can i redirect a few folders after installing windows and all the driv

[XXSSSXXX]

redirect a few folders after installing windows and all the drivers

hey there i was if i could redirect the following folders after installing windows and all the drivers:

• $Recycle Bin
• MSOCache
• Program Files
• Program Files (x86)
• Program Data
• Users

i want to install windows and the drivers in the SSD on the motherboard and redirect anything installed after that to another partition..

which includes the data for those applications.... i'd use expresscache to cache the data to the ssd but E has issues.. hope i made myself clear... thanks!

oh and i should mention that it's a 20GB SSD mounted on the motherboard...

 

[LMiller7]

I know that the $Recycle Bin folder cannot be moved. When a file is deleted it is moved to the $Recycle Bin folder on the same volume as the file. Such a move is very fast because only the folder membership data (and some data specific to the recycle bin) needs to be moved. The file data itself is not touched. Moving files to a $Recycle Bin folder on a different volume would require moving the file data and that would be slow for large files.

 

[XXSSSXXX]

oh and i should mention that it's a 20GB SSD mounted on the motherboard...

 

[theog]

Take a look here:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/18629-user-folders-change-default-location.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/117308-user-folders-moving-user-folders-modular-script.html

 

[gregrocker]

It sounds like you have an MSATA drive with SSD cache to speed performance. These caches are almost always 32gb. Are you sure yours in only 20gb? Some will be hidden until IRST is changed to AHCI in BIOS setup if you have it and the SSD is wiped with Diskpart Clean Command.

There is more about MSATA drives and how they are best handled in http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/306285-install-windows-msata-ssd-drive.html andhttp://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/307529-install-windows-system-msata-isrt.html.

While we have helped users install to the SSD for faster performance, what works best is to install only the most used programs to the SSD, trim the paging file to 2gb or less, and turn off Hibernation to save the space it's file takes which is the same size as RAM. Then move the User folders to HDD either using http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/18629-user-folders-change-default-location.html or by linking them from the HDD to the related Win7 http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/585-library-include-folder.html making sure each one is set as default using http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/595-library-set-save-folder.html.

It still is very tight and most likely you'll want to upgrade to a larger SSD soon after seeing the terrific speed boost that an SSD provides. By comparison MSATA is reported not that fast at all.

 

[XXSSSXXX]

the only reason i want to install windows on the SSD is coz expresscache flushes data after caching when ssd is full... and it takes up a lot of ram like 65% when idle... and i run a lot of adobe applications... and at times i use my laptop to build LFS on virtualbox which uses a lot of RAM too...


P.S. i only have IDE and AHCI options in my BIOS....

 

[gregrocker]

If you unRAID the SSD as shown in the MSATA tutorials I linked before, does it show the full 32gb? It may always have some hidden.

How about if you run http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52129-disk-clean-clean-all-diskpart-command.html on the SSD?

You can try http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html to see how much space it allows and if short of 32gb total unhide the Hidden and System files to see if it shows the full amount, view the SSD in Partition Wizard which may show hidden partitions.

I would install most used Programs to the SSD, limit paging file, turn off Hibernate unless you really like it as much as I do. Keep User folders on HD linked via Libraries or moved using http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/18629-user-folders-change-default-location.html.

If you get the full 32gb which you should then its not too hard to manage. BUt you'll probably end up wanting to get an SSD.

 

[XXSSSXXX]

this is what i get when i run cfdisk from ubuntu live... minus the HDD

 

[gregrocker]

Let me know when you start on steps I gave you.

 

[PimpleMaze]

To save space you could still disable Hibernation, paging file, and system restore.
You can easily change location of desktop, documents and other personal files by right clicking on them.
(start menu, yourname).
You could save about 4GB of disk space by installing 32bit windows instead of 64bit. how much ram does your laptop have?

(never use the recycle bin, press ctrl-delete instead).

 

[XXSSSXXX]

i already disabled hybernation... doubled the size of my page file and moved it to another partition on the HDD... and also moved the Users folder to that same drive where the page file is and created a symbolic link to C:\ drive... my laptop doesnot support 32-bit os... i tried that....

 

[gregrocker]

What about the series of steps I gave you weeks ago to which you never replied?

The way we work here is we make suggestions based on seeing the same situation (in this case hundreds of times before) and then you try them and reply. You dropped the thread in the middle without full response to the steps I gave you, even though I had other steps to give when you replied.

Are you even aware yet that you have tried to install Win7 on a 32gb SSD chip on the hard drive which is meant to speed it up by containing the Cache file and sometimes the boot files to speed boot? This is not how the chip is meant to be used, although we have supported users who did successfully install to it.

When you're ready to proceed then report back on all steps already given so we can continue.

 

[XXSSSXXX]

yeah i know... i'm sorry i was busy with school work.... what do you want to know..?

 

[gregrocker]

Work through the steps given from the top and let us know the results.

What is the status now of the install? Do you want to continue to try to install to the SSD or use it as it was intended which is covered in http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/306285-install-windows-msata-ssd-drive.html or if you have IRST in BIOS follow http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/307529-install-windows-system-msata-isrt.html

 

[XXSSSXXX]

i do not have rapid start option in my BIOS... but however i already installed windows on the SSD leaving 7.01 GB of free space after installing windows and SP1 update.... i just installed windows and the laptop drivers in the ssd and all other applications on a partition in the 320GB HDD...

 

[gregrocker]

How is performance? Missing any functions you want?

 

[XXSSSXXX]

well uhmm.. i've been using it for a month now... and i haven't had any problems.... but however it takes a lil bit longer to load the user profile but other than that everything's fine... the system does boot up faster than what i earlier had...... hey i have a question... SSDs and flash drives (aka pen drives) both use flash storage.. right? then how come pen drives have a life time warranty and not SSDs..? thanks!

 

[gregrocker]

Cheaper?

 

[XXSSSXXX]