settings and Documents" folder
(I think that is what it is called) to a different logical drive? I tried
just moving it and it said it was a system folder and couldn't be moved.
Thanks.

[Richard]

Hi Nanette,

Why not just create a new place for your music. For instance D:\Music

Than move the music files there and tell WMP or whatever program you use,
where they are. Works for me.

Richard
"Nanette" > wrote in message
...
> I like to keep my documents and mp3's and stuff on a different partition,
> just in case. Is there any way to move the "Settings and Documents" folder
> (I think that is what it is called) to a different logical drive? I tried
> just moving it and it said it was a system folder and couldn't be moved.
> Thanks.
>
>

[Richard]

Hi Nanette,

Why not just create a new place for your music. For instance D:\Music

Than move the music files there and tell WMP or whatever program you use,
where they are. Works for me.

Richard
"Nanette" > wrote in message
...
> I like to keep my documents and mp3's and stuff on a different partition,
> just in case. Is there any way to move the "Settings and Documents" folder
> (I think that is what it is called) to a different logical drive? I tried
> just moving it and it said it was a system folder and couldn't be moved.
> Thanks.
>
>

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Nanette wrote:
> I like to keep my documents and mp3's and stuff on a different
> partition, just in case. Is there any way to move the "Settings and
> Documents" folder (I think that is what it is called) to a different
> logical drive? I tried just moving it and it said it was a system
> folder and couldn't be moved. Thanks.

Nanette

You cannot move the Documents and Settings folder, but you can move the My
Documents folder which is the default folder where all of these files are
saved. Easiest way is to use the free TweakUI utility from Microsoft. Once
it is installed, go to the My Computer/Special Folders section and click on
My Documents/Change Location button.

TweakUI download
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

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[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Nanette wrote:
> I like to keep my documents and mp3's and stuff on a different
> partition, just in case. Is there any way to move the "Settings and
> Documents" folder (I think that is what it is called) to a different
> logical drive? I tried just moving it and it said it was a system
> folder and couldn't be moved. Thanks.

Nanette

You cannot move the Documents and Settings folder, but you can move the My
Documents folder which is the default folder where all of these files are
saved. Easiest way is to use the free TweakUI utility from Microsoft. Once
it is installed, go to the My Computer/Special Folders section and click on
My Documents/Change Location button.

TweakUI download
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q310147

Bruce Chambers

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"Nanette" > wrote in message
...
> I like to keep my documents and mp3's and stuff on a different
> partition,
> just in case. Is there any way to move the "Settings and Documents"
> folder
> (I think that is what it is called) to a different logical drive? I
> tried
> just moving it and it said it was a system folder and couldn't be
> moved.
> Thanks.
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q310147

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
----
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Nanette" > wrote in message
...
> I like to keep my documents and mp3's and stuff on a different
> partition,
> just in case. Is there any way to move the "Settings and Documents"
> folder
> (I think that is what it is called) to a different logical drive? I
> tried
> just moving it and it said it was a system folder and couldn't be
> moved.
> Thanks.
>
>