WIN7: Change location od documents folder.

techguy

I am having some issues with this. I'm coming from XP and was able to change the location of the "My Documents" folder by simply right-clicking on it and entering the new location in the properties window.

Windows 7 seems to be a little more complicated though. I have gone into the documents settings window and added the new location and set is as default. Whenever a save dialog box opens it is still pointing to the c:\users\<username>

How can I change this?

It seems that the properties I have changed are just to specify what to include in "Documents" folder but not the actual location of the main "Documents Folder".

I like to change this to a different drive just to be safe.

Has anybody had this resolved?

LFCFan

When you click on your My Documents folder on the desktop you will see the list of folders. You need to right click on each one individually and change the location. Choose to copy the contents to the new one. You can also use the Library funtion where you can add multiple folders under each library item.

TouchingVirus

techguy wrote: »

It seems that the properties I have changed are just to specify what to include in "Documents" folder but not the actual location of the main "Documents Folder".

I like to change this to a different drive just to be safe.

Has anybody had this resolved?

This?

http://www.w7forums.com/change-location-my-documents-folder-t338.html



Also, "just to be safe"? Safe from what? I fail to understand how moving the MyDocuments folder to another drive is safer than leaving it alone. Surely it'll cause hassle in the long run when programs you install just assume your My Documents folder is at C:\Users\<Username> and not another drive.
It resides on a hard drive no matter where you put it. Hard drives are prone to mechanical failure, no matter which one it's on. Surely a better plan might be to back up the data in that folder to a folder on another hard drive - after all what are the chances you'll have two hard drive failures in a short space of time? Periodic backups can be accomplished with Task Manager and a knowledge of the copy program/Batch files.

To be honest I sort of see this as a sledgehammer vs a nail thing, it'd never ever cross my mind to relocate My Documents under any circumstances

techguy

By safe I really mean safe from the consequences of my tinkering with Windows a little too much.

Basically, If my Windows installation becomes corrupt I can simply format the hd and reinstall, while knowing that "My Documents" are stored on another drive(A).

This other drive I speak of is paired with another drive of the same size(B). I then use robocopy in a batch file that runs a few times a day to backup A to B.

So i'm pretty much doing as you say already!

That link was spot on, thanks!