Why is not a good idea to store files inside c:\windows folder?

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Why is not a good idea to store files inside c:\windows folder?
 

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Hello Stuckfree,

Usually, it's best to keep your files in either your user folders or another drive location. This is because of permission issues that could arise since C:\Windows is a restricted system folder, and your "C:\Users\(user-name)" folder or other location isn't.

Hope this helps some, :)
Shawn
 

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Brink said:
Hello Stuckfree,

Usually, it's best to keep your files in either your user folders or another drive location. This is because of permission issues that could arise since C:\Windows is a restricted system folder, and your "C:\Users\(user-name)" folder or other location isn't.

Hope this helps some, :)
Shawn
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Hi Brink,

Yeah, is true that annoying UAC dialog box however is there any other reason beside that?
 

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If the OS system craps out and you need to reformat the C: partition, you would lose all your personal files. Of course, if they are backed up somewhere else, that wouldn't be an issue. I set all my major software to save files to a separate partition. I do back those up to a different hard drive.
 

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In addition to what Wither posted, it's also for security purposes to help prevent anything from just being able to have unrestricted access to system files and folders without you knowing about it by giving you a UAC prompt to approve it first.
 

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wither 3 said:
If the OS system craps out and you need to reformat the C: partition, you would lose all your personal files. Of course, if they are backed up somewhere else, that wouldn't be an issue. I set all my major software to save files to a separate partition. I do back those up to a different hard drive.
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Hi Wither,

Yeah I do agree, however if you store any of your file in any place of a boot drive such as in a desktop still you will loose all of your files so nothing related to if your file is store in the c:\windows folder or just in c:\users\xxx\desktop location.

Thanks wither.
 

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Just to be clear, I said I save my personal files to a partition (D:) separate from the c:. If I saved them to the Desktop, it would be on the c:, as you mentioned. There are so many nuances to saving files, including backup strategies.

I'm glad Brink and I could weigh in on this issue.
 

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