Users on a Partitioned Drive

permalink · 12-21-2007

My compuer has the OS installed on the C drive, and room for other data on
the D drive. When I created a user, all of the user documents folders were
created on the C drive. I created duplicate folders on the D drive, and
modified each shortcut (using the location tab) to point to the folders on
the D drive.

Question 1:
When I create another user, all the user documents folders are created on
the C drive again. Is there a way to make windows create user data on the D
drive by default?

**Brink** · 12-22-2007

	Quote:	Jaclyn
	My compuer has the OS installed on the C drive, and room for other data on the D drive. When I created a user, all of the user documents folders were created on the C drive. I created duplicate folders on the D drive, and modified each shortcut (using the location tab) to point to the folders on the D drive. Question 1: When I create another user, all the user documents folders are created on the C drive again. Is there a way to make windows create user data on the D drive by default?

Hi Jaclyn,

See if this is the same method that you used in this tutorial. The folders will still show up on the C: drive, but the contents should be actually stored in the new location specified in the Location tab.

Personal User Shell Folders - Move Location

Shawn

12-21-2007	#1 (permalink)
Jaclyn Guest Posts: n/a	Users on a Partitioned Drive My compuer has the OS installed on the C drive, and room for other data on the D drive. When I created a user, all of the user documents folders were created on the C drive. I created duplicate folders on the D drive, and modified each shortcut (using the location tab) to point to the folders on the D drive. Question 1: When I create another user, all the user documents folders are created on the C drive again. Is there a way to make windows create user data on the D drive by default?
Jaclyn Guest Posts: n/a

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