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Old March 26th 12, 01:32 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Char Jackson
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Default How do I separate Data from Apps.

On Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:19:36 -0400, Wolf K
wrote:

On 25/03/2012 2:23 AM, wrote:
I have Win 7 installed on 120Gb SSD and a separate 750Gb drive. I would
like all my data on the 750 however in windows explorer I can't tell it
to store the data libraries on the 750 as all the Library files default
to the C-Drive upon windows installation?

How do I get them on and my system to point to my 750 drive?


Well, this is what I do:

a) create suitably structured and named folder trees on the second drive.

b1) customise all apps to save their data on that drive (via
Preferences/Options menus).
b2) if an app doesn't allow b1, replace it ASAP.

c) stop using Libraries.

Some background, inferred and based on discussion he
Libraries are not real folders, they are lists of pointers to real
folders and real files. Unfortunately, when you delete an item from a
library, it's not only the pointer that is deleted, but the actual item
itself. This can cause unexpected data loss. There was thread on this
sad fact a while back, and it convinced me that my decision never to use
libraries was sound, even though I'd originally decided that for
completely different reasons.


OTOH, Libraries work perfectly well for the people who take a few
minutes to understand what they are and how they work.

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Char Jackson
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