Clean Install Pointing to User Data on another drive


  1. Posts : 141
    Windows 7 Pro 64Bit
       #1

    Clean Install Pointing to User Data on another drive


    I had previously moved my user data (my Document etc) to my F: drive. I'm doing a clean install on a new computer build and want to relink the user data and have future document etc go to the F: drive. Any pointers so I don't mess up my data on drive F:. Thanks.
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  2. Posts : 4,751
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
       #2

    Sxcd1 said:
    I had previously moved my user data (my Document etc) to my F: drive. I'm doing a clean install on a new computer build and want to relink the user data and have future document etc go to the F: drive. Any pointers so I don't mess up my data on drive F:. Thanks.
    Just follow this tutorial and you can keep your Documents on F: drive and your Library will reflect that.
    Library - Set Save Folder
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  3. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #3

    Is your (F) partition on the same drive that you are going to do a Clean Install.

    Remember that letters are partitions on a Drive and numbers are Drives that may or may not have more than one partitions.

    Please complete this tutorial by Golden so we can take a look at what you have.

    Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image
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  4. Posts : 141
    Windows 7 Pro 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks bigmck,
    I just right clicked on each item in the library folder and changed the default location and deleted the C:\ locations.
    Layback Bear-Boot drive is C: and data is on F:
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  5. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #5

    Okay let try it this way.

    Do you have more than one hard drive or ssd in this computer?
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  6. Posts : 4,751
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
       #6

    Sxcd1 said:
    Thanks bigmck,
    I just right clicked on each item in the library folder and changed the default location and deleted the C:\ locations.
    Layback Bear-Boot drive is C: and data is on F:
    You really need to post your Disk Management as asked if you want the best answer.
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