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| Thread ID: 99721 | 2009-05-12 06:23:00 | Putting Data on D Drive - My Documents ? | Digby (677) | Press F1 |
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| 773307 | 2009-05-12 06:23:00 | I have decided to put All of my data files on a physical D drive in my XP PC. Would you suggest just putting them in folders on the d drive or should I create a My Documents folder on it then have sub folders ? |
Digby (677) | ||
| 773308 | 2009-05-12 06:27:00 | I just create one My_Docs and sub directories of that. BUT, you can move all the current My Documents to D drive. I think from memory you right click the My Documents folder, choose properties, chick move and choose the destination. It takes what ever is in it to the new destination. |
R2D2 (12631) | ||
| 773309 | 2009-05-12 08:39:00 | On my D Drive I use My Stuff then sub-folders My music My messages etc Copied existing data from My documents on the C Drive. Then when was sure that all okay I deleted as necessary. Has been working really well for a year or so ! Misty :) |
Misty (368) | ||
| 773310 | 2009-05-12 08:50:00 | R2D2's suggestion is correct but I think the tab is called location | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 773311 | 2009-05-12 09:36:00 | Yep-just right click My Documents or Picutures etc>properties>location tab>Create a new folder on your new physical drive named My Documents>Move them over. Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 773312 | 2009-05-12 10:41:00 | Yep-just right click My Documents or Picutures etc>properties>location tab>Create a new folder on your new physical drive named My Documents>Move them over. Blam Hmmm. Very interesting. But is it possible to move the My Documents etc folders to the D drive in a way that causes all apps that routinely seek to dump their data bundles into C:\ ... My Docs etc (eg most photo downloaders) to subsequently default to the relocated folders? This would be most helpful. It would also be helpful if M$ gave you the option of doing that during Windows installation so people have a ready way of avoiding the stupid M$ default situation of stashing your data on the Windows partition! |
Robin S_ (86) | ||
| 773313 | 2009-05-12 11:58:00 | Ho Robin. In Word 2007, click on Office Button > Word Options > Save > set the "Default File Location" to your D drive. Mine is on a different hard disk. Word will automatically go here to open files and will save to it. Anything residing on C drive you can drag over. Word 2003 had something similar..... :cool: | Scouse (83) | ||
| 773314 | 2009-05-12 19:03:00 | Thanks guys. | Digby (677) | ||
| 773315 | 2009-05-12 21:41:00 | But is it possible to move the My Documents etc folders to the D drive in a way that causes all apps that routinely seek to dump their data bundles into C:\ ... My Docs etc (eg most photo downloaders) to subsequently default to the relocated folders? Via Windows Explorer. Right click and CUT MyDocuments, scroll to D:, right click and Paste it. Don't copy, CUT and that alters all the reg settings etc so Windows and all apps know its the new location. Simple. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 773316 | 2009-05-12 21:43:00 | Robin, it depends on the application. If the application is correctly using the My Documents location, which most apps do, it will use whatever folder you direct My Documents to. | inphinity (7274) | ||
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