Re: Moving 'My Documents'

If You right click on My Documents icon, on desktop.
Properties
then move to wherever
all remains intact, your just relocating the underlying folder

"Harley" <Harley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F4804D5D-207B-4EB4-BD5B-17D7ACDFAE65@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks, DL!
>
> You are hitting on something that I have wondered about. Although I am
> pretty comfortable working with (and configuring in) XP, I am not how to
move
> 'My Documents' to the D drive. For example, can I just cut/paste it from
the
> standard Documents and Settings from the C Drive? Will it keep the
inherent
> 'My Documents' folder qualities (like privacy options, for example)?
>
> Hopefully I am expressing myself clearly, but can you elaborate on my
> aforementioned thoughts?
>
>
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
> > Moving My Documents to a seperate drive/partition has some advantages,
> > and will not impact on any programs, though some may have an option to
> > select a default doc folder.
> >
> > "Harley" <Harley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:8F2C7AC6-F119-4D79-83B9-6EEE52662F93@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > My Docs is still on C under Documents and Settings. I am ok with pst
files
> > > and signatures (I found, BTW) ultimately remaining on C (docs and
> > settings).
> > > I was thinking that moving just the program files would still creat
some
> > > space on C.
> > >
> > > Another user suggests leaving MS products on C, "playing well
together'
> > > theory.
> > >
> > > I now feel comfortable enougvh to make this change, but question...
should
> > I
> > > leave well enouigh alone (and find other things to move)?
> > >
> > > Thoughts?
> > >
> > > "DL" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Even if you install Office to D: by default your pst will remain
within
> > the
> > > > Documents & Settings grouping.
> > > > As will office templates
> > > > Data is not affected by an uninstall/reinstall allthough backup
always
> > > > reccomended
> > > > Presumably My Documents has been moved to D?
> > > >
> > > > "Harley" <Harley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:B267F91A-6781-47BC-95CD-65EAD61079E9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Due to space issues on my C drive, I would like to unload MS
Office so
> > > > that I
> > > > > may reload it on my D drive. I would like to know what critial
files
> > and
> > > > > optional files that I should locate and BackUp so that I will
reduce
> > > > 'lost'
> > > > > items or settings. For example, I know how to locate the pst file,
but
> > > > what
> > > > > about signatures? What else might I want to save?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >


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