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Question about the profile folders in XP

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  • 09-04-2004 2:26pm
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    Dara Robinson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭


    I am looking to move the location of the folders that contain the profile info (ie: C:\Documents and Settings\SomeUser\). I am hoping to make it D:\Profile Folders\SomeUser\

    Anyone have any ideas. I think its possible and i could not fuigure it out (but it was 8:30am and I had not slept yet and I am now omw out.
    If anyone can help please it would be great.

    dara

    P.S: please ask questions if you need me to clarify what i am looking for.


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,807 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    You can't move or copy a profile while you are using it.

    you can COPY a profile (ie backup it) by logging in as a different user, right clicking on my computer - properties - advanced and into user profiles...

    admin tools - computer management - users - properties - profile path
    No idea if this works or not - at a guess leaving it blank reverts to default profile of %systemdrive%\documents and settings\%usename%


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    Dara Robinson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭Dara Robinson


    thanx cap (soz, not been on latly, been real busy)

    ok, about moving when using, I know that one :) but its more about making a permanant move so the folder is not used in the c drive and used in the d drive although the OS will be still in the c drive.
    Reason is that if the C drive needs formating I will have the profiles even if its a serios prob and dont get a chance to back them up or can't get at them.

    The point would be to make it so the OS uses them in another location (ie: C:\Documents and Settings\SomeUser\). Kind of like when u move the location of the "My Documents" folder from default to another location.

    Any help would be apreiciated


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    TheGrizz(Irl)
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭TheGrizz(Irl)


    "Reason is that if the C drive needs formating I will have the profiles even if its a serios prob and dont get a chance to back them up or can't get at them."

    by backing the files to ur d: ..would this not solve the problem without all the messing about ...back it up every week (should over write the previous weeks backup)..any probs with C: and u still got ur profile in D: ..when u fix C: copy the filed back from D:

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    life can be simple


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    DukeDredd
    Registered Users Posts: 653 ✭✭✭DukeDredd


    have a look here


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