Windows 7: Can you relocate desktop

prroots · 28 Feb 2010

I've partitioned my disk into C: for OS and Programs and E: for Data. I'd like my Desktop to live in E: instead of C:. Is that possible? Thanks
Pete

Kari · 28 Feb 2010

Read this tutorial.

Desktop is by default located in C:\Users\Your_Username\Desktop, so you have to relocate all users.

Kari

whs · 28 Feb 2010

Go to C > Your Name > Links > Properties > Location tab. From there you can move the whole thing.

Kari · 28 Feb 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by whs

Go to C > Your Name > Links > Properties > Location tab. From there you can move the whole thing.

Links folder contains only shortcuts, so relocating it just relocates the shortcut of desktop, which still points to C:\Users\User\Desktop

You could open the Links folder and go to properties of Desktop shortcut, change the pointer, but for that to work you still have to first create the Desktop folder on another partition and manually copy the content.

It's easier and more reliable to do it as told in that tutorial of Brink's.

Kari

prroots · 28 Feb 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by whs

Go to C > Your Name > Links > Properties > Location tab. From there you can move the whole thing.

Can you elaborate a little. I don't understand how to do the 'Go to C> Your Name...'

whs · 28 Feb 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by prroots

Quote: Originally Posted by whs

Go to C > Your Name > Links > Properties > Location tab. From there you can move the whole thing.

Can you elaborate a little. I don't understand how to do the 'Go to C> Your Name...'

Kari is right. I misspoke. You actually have to go the the folder above Links which is Desktop. To get there, double click on C to open it. Then follow the path I gave you with "desktop" (not Links) as last folder. To open the folders just double click. Then on the desktop folder right click and go to Properties. There you will see the Location tab. Then go to "Move".

prroots · 28 Feb 2010

Thanks. That was easy.

WindowsStar · 01 Mar 2010

You can change it by modifing the Registry.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Desktop

and

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\Desktop

Change the value to the where your stored you desktop on the E: Drive

prroots · 01 Mar 2010

I got so excited about the possibilities that I decided to relocate:
C:\Users\User name\AppData\Local to E: also. This is where the profiles and log files for my backup program SyncBackSE are stored and I prefer to have it on E:\. Several log files didn't move and it gave an error message that operation was canceled by User. Now when I do properties the Location tab does not show? What gives?

Windows 7: Can you relocate desktop

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