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Thread ID: 30327	2003-02-16 03:27:00	xp special folders	tuterangiwhiu (3181)	Press F1

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121659	2003-02-16 03:27:00	kia ora ive just installed (1 week ago) windows XP onto my computer . i've got a 60G hard drive and hav partitioned it into ~15G and 45G . i loaded the os onto the c drive . by default (i guess) the user information (i've made seperate user logins for my wife and I) is stored on the c drive . what i want to do is have all data on the second partition which is called e drive so that only programmes r stored on c . i haven't had any success moving (dragging) the 'documents and settings' folder from c:\ to e:\ . does any1 hav any suggestions . thanx	tuterangiwhiu (3181)
121660	2003-02-16 04:55:00	Long and involved. Involves registry changes for all profiles created. Best done at installation. I suspect your wants exceed your ability - sorry but true. Search MS knowledgebase for Article 236621 - Cannot Move or Rename Documents and Settings Folder This is written for 2000 but the technique applies to XP	Merlin (503)
121661	2003-02-16 05:49:00	kia Merlin yeah, i had a look so something like the article somewhere else on the net. wish i had known about it at installation. anyhow - thanx tuterangiwhiu	tuterangiwhiu (3181)
121662	2003-02-16 07:45:00	I don't use XP myself but would it be possible to create a his and her folders on the 'data' drive and within those two folders create additional sub folders for documents, music, etc . The data files, music, etc already saved on C drive copy and paste across to the folders in E drive and once you have confirmed they are there and readable, delete the data from C . I use WindowsCommander myself for copying files between drives but you should be able to copy and paste between drives in Windows Explorer as well . After that, any new files created, when prompted as to where to save to, navigate and save to which ever folder you want to in E . Or am I barking up the wrong tree here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Gordon. (2217)
121663	2003-02-17 06:29:00	Gordon is on the right track regarding creating your own "Documents" folder on the partition you want your data stored on, but I would hesitate to start mucking around with Win XP's default My Documents, etc folders . I tried copying and moving them to my E drive and Win XP spat the dummy so much that I ended up having to reformat . :-( There is no harm being done not having your data in the default My Documents . I have my email storage folder and Favorites folder saved in my Documents folder on the E drive . Your programs can be set up to save data in your specified folder easily . For MS Office and some other programs go into Tools and specify the path to the folder required for opening and saving files . For programs that do not have this option have a look at this thread ( . pcworld . co . nz/thread . jsp?forum=1&thread=31360&message=131522" target="_blank">pressf1 . pcworld . co . nz) for some tips .	Susan B (19)
121664	2003-02-17 10:36:00	Hello, I use the following program for this: www.totalidea.de It can remap the my documents folder and other common folders although you will generally find programs are hard to seperate from the install windows drive as they can copy files into the windows dir or default drive with associated folders. What i myself choosed to do was remap the documents folder, favourites folder, from this application i just mentioned and MS Outlook folder manually to their although your requirements may vary from this. I agree that it can be good practise to map data rather than programs away from the boot drive for easier backup and perhaps knowing where the data 'is' PS with this and some other programs you dont need to remapp the program dirs in the registry and be careful of doing that because if you do it in the registry manually you can put it of sync causing some significant problems, especially when you are learning how to do it without a decent tutorial. I would also recommend keeping a copy of the drivers on the 'document' drive or archive them as well	Captive (3159)
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