Vista - Moving Public Folder in Explorer

I've relocated the c:\users\ folders to the D: drive rather than clog up the
system drive with all the user data, media files, etc.

Whenever I open Explorer, the Public folder still points at the
c:\users\public location and not at the D: location. How do I tell explorer
to look in the d:\users\public and not c:\users\public? there seems no
immediate way to repoint this shortcut.

Mike

The ENTIRE C:\Users folder?
You will have quite a bit of registry editing to do--**at least** 73
individual keys that point to C:\Users, that you could *maybe* edit to
D:\Users. Maybe. Unknown how this might screw things up in the future.
A much easier way is to simply change the locations of the folders that
contain your data.
For example:
Right click (in Explorer) your C:\Users\Public\Public Documents folder icon,
choose Properties, the the Location Tab. Click the Move button and browse to
where you want it to be. Repeat for any other data folders for any user
account you want to change the data folders for. Changes will become
permanent after you reboot.

--
Maxwell Bluemeanie
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"Mike" <slanes@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OU40efFSHHA.1364@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> I've relocated the c:\users\ folders to the D: drive rather than clog up
> the system drive with all the user data, media files, etc.
>
> Whenever I open Explorer, the Public folder still points at the
> c:\users\public location and not at the D: location. How do I tell
> explorer to look in the d:\users\public and not c:\users\public? there
> seems no immediate way to repoint this shortcut.
>
> Mike

Not quite the entire folder...

But when I open explorer, the default shortcut in the folders window only
points to the c:\users\public folder and the ability to move this or change
location isn't available. It's THAT entry that I want to change.



"Max" <max@home.com> wrote in message
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> The ENTIRE C:\Users folder?
> You will have quite a bit of registry editing to do--**at least** 73
> individual keys that point to C:\Users, that you could *maybe* edit to
> D:\Users. Maybe. Unknown how this might screw things up in the future.
> A much easier way is to simply change the locations of the folders that
> contain your data.
> For example:
> Right click (in Explorer) your C:\Users\Public\Public Documents folder
> icon, choose Properties, the the Location Tab. Click the Move button and
> browse to where you want it to be. Repeat for any other data folders for
> any user account you want to change the data folders for. Changes will
> become permanent after you reboot.
>
> --
> Maxwell Bluemeanie
> ------
>
> "Mike" <slanes@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OU40efFSHHA.1364@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I've relocated the c:\users\ folders to the D: drive rather than clog up
>> the system drive with all the user data, media files, etc.
>>
>> Whenever I open Explorer, the Public folder still points at the
>> c:\users\public location and not at the D: location. How do I tell
>> explorer to look in the d:\users\public and not c:\users\public? there
>> seems no immediate way to repoint this shortcut.
>>
>> Mike
>

OK, you lost me. I don't know to what you are referring. A shortcut? A
folder? From what explorer view?
If it *is* simply a shortcut (neither a folder nor a junction) within a
folder, delete it and make a new one. Or I completely misunderstand what you
are attempting to do.

--
Maxwell Bluemeanie
------

"Mike" <slanes@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23zJ58%23GSHHA.1200@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Not quite the entire folder...
>
> But when I open explorer, the default shortcut in the folders window only
> points to the c:\users\public folder and the ability to move this or
> change location isn't available. It's THAT entry that I want to change.
>
>
>
> "Max" <max@home.com> wrote in message
> news:OrGTXnFSHHA.920@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> The ENTIRE C:\Users folder?
>> You will have quite a bit of registry editing to do--**at least** 73
>> individual keys that point to C:\Users, that you could *maybe* edit to
>> D:\Users. Maybe. Unknown how this might screw things up in the future.
>> A much easier way is to simply change the locations of the folders that
>> contain your data.
>> For example:
>> Right click (in Explorer) your C:\Users\Public\Public Documents folder
>> icon, choose Properties, the the Location Tab. Click the Move button and
>> browse to where you want it to be. Repeat for any other data folders for
>> any user account you want to change the data folders for. Changes will
>> become permanent after you reboot.
>>
>> --
>> Maxwell Bluemeanie
>> ------
>>
>> "Mike" <slanes@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OU40efFSHHA.1364@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> I've relocated the c:\users\ folders to the D: drive rather than clog up
>>> the system drive with all the user data, media files, etc.
>>>
>>> Whenever I open Explorer, the Public folder still points at the
>>> c:\users\public location and not at the D: location. How do I tell
>>> explorer to look in the d:\users\public and not c:\users\public? there
>>> seems no immediate way to repoint this shortcut.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>
>

"Mike" <slanes@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OU40efFSHHA.1364@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> I've relocated the c:\users\ folders to the D: drive rather than clog up
> the system drive with all the user data, media files, etc.
>
> Whenever I open Explorer, the Public folder still points at the
> c:\users\public location and not at the D: location. How do I tell
> explorer to look in the d:\users\public and not c:\users\public? there
> seems no immediate way to repoint this shortcut.


Are you talking about the Favorite Links icons? They are the shortcuts
contained within the the Links user folder. And you can't move the entire
user folder off from C: as it contains part of the registry.

ss.

Hey Mike, ever figure anything out on this? I am trying to do the exact same
thing by moving the Public Folder to drive D: from drive C:. D: is a big
Seagate and C: is a fast little Raptor.

I have it all set up on D: and have it shared but Vista always wants to
point me back to the C: drive version.

Windows XP allowed you to move your My Documents folder by right clicking on
it. Vista does not allow this apparently.

PG


"Mike" wrote:

> I've relocated the c:\users\ folders to the D: drive rather than clog up the
> system drive with all the user data, media files, etc.
>
> Whenever I open Explorer, the Public folder still points at the
> c:\users\public location and not at the D: location. How do I tell explorer
> to look in the d:\users\public and not c:\users\public? there seems no
> immediate way to repoint this shortcut.
>
> Mike
>
>

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...e+Search&meta=

First hit in the above search

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"BajaPaul" <BajaPaul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5D70DFC3-0A0B-4329-B9FC-CC52E3AB3009@microsoft.com...
> Hey Mike, ever figure anything out on this? I am trying to do the exact
> same
> thing by moving the Public Folder to drive D: from drive C:. D: is a big
> Seagate and C: is a fast little Raptor.
>
> I have it all set up on D: and have it shared but Vista always wants to
> point me back to the C: drive version.
>
> Windows XP allowed you to move your My Documents folder by right clicking
> on
> it. Vista does not allow this apparently.
>
> PG
>
>
> "Mike" wrote:
>
>> I've relocated the c:\users\ folders to the D: drive rather than clog up
>> the
>> system drive with all the user data, media files, etc.
>>
>> Whenever I open Explorer, the Public folder still points at the
>> c:\users\public location and not at the D: location. How do I tell
>> explorer
>> to look in the d:\users\public and not c:\users\public? there seems no
>> immediate way to repoint this shortcut.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>