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Please help me understand the file system on my new PC
I am in the process of migrating to a new Windows 7 computer (Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. I had the data transfer done by a local computer shop, and they did a brilliant job. On my old Windows 7 computer (Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit), my user data was on the C drive, but on the new computer, C is an SSD system drive and the data is on the D drive. For example, on the old machine my photos were in C:\Users\Owner\Pictures but on the new machine they are in D:\Users\John\Pictures. I vaguely understand that there is way of using symbolic links in Windows that will handle the change in location of the user profile, and all but one of my programs are able to handle the fact that my data had moved from C:\ to D:\. One program is giving me problems: Adobe Lightroom. Lightroom is a database program. I believe it stores hard-coded disk addresses in its tables. The database still points to files in C:\Users\Owner\Pictures, so when I open Lightroom it tells me my photos are missing.
I don't expect anyone on this forum to be able to advise me about Lightroom, but I'm hoping you can enlighten me as to how to interpret what I see in Windows Explorer on my new computer (see attachment).
As you can see, there are two folder icons labeled "John." The top "John" does not have "Properties" in its context menu, so I'm not sure what its function is. Is it a symbolic link? On my old machine, I don't remember seeing the user listed under Desktop.
The "John" under Storage (D:) is a regular folder, but (for some reason known only to the technician who transferred my data) it has a lock on it. Double click either one of these Johns and you see folders on the D: drive, like D:\Users\John\Pictures. The lock has me scratching my head. I am the only user on my computer, so perhaps it means that it is locked to other users. I can certainly write and edit files there.
Can someone tell me what I'm looking at? Does it make a difference which John I choose in Windows Explorer, say during a file dialog? Or are they absolutely interchangeable?