Question before Win 10 upgrade - User profiles on second HDD


  1. Racehunter
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    Question before Win 10 upgrade - User profiles on second HDD


    Hi,

    When I built my PC, I moved the default user profile location to my HDD (SDD as primary for OS and programmes), during Win 7 install, using the tutorial by Kari.

    If I allow the PC to upgrade to Win 10, will this initial set-up be replicated, or will I find that it wants to place all user profiles onto the SDD?

    Just worried as to what is going to happen.

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  3. Ztruker
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    Move them back before you upgrade or you will have significant problems. You can then move them back again after the upgrade completes.
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  4. Racehunter
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    And there lies the problem. I relocated the Users and ProgramData by running a script that Kari suggested. No idea how to 'move them back' to C drive. Not only that but the relocated data totals 104GB and my SSD only has capacity for 44GB

    Any other thoughts?
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  6. Ztruker
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    This may work for you: Successful upgrade to Windows 10 from 8.1 with 'Users' in other drive! Solved
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