moving the Documents and Settings Folder

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Bruce T - 31 Dec 2003 00:16 GMT

In XP, I want to move the Documents and Settings folder &/Or shared folder to a different partition on my hard drive. (other than C:). XP does not allow you to do this by default. Basically I have a partition for the OS and programs, a partition for the swap files, and a partition for data. I want to move those folders because they contain my MP3's and other data that is just clogging up my C: partition. Suggestions? I used the built in help, however it references other flavors of windows.

Help....

Thanks
Bruc

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Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) - 31 Dec 2003 00:21 GMT

If the folder with the MP3s, etc. is a subfolder of My Documents, why not
just move the My Documents folder. Or, make those folders sub-folders of My
Documents and then move then move it.

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> In XP, I want to move the Documents and Settings folder &/Or shared folder
> to a different partition on my hard drive. (other than C:). XP does not
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> Thanks,
> Bruce

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Bruce T - 31 Dec 2003 00:46 GMT

Michael, Thank you for your reply, however with multiple users I would be required to rename the subsequent folders, this is a problem because XP just loves to keep adding those pesky "my folders" back. Also, between account 1 & 2 (my wife and I) we use the shared documents, which is a whole other beast. Any other suggestions?

Your time is appreciated,
Bruce

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Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) - 31 Dec 2003 01:24 GMT

Well, it can be done but as far as I know, only during installation at least
as far as documented methods are concerned, check the following:

http://tinyurl.com/fzpf

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> Michael, Thank you for your reply, however with multiple users I would be
> required to rename the subsequent folders, this is a problem because XP
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> Your time is appreciated,
> Bruce

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