Vista - Users on "C" Drive

Been reading this forum for help, but can't find my identical problem. So I'll try to explain. I'm having a problem with files on my new computer, Vista 64 Ultimate.

I have my OS and Apps on C drive, and all my data on a separate physical drive which I call F. Today I sent documents and some pictures from the F drive to my Users file under Document and Pictures. But when I checked my C drive I found Users there, and the docs and pictures I moved.

I'd like to have my data so I can click on Documents or Pictures and find them, but not in C drive. I want them in F. Don't want anything in C, but the OS and Apps. Can't figure it out.

I would like to try to help but I don't understand your question. Perhaps
you can clarify it.
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"vwayne" <vwayne.37mfk0@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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vwayne wrote:
Your post is difficult to follow but I think what you are saying is that you
want your Documents on F and you want to get to them by clicking on any of
the Documents links. If this is the case, right-click on the Documents
folder and you will see a Location tab to enable you to move the Documents
location to F. You can do the same for your Pictures, Downloads, Music
folders. You need to do the individual folders separately like this and not
try and move the entire Users director. Leave the Users directory as it is.

Malke
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MS-MVP
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www.elephantboycomputers.com
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Sorry about the confusing post.
I tried right clicking as you suggested, but it doesn't give me an option to send to F, only to G. I have C and F each of which are separate drives, and another separate drive called G.
I had all my docs and pictures in F, and G(for backup), and yesterday when I sent some from F to Users so I could click on Documents links to access them they ended up in C.
I guess my question is, can the Users Documents link only be used for C drive? As it is, when I want to work on a picture or access something in Word I have to click on F and then scroll to retrieve them.

When posting, please quote relevant information so that others know what you’re
talking about.

Your question is still not clear, but maybe copy and paste will solve your
problem.

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"vwayne" <vwayne.37nh21@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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vwayne wrote:
This is really not better. You have three hard drives? All internal or some
external?

What does "sent some from F to Users" actually mean?

If you can't communicate what you did and what you want to do in writing -
and please understand that I don't mean this as a criticism because not
everyone is great with writing - consider having a knowledgeable friend or
competent computer tech come on-site and set you up the way you want. Don't
use someone from BigComputerStore/GeekSquad - get recommendations from
family, friends, colleagues.

I don't know why you don't see the tab to move the Documents folder because
I don't know what you're doing. See this:

MVP John Barnett - Move Documents Folder to Another Location:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/move_do...w_location.htm

The answer to your question "can the Users Documents link only be used for C
drive" is, AFAIK, no - if you change the location as in the link above
Windows should know where the Documents folder is now living and clicking
on a link should take you there.

Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

I'm not concerned with how to get the docs to F so much as why did they go to C in the first place? I sent them to the Document link from F and they ended up in C.

Is there a way to utilize the Document Link in Users or Start and still have all the files in F and none in C? In other words, if I copy them from C (where they went to), and paste them back into F(where I got them from), I won't be able to access them from the Document Link or from the User Icon, which is my name (Wayne).
I appreciate your help.

"vwayne" <vwayne.37nju0@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:vwayne.37nju0@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...Hi Wayne,
I'll take a stab at this. The "Documents" link on the left-hand pane in
Windows Explorer (My Computer) is actually a symbolic link to
C:\Users\<username>\Documents. So, when you "send" something to that link
(I'm assuming drag it over to that link) it goes to that location.

As for the "Can't change that to "F" portion of the question", I have a
couple of questions for you as well....

1. Is F a thumbdrive or another type of removable drive?
2. When you tried to get the Locations tab, how did you go about it?
(I'll post some steps below in case you didn't try it this way)

Steps for finding the location:

1. Click on the Globe in the taskbar ("Start" button from earlier versions
of Windows)
2. At the top on the right-hand side, it should say your username (or Owner
or User, if you have a Generic name there), click on this.
---> This should bring up the C:\Users\username folder
3. Highlight "Documents" and right click on it.
4. Click on Properties.
5. Click the Location tab at the top.
6. Change the location to the drive that you want. You should be able to
manually type in the drive letter.
7. Click Apply, then Ok

Repeat steps 3 through 7 for the other folders.

There's also a "Move" button which will allow you to move everything (or at
least some files/folders to any location you choose. I would actually do
this BEFORE you select the location for the "Pictures", "Music", and other
sub-folders in My Documents.

Hope this helps you a little:-)
Patrick.

Malke, the link you suggested is what I needed.
I moved Pictures from C:\Users\Wayne to F by using the Move Pictures Folder to Another Location.

However, then when I went to move Documents to F (according to the link instructions) I got a pop up, Folder Redirection. It says, Do you want to redirect folder "Documents" into another system folder "Pictures" located at "F:\"? If you proceed with redirection you will not be able to separate them or restore default location. Do you still want to proceed with redirection?

This sounds like it will move the documents in with pictures and they'll be jumbled together.

To clarify- I have one 500GB Seagate 7200.11 32MB drive, which is partioned with C being the first volume and has the OS and apps on it. The second volume on this drive is E, which at this point is empty.
I also have one 750GB Seagate 7200.11 32MB drive, which is not partitioned and is for my photos and docs. This is called F.
And then I have a third drive, 750GB Seagate 7200.11 32MB drive, which is partitioned
and the first is called H and is for backup of F. The second volume on it is a 75MB partition for my OS copy.
I still don't understand the "Folder Redirection" window that pops up when I go to move documents from C:\Users\Wayne making it F:\Users\Wayne, or why it states that the documents will go into F with the Pictures I moved there and that I won't be able to separate them.