Even after moving it using the instructions found there (and clicking "yes" to moving the files), a shortcut to the new location remains in my user folder. For example, I tried to move Searches to my E: drive and got this odd result:
The shortcut only shows up in shell:UsersFilesFolder though, not in C:\Users\(user-name).
You will not be able to remove it from the shell location since it is a mlink. It will only be like a shortcut to the real location that you moved it to though.
rkidd,
You might try copying and pasting the command instead to see if it may have just been a typo or spacing issue. Be sure that you are using a elevated (run as administrator) command prompt.
attrib +r -s -h %USERPROFILE%\Desktop /S /D
thank you for the advice.. *all solved now* i worked out what i had done wrong. i had moved "my music" and then lost the location tab to move it again, so i deleted it thinking it would return to default. using your tutorial the reason why regedit had the correct location and the shell folders showed nothing is because i just found "my music" in the recycle binwith the correct c:\users\...\music location so i just restored item and i'm back to normal again.
thanking you for the tutorial, lovin the site and still working my way through reading all the in depth tutorials
Sean:
My question is - what do you think of my idea to follow the tutorial to go back.
Here's my thinking on why I should, and I would surely welcome your comments/critique of this "plan":
When I ran XP and had 1 drive, I always partioned the drive and separated my data from the OS.
When I first migrated to W7, and still had only 1 drive, I did the same; and also used your helpful tutorial to move my user files to my data partition.
A few months ago I got a 2nd hard-drive and also a LaCie plug-in drive, and moved all my data and user files to the 2nd drive.
I use Acronis to back up my C:\ drive, and a 2nd Acronis backup to do the same for my data drive.
I also take Windows images periodically, and that's what got me thinking of moving my user files back to C:\
I just realized that the windows image is of both the C:\ and data drive; and that if I ever had to use the image to restore it would take 2 working disks to do so.
I think moving things back and having all my W7 stuff and programs on the C;\ drive would make imaging simpler, and recovery simpler.
I would appreciate your thoughts on this idea of going back.
Thanks,
Dick
Last edited by southieguy; 25 Aug 2010 at 08:20. Reason: spelling
Hello Dick,
I agree, unless you included both the Windows 7 C: drive and the drive that you moved your user profile to in the image backup, then it would be much easier to image with everything located on the Windows 7 C: drive.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
Thank you Sean. Seeing as how there are 7 pages to this tutorial, I hope when I do this that all goes smoothly (because of previous commitments I wont be doing this 'till tomorrow). I dont want to have to add another page here.
Thanks again,
Dick
I hope it goes smoothly for you as well. To be extra safe, back up anything that you do not want to lose in your user folders to another location.
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