Use MKLINK to create directory junction points.
C:\Users\andy>dir
Volume in drive C is Vista x32
Volume Serial Number is B09E-7BCA
Directory of C:\Users\andy
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> .
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> ..
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Contacts
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Desktop
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Documents
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Downloads
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Favorites
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Links
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Music
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Pictures
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Saved Games
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Searches
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Videos
0 File(s) 0 bytes
13 Dir(s) 24,099,205,120 bytes free
After moving Videos to G:
C:\Users\andy>dir
Volume in drive C is Vista x32
Volume Serial Number is B09E-7BCA
Directory of C:\Users\andy
11/18/2007 04:39 PM <DIR> .
11/18/2007 04:39 PM <DIR> ..
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Contacts
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Desktop
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Documents
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Downloads
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Favorites
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Links
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Music
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Pictures
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Saved Games
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Searches
0 File(s) 0 bytes
12 Dir(s) 23,779,938,304 bytes free
C:\Users\andy>dir g:
Volume in drive G is Data
Volume Serial Number is DA72-BF06
Directory of G:\
11/18/2007 04:38 PM <DIR> Videos
0 File(s) 0 bytes
1 Dir(s) 41,847,848,960 bytes free
C:\Users\andy>mklink /j Videos g:\Videos
Junction created for Videos <<===>> g:\Videos
C:\Users\andy>dir
Volume in drive C is Vista x32
Volume Serial Number is B09E-7BCA
Directory of C:\Users\andy
11/18/2007 04:44 PM <DIR> .
11/18/2007 04:44 PM <DIR> ..
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Contacts
11/18/2007 04:40 PM <DIR> Desktop
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Documents
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Downloads
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Favorites
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Links
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Music
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Pictures
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Saved Games
11/14/2007 12:46 AM <DIR> Searches
11/18/2007 04:44 PM <JUNCTION> Videos [g:\Videos]
0 File(s) 0 bytes
13 Dir(s) 23,779,102,720 bytes free
C:\Users\andy>
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:05:00 -0800 (PST), dmart <dmart7@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Quote:
>My brand new laptop has its large single disk partitioned into C and D
>with the operating system and user folders on C. I want some of the
>user folders (eg. documents, pictures, music) to point to D and store
>the data there. I've seen plenty of posts on ways to do this in VISTA
>- including Ed Bott's - but all have failed on my system.
>
>My attempts result in one or more problems:
>- end up with two folders with the same name under user folders in C
>- no connection to data in D
>- worst of all, "Local Disk D" ends up as a user folder under C!
>
>I even installed Tweak VI and used that - but it failed too.
>
>I've seen a few other posts with the same problem, but no solution.
>Any new ideas?
>