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Windows 7: Can Users Folder Be Put on Different Drive?
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09 Dec 2010
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Can Users Folder Be Put on Different Drive?
I'm looking at getting a solid state HD to put Windows boot files on. 120Gb ones look 'reasonable' these days at around £150.
Although I have 4 x 500Gb at the moment, my Photos and Games are on separate drives, but my Windows drive is using around 160Gb mainly because my User folder is there with Documents, Music, etc.
Can this be relocated? If so, how?
Thanks.
| My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 64-bit
CPU Intel i7 920 @ 4GHz
Motherboard Asus P6T Deluxe V2
Memory 6Gb
Graphics Card nVidia GTX 285
Sound Card X-Fi Extreme Audio PCIe
Screen Resolution 1900x1200
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09 Dec 2010
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#2 | |
64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |
Hello Imacken,
This can help show you how to.  User Profile - Change Default Location
Hope this helps,
Shawn | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz)
Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11
Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Corsair Hydro H100
Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
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09 Dec 2010
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#3 | |
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Shawn. Thanks again. This forum always has been a real pleasure to use. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 64-bit
CPU Intel i7 920 @ 4GHz
Motherboard Asus P6T Deluxe V2
Memory 6Gb
Graphics Card nVidia GTX 285
Sound Card X-Fi Extreme Audio PCIe
Screen Resolution 1900x1200
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09 Dec 2010
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#4 | |
64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |
You're most welcome. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz)
Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11
Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Corsair Hydro H100
Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
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09 Dec 2010
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Osceola, WI |
Based on the information in this post, I was finally able to move the User folder to another drive.
This is something I've been thinking about doing for a long time.
It worked! But there is a caveat I think worth mentioning:
Some of the programs I had installed have "broken" because of this change. They are still looking for their information in the User Folder's original location- which, of course, no longer exists.
Something to think about before implementing this option. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number OEM - Me
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1600T
Motherboard GigaByte GZ-990FXA-UD3
Memory 16GB PC3-10700 (1342MHz)
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 5770 HD (x2) CrossFire
Sound Card On-board RealTek chipset
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Hanns-G 1920x1080 Monitors
Screen Resolution 3x Hanns-G 1920x1080 Monitors
Keyboard HP USB
Mouse LogiTech USB
PSU OCZ Stealth X Stream 750W
Case Cheap (unknown)
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives Intel 25-V SSD 40GB: 218 MB/s AT: 0.1ms
Intel X-25M SSD 80GB: 230MB/s AT: 0.1ms
Seagate 750GB: 133 MB/s AT: 13ms (perpendicular storage)
Buffalo HD-PCTU3 1TB External drive
Internet Speed 1.5 Mbps - Slow - At the tail-end of a rural network
Other Info Printer: Epson Stylus C-84
Scanner: HP 3500C Flatbed
DVD-RW: Plextor
DVD-ROM: Unknown
WEI: 7.4
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09 Dec 2010
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#6 | |
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate A Finnish immigrant in Leipzig, Germany |
@rap33042
Next time when reinstalling, you might want to try this: User Profiles - Create and Move During Windows 7 Installation
Because it changes the value of the environment variable %userprofiles% before even the first user account is created, changing the value from C:\Users to whatever you want to, it is 100% safe and fail-proof method to relocate user folders. All new accounts are automatically created on chosen drive, no need to repeat the procedure if you for instance have to restore system to a point before you manually moved the folders.
Kari | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory 6 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus MSE, Windows Defender
Browser Maxthon 3.5.2.
Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!)
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09 Dec 2010
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#7 | |
64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |
Quote: Originally Posted by rap33042  Based on the information in this post, I was finally able to move the User folder to another drive.
This is something I've been thinking about doing for a long time.
It worked! But there is a caveat I think worth mentioning:
Some of the programs I had installed have "broken" because of this change. They are still looking for their information in the User Folder's original location- which, of course, no longer exists.
Something to think about before implementing this option. You may be able to uninstall and reinstall these programs, or use OPTION TWO in the tutorial to create a new user account and create new shortcuts for the programs to fix this. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz)
Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11
Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Corsair Hydro H100
Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
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09 Dec 2010
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Osceola, WI |
You are absolutely right, Kari.
I mention this only because I did it after I had a lot of programs already installed- it wasn't a Windows 7 re-install.
It hasn't been catastrophic; only a couple of programs 'broke' and I didn't have to re-install the programs to get them to work.
Thanks for the input & link, though.
I'll certainly remember this if I ever have to re-install Windows 7- shee! I hope I don't have to do that again anytime soon  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number OEM - Me
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1600T
Motherboard GigaByte GZ-990FXA-UD3
Memory 16GB PC3-10700 (1342MHz)
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 5770 HD (x2) CrossFire
Sound Card On-board RealTek chipset
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Hanns-G 1920x1080 Monitors
Screen Resolution 3x Hanns-G 1920x1080 Monitors
Keyboard HP USB
Mouse LogiTech USB
PSU OCZ Stealth X Stream 750W
Case Cheap (unknown)
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives Intel 25-V SSD 40GB: 218 MB/s AT: 0.1ms
Intel X-25M SSD 80GB: 230MB/s AT: 0.1ms
Seagate 750GB: 133 MB/s AT: 13ms (perpendicular storage)
Buffalo HD-PCTU3 1TB External drive
Internet Speed 1.5 Mbps - Slow - At the tail-end of a rural network
Other Info Printer: Epson Stylus C-84
Scanner: HP 3500C Flatbed
DVD-RW: Plextor
DVD-ROM: Unknown
WEI: 7.4
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09 Dec 2010
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#9 | |
64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |
I've added a warning in the tutorial to help. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz)
Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11
Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Corsair Hydro H100
Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
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09 Dec 2010
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#10 | |
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate A Finnish immigrant in Leipzig, Germany |
If an app looks AppData from old location and there's no way to change it, maybe as first aid you could create C:\Users\Your_User_Name\AppData again, and move the folders / files needed back to respective Local, LocalLow and Roaming subfolders?
Might just work.
Kari | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory 6 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus MSE, Windows Defender
Browser Maxthon 3.5.2.
Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!)
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