Which system folders are safe to junction off to an external HD?


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #1

    Which system folders are safe to junction off to an external HD?


    I want to reroute the folders that are not required at boot and are accessed only on explicit user request, such as SoftwareDistribution (the updates are set to manual). Example:
    1) Move SoftwareDistribution to external HD.
    2) Execute in C:\Windows: mklink /J SoftwareDistribution "G:\Backpack\Windows\SoftwareDistribution".

    Which other folders are substantially big and safe to move this way? Thank you.
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  2. Posts : 2,468
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #2

    Take a look at the relevant link in Wikipedia. While it's possible to redirect most folders to other places, some are forbidden and a few others can have side-effects if done. SoftwareDistribution doesn't seems to be one of those.
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  3. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I was hoping for a rough list to save some time, but I appreciate the answer anyway. I guess I'll have to poke around a bit. I have a backup solution, so no worries.
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