Changing default location of "Documents and Settings Folder"

[GMB]

I would like to move my "Documents and Folder" Directory
to another drive on my System. It defaults to C: and I do
not no if this is possible. It is possible to change the
target of the MY Documents folder by going into
properties and altering the Target. Is there an option
similar to this for the Documents and Folders Setting?
Thanks for your help.

GMB

[Walter Clayton]

Easy to do once you know how. :-)

Launch explorer and navigate to the "Documents and settings\[user]"
hierarchy. Right click "My Docs.." and drag it where you want. Select "move
here" when you release the button.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
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"GMB" > wrote in message
...
> I would like to move my "Documents and Folder" Directory
> to another drive on my System. It defaults to C: and I do
> not no if this is possible. It is possible to change the
> target of the MY Documents folder by going into
> properties and altering the Target. Is there an option
> similar to this for the Documents and Folders Setting?
> Thanks for your help.
>
> GMB
>

[GMB]

Thanks for the help. I know how to redirect the "My
Documents" folder. I am interested in learning if it is
possible to move the entire Documents and Settings folder
to another Drive. I would prefer to leave C: for Programs
and D: strictly for Data. I have multiple users on my
home machine and this would simplify administration.
Thanks.

GMB
>-----Original Message-----
>Easy to do once you know how. :-)
>
>Launch explorer and navigate to the "Documents and
settings\[user]"
>hierarchy. Right click "My Docs.." and drag it where you
want. Select "move
>here" when you release the button.
>
>--
>Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Any technology distinguishable from magic is
insufficiently advanced.
>http://www.dts-l.org
>http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/def
ault.asp
>
>
>"GMB" > wrote in message
...
>> I would like to move my "Documents and Folder"
Directory
>> to another drive on my System. It defaults to C: and I
do
>> not no if this is possible. It is possible to change
the
>> target of the MY Documents folder by going into
>> properties and altering the Target. Is there an option
>> similar to this for the Documents and Folders Setting?
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> GMB
>>
>
>.
>

[Walter Clayton]

Oops. I read too fast. :-/

No, you can't relocate that structure. I'd love too myself since I not only
have multiple users, but I multiboot as well.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp


"GMB" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for the help. I know how to redirect the "My
> Documents" folder. I am interested in learning if it is
> possible to move the entire Documents and Settings folder
> to another Drive. I would prefer to leave C: for Programs
> and D: strictly for Data. I have multiple users on my
> home machine and this would simplify administration.
> Thanks.
>
> GMB
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Easy to do once you know how. :-)
> >
> >Launch explorer and navigate to the "Documents and
> settings\[user]"
> >hierarchy. Right click "My Docs.." and drag it where you
> want. Select "move
> >here" when you release the button.
> >
> >--
> >Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> >Associate Expert
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >Any technology distinguishable from magic is
> insufficiently advanced.
> >http://www.dts-l.org
> >http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/def
> ault.asp
> >
> >
> >"GMB" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I would like to move my "Documents and Folder"
> Directory
> >> to another drive on my System. It defaults to C: and I
> do
> >> not no if this is possible. It is possible to change
> the
> >> target of the MY Documents folder by going into
> >> properties and altering the Target. Is there an option
> >> similar to this for the Documents and Folders Setting?
> >> Thanks for your help.
> >>
> >> GMB
> >>
> >
> >.
> >

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

The only way to change the D&S folder location is with an unattended
install. But you could read through my article on user shell folders and
move the ones that contain OS-independent user data to another
partition. I do this on a multi-boot system and it works well for me.

See How To Move the Shell Folders
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_shell_folders.htm

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows



"Walter Clayton" > wrote in message
...
> Oops. I read too fast. :-/
>
> No, you can't relocate that structure. I'd love too myself since I not
only
> have multiple users, but I multiboot as well.
>
>
>
> "GMB" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Thanks for the help. I know how to redirect the "My
> > Documents" folder. I am interested in learning if it is
> > possible to move the entire Documents and Settings folder
> > to another Drive. I would prefer to leave C: for Programs
> > and D: strictly for Data. I have multiple users on my
> > home machine and this would simplify administration.