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Users on a Partitioned Drive

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Old 12-21-2007   #1 (permalink)
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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?
 
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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

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