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Moving the \Users folder back to where it was
I would like to restore my default users accounts to C:\users..... but dont want to lock my self out in the process. How should I proceeed?
Background:
INITIAL SETUP - When I first started using Windows7, I had the default set up with:
- Program files on C:\Program FilesThis worked, but was problematic/inconvenient re backups.
- User files on C:\Users
MODIFIED SETUP. Using the tutorial here , I repartitioned my drive asd revised my set up to :
- Program files on C:\Program FilesThis worked for a while, but it took some time for me to realize that this is not really what I wanted, as the \Users location is really a mix of User Account files and true User Data. My desired endstate is shown below.
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- User files on D:\Users
INTERIM (CURRENT) SETUP - In prep for my end-state, I currently now have this:
- Program files on C:\Program FilesEND STATE, - My last and final step, not yet done, is to get to this:
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- User files on D:\Users
- User Data files on D:\UserData
- Program files on C:\Program FilesIf I follow the steps outlined in this tutorial , to move from D:\Users to C\Users, are there any cautions I need to be aware of in terms of avoiding pitfalls that would prevent me from loggin back into my machine?
- User files on C:\Users
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- User Data files on D:\UserData
I recall, in the past, being challenged when I was faced with error messages telling me there was no valid account to sign into. I was foreed at that time to boot into Safe Mode, get to regedit etc to get myself out of the problem.
Thanks.