Re: Moving My Documents

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"Victor" <Victor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks, but you still have not answered my question. As I see it, there
are
two "my documents" folders.
*** Yes.

One on C: drive which contains system settings, etc
*** Yes.

and one on F: drive which contains all of my images, videos, docs etc.
*** Yes.

The two files are somewhat related, no?
*** No. You are dealing with two ##folders##, not two ##files##.
*** Your profile on drive C: contains a pointer that says that
*** all your personal files are stored on drive F:. If you dropped
*** your image of drive C: back to a point where this pointer
*** points at drive C: rather than drive F: then you simply need
*** to point it back at F:.
*** Note that this pointer is a mere convenience. You can access
*** your files just as easily via My Computer or Windows Explorer.

If the one on C: drive is changed
back to an older version how will that effect the one on F: drive.
*** It won't affect the data on drive F: but it will cause the default
*** file location (as used by Word and Excel) to point back at C:.
*** No great drama - just point it back at F:!

Sorry for being so nit-picky but I'd rather ask now than have a problem
later.
*** That's fine. I recommend you try these things for yourself
*** in order to acquire some confidence.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

Yes, all will be overwritten on drive C:. Having your documents
on a drive other than drive C: is a big advantage in this scenario,
because they will NOT be overwritten.


"Victor" <Victor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Sorry, I wasn't more specific. When I mentioned 'restore' I meant
restoring
the C: partition using TrueImage, not 'system restore'. So this means
that
everything on C: drive will be overwritten with an older system.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

System Restore won't affect your documents, regardless of where
they are stored. It only restores the operating system, the registry
and your applications.


"Victor" <Victor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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OK, thanks but now the tricky part. I notice that after I've
moved
the
"my
documents" folder to F: there is still a "documents and settings"
folder
on
C: drive but much smaller than the one on F: drive. (Does this
contain
just
the system settings?) Suppose I want to restore just my system
drive
c:.
When I do the restore, the current documents and settings folder
on c:
drive
will be replaced with an older version. Since a lot of the
documents
(images, videos, music, excel docs) are stored in the "my
documents"
on F:
drive will this restore of just the system partition screw up
anything?

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:


"Victor" <Victor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have just moved the 'My Documents' folder to another drive
on my
hard
disk.
When I do a ghost backup of my C: drive, my documents will no
longer
be
there, but the My documents folder still is. When I open the
folder
properties it does point to F: drive. Will all of the
documents
in
"My
documents" get backed up when I ghost C: drive or not?

No, they won't, because they are no longer on drive C:.











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