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Unable to change personal folders locations
  1. #1


    Fernando Smith Guest

    Unable to change personal folders locations

    Hi,
    I have all my documents and such stored on an external hardrive. everything
    was properly linked in my personal folders to correct locations, recently
    they reverted back to C:\Users\...\Documents and I dont have the ability to
    redirect them back to the external drive. My files are still there but
    applications are saving to the default location



    any help would be greatly appreciated

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  2. #2


    Dyawlak Guest

    Re: Unable to change personal folders locations

    Click the "new" start button - right click Documents and select properties
    click the Location Tab and change it there. Worked for me on Business 64.


    "Fernando Smith" <Fernando Smith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:49BFC6A5-56D4-48E0-AE81-D95566A5B277@microsoft.com...
    > Hi,
    > I have all my documents and such stored on an external hardrive.
    > everything
    > was properly linked in my personal folders to correct locations, recently
    > they reverted back to C:\Users\...\Documents and I dont have the ability
    > to
    > redirect them back to the external drive. My files are still there but
    > applications are saving to the default location
    >
    > any help would be greatly appreciated



      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    Fernando Smith Guest

    Re: Unable to change personal folders locations

    I tried that and under location no buttons are there to move or restore...
    the location is listed and I cannot edit it in any way (I can copy it fwiw)

    "Dyawlak" wrote:

    > Click the "new" start button - right click Documents and select properties
    > click the Location Tab and change it there. Worked for me on Business 64.
    >
    >
    > "Fernando Smith" <Fernando Smith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:49BFC6A5-56D4-48E0-AE81-D95566A5B277@microsoft.com...
    > > Hi,
    > > I have all my documents and such stored on an external hardrive.
    > > everything
    > > was properly linked in my personal folders to correct locations, recently
    > > they reverted back to C:\Users\...\Documents and I dont have the ability
    > > to
    > > redirect them back to the external drive. My files are still there but
    > > applications are saving to the default location
    > >
    > > any help would be greatly appreciated

    >


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