Relocating a portion of User profile

[prroots]

I have one application that insists on storing log files and profiles at: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local. When I try to moe it to my E:\ partition it gets hung with the error message:

The action can't be completed because the file is open in System
Close the file and try again.

UsrClass.dat
Type: Video CD Movie
Size: 2.50 MB
Date modified: 3/13/2010 12:20 PM

I have tried deleting all non-essential processes within Task Manager to no avail. Any ideas? Thanks
Pete

 

[zigzag3143]

I have one application that insists on storing log files and profiles at: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local. When I try to moe it to my E:\ partition it gets hung with the error message:

The action can't be completed because the file is open in System
Close the file and try again.

UsrClass.dat
Type: Video CD Movie
Size: 2.50 MB
Date modified: 3/13/2010 12:20 PM

I have tried deleting all non-essential processes within Task Manager to no avail. Any ideas? Thanks
Pete

To be honest you may be creating more problems by moving things to a different partition.

Should you really want to move it try booting into safe mode (F8) and see if it is still open

Ken

 

[JimLewandowski]

You could try a directory symbolic link <SYMLINKD> or a junction point <JUNCTION> to point to your E: drive.

 

[prroots]

I have tried it in Safe Mode with same result. I even booted off a Windows diagnostic disk and deleted the 3 offending files. I then rebooted to Windows 7 and tried again. Unfortunately the same 3 files with extensions LOG, LOG1 and LOG2 had already been recreated. Any more ideas? Thanks
Pete

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello prroots.


Have you run a good AV scanner to see if it turns up anything?

Malwarebytes.org

 

[prroots]

I have run both antivirus and antispyware scans. Everything is clean.

 

[prroots]

Still no solution. Any more ideas?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello again prroots.



Sorry mate I'm fresh out of ideas, maybe someone else will happen along to help out.

 

[brady]

try disabling your startups through msconfig. restart try again.

If that doesn't work, uninstall the program, clear everything out, then reinstall w/ any advanced options you can find. You'll usually be able to change certain attributes and paths that way.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

try disabling your startups through msconfig. restart try again.

If that doesn't work, uninstall the program, clear everything out, then reinstall w/ any advanced options you can find. You'll usually be able to change certain attributes and paths that way.

Here's a nice little tutorial about that subject, at the link below.

http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-debugging/70248-troubleshooting-msconfig.html

 

[JimLewandowski]

Won't Process Explorer by Sysinternals allow you to search for a file/handle to see what task has that file open?

 

[brady]

I use process monitor but to be honest it can be quite windy if it's not filtered properly.

 

[prroots]

I use process monitor but to be honest it can be quite windy if it's not filtered properly.

Thanks. I installed the process monitor found at:
Process Monitor

Now I understand your comment about 'windy'! I've tried setting up filters and also disabled most everything in msconfig. I suspect process monitor could help, but I'm way down on the learning curve. I suspect that the 3 files in question with extensions LOG, LOG!, and LOG2 are opened by someone shortly after startup. Finding the culprit has alluded me so far. Is there anyway to setup a filter to determine which program has opened these log files? Wonder if process monitor has to be running prior to the opening to help? Thanks for the help.


Any more ideas appreciated.

 

[brady]

Well, we know what "account" has hold of it already. System account has it on startup... it's a profile directory constantly being updated by, well... the "system".

You can possibly move them while the system is at a "ctrl alt del" screen before anyone logs into the account. do you have another machine there you can UNC from?

ex: \\computername\c$\users\*

you'll need an administrator account to do this with.

 

[prroots]

Well, we know what "account" has hold of it already. System account has it on startup... it's a profile directory constantly being updated by, well... the "system".

You can possibly move them while the system is at a "ctrl alt del" screen before anyone logs into the account. do you have another machine there you can UNC from?

ex: \\computername\c$\users\*

you'll need an administrator account to do this with.

Wow, that sounds complicated. Don't understand the UNC reference although we do run UltraVNC between our two laptops.

 

[brady]

Sorry about that, UNC is not ultraVNC. UNC is the process of "whacking" into a machine with "\\" or patch computing. What I meant, was to attempt moving the directory when user.dat and index files aren't being used by the machine. This is generally done when the computer is at the ctr, alt del screen.

another user (with administrative privileges) can access that computers file system by entering \\computername\c$ at the run line. This will take them into the root of C: and allow them to copy/paste directories while the machine isn't holding on to them.

 

[prroots]

Sorry about that, UNC is not ultraVNC. UNC is the process of "whacking" into a machine with "\\" or patch computing. What I meant, was to attempt moving the directory when user.dat and index files aren't being used by the machine. This is generally done when the computer is at the ctr, alt del screen.

another user (with administrative privileges) can access that computers file system by entering \\computername\c$ at the run line. This will take them into the root of C: and allow them to copy/paste directories while the machine isn't holding on to them.

I will try the \\computername\c$ by enabling the built-in administrator account and logging into it. Of course, it's not a matter of cut & paste; instead I must access the Location tab under Properties and I'm not sure if that will work as another user. I'll try and see

 

[brady]

I must access the Location tab under Properties and I'm not sure if that will work as another user.

um, wait, what? I might have misunderstood your original request maybe?

Location tab?

 

[prroots]

I must access the Location tab under Properties and I'm not sure if that will work as another user.

um, wait, what? I might have misunderstood your original request maybe?

Location tab?

Yes, I browse to C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local and then go to Properties/Location/Move. When I do as you suggest from a different administrator account the Location option is not available.

 

[brady]

ok I now understand exactly what you want to happen here.

Try this: In the admin account, browse to:

C:\Users\Account you with to change\AppData\Local and try again?

This is a new feature that I haven't had a chance to play around with, so I hope this doesn't ruin everything else linking to that local folder.