How do I move my user profiles back to C:\user

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  1. Posts : 164
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    How do I move my user profiles back to C:\user


    On advice here to keep OS disk space small, followed the tutorial
    User Profile - Change Default Location
    and moved my user profile from C:\user\name to E:\user\name

    The problem is Windows upgrade (need to run for repair) will not accept profiles being on separate partition to the OS.
    Also it will be an issue when I need to upgrade in future ... Don't move your Windows user profiles folder to another drive | ZDNet

    I need to move my profiles back, anybody got any tips for doing this ...

    Although user profile is on E:\ there is also some files under same name on C: even though they were moved as per tutorial.
    I assume it would be best to merge ... (may be appdata items)
    I tried the copy active profile ... but when I opted to copy & merge it with C:\users\name it blocked telling 'file is open in System'


    Do I need to log on as a different user to allow me to merge the files ?

    Any help on steps\ sequence appreciated.
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  2. whs
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    Did you try "Method 2" of the tutorial you referred to.
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       #3

    Did you move c:\users\your_account_name totally to E:\..... ?
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  4. Posts : 164
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    whs said:
    Did you try "Method 2" of the tutorial you referred to.
    I want to do that ... the issue (I assume) ... I will have to logged in as admin and different user to do this, do I allow profiles to 'merge' ... just concerned if I don't merge will there be some key appdata items lost.
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    User Profile - Change Default Location
    check if registry setting still correct!
    Did you do step 16 (it deletes profile on C)?
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  6. Posts : 164
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    Kaktussoft said:
    User Profile - Change Default Location
    check if registry setting still correct!
    Did you do step 16 (it deletes profile on C)?
    when I initially did this (over 18 months ago) yes ... since then 'some' profile items seem to have crept back in.

    Just too alook in what is within teh C:\ profile ....

    Some 'Wondershare entry' in appdata I can live without but aslo an Adobe folder in 'desktop' which contains historical versions information for Lightoom ... so again probably can be overwritten, or can I merge ?
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    sargan said:
    Kaktussoft said:
    User Profile - Change Default Location
    check if registry setting still correct!
    Did you do step 16 (it deletes profile on C)?
    when I initially did this (over 18 months ago) yes ... since then 'some' profile items seem to have crept back in.
    Can you show screenshot with filenames that are on C without your knowledge.
    Or did you do a half merge already?
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  8. Posts : 164
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    this shows contents of the folders I described above as within my C:\ profile

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  9. Posts : 164
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    As to Lightroom I now use a newer version, it must 'keep' these historical bits.

    I'm going off-line now ... but happy to carry out any steps you suggest tomorrow morning.........
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    sargan said:
    this shows contents of the folders I described above as within my C:\ profile

    All Contents in C:\users\Rick\desktop is on your desktop as well?
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