Moving desktop folders to another partition
User with a LOT of folders on the desktop, adds Mb's of data to the profile...
I have moved the My Documents folder to another drive...
And IE will follow the Favorite folder wherever you put it...
But is there any to relocate any folders the user created on the desktop to another partition or drive...???
I'm not talking about OS icons, IE, My Computer etc etc...only folders that the user creates???
Thanx
I have moved the My Documents folder to another drive...
And IE will follow the Favorite folder wherever you put it...
But is there any to relocate any folders the user created on the desktop to another partition or drive...???
I'm not talking about OS icons, IE, My Computer etc etc...only folders that the user creates???
Thanx
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Kiranvj...
We set the computers at work up with 2 partitions...the idea is to have all the data on the D:\ partition...and everyone does this, except this one person...I showed this person how to
create folders on the D:\ drive and then put shortcuts on the desktop...but he just won't do it...and I don;t
want to make a big deal out of it with his manager...
So, every now and then I move his data to the D:\ drive, then create shortcuts for him back to the desktop...and I'm just getting tired of doing it...
So, I was looking for some way to set the computer up where whenever he created a folder on the desktop, it would actually create itself on the D:\ drive and he would wind up with a shortcut on the desktop...
Chakote...
Thanx for the regedit...I'll give it a try and see if I can make it work...
We set the computers at work up with 2 partitions...the idea is to have all the data on the D:\ partition...and everyone does this, except this one person...I showed this person how to
create folders on the D:\ drive and then put shortcuts on the desktop...but he just won't do it...and I don;t
want to make a big deal out of it with his manager...
So, every now and then I move his data to the D:\ drive, then create shortcuts for him back to the desktop...and I'm just getting tired of doing it...
So, I was looking for some way to set the computer up where whenever he created a folder on the desktop, it would actually create itself on the D:\ drive and he would wind up with a shortcut on the desktop...
Chakote...
Thanx for the regedit...I'll give it a try and see if I can make it work...
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stevem5000: did either the registry change or TweakUI work out for you?
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Sorry I took so long to respond...
Have not tried the regedit yet...
But TweakUI does the job, but not quite...
When I make the change in Tweak, it will create the new folder in the D:\ partition...Then you have to go to the D:\ partition and rename the folder, then create a shortcut to the desktop...
So, it works, but it's no more effecient then doing it the normal way...
I guess I was hoping I could find something where my user could create a folder on the desktop and the process would put the folder on the D:\ partition and leave a shortcut on the desktop...but this is probably asking too much...
I'm building a new test machine today and will try the regedit in the next day or so...
Let you know in a couple of days...
Have not tried the regedit yet...
But TweakUI does the job, but not quite...
When I make the change in Tweak, it will create the new folder in the D:\ partition...Then you have to go to the D:\ partition and rename the folder, then create a shortcut to the desktop...
So, it works, but it's no more effecient then doing it the normal way...
I guess I was hoping I could find something where my user could create a folder on the desktop and the process would put the folder on the D:\ partition and leave a shortcut on the desktop...but this is probably asking too much...
I'm building a new test machine today and will try the regedit in the next day or so...
Let you know in a couple of days...
thanks for the update
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Ok guys...I apologize, been really busy, and this project got stuck on the back burner...
I messed with the registry change, and as far as I can tell, it does the same thing as the Tweak...
While I am used to working in the registry, I don;t "experiment"...if someone says this setting works I
will make those changes, but that's it...
So, I would say that both of you answered my question, but I am not going to use either answer as
it really doesn';t help me in my particular situation...Getting this guy to create a folder, having it appear onthe D:\ and having him go there, name it and create a shortcut just isn';t going to happen...I can show him how to do it again and again, and he either won;'t learn, ow doesn't care to learn...and I will still
be going to his desk and changing things around...
So, gonna split the points...many thanx, and again, I apologize for the long wait...
Steve
I messed with the registry change, and as far as I can tell, it does the same thing as the Tweak...
While I am used to working in the registry, I don;t "experiment"...if someone says this setting works I
will make those changes, but that's it...
So, I would say that both of you answered my question, but I am not going to use either answer as
it really doesn';t help me in my particular situation...Getting this guy to create a folder, having it appear onthe D:\ and having him go there, name it and create a shortcut just isn';t going to happen...I can show him how to do it again and again, and he either won;'t learn, ow doesn't care to learn...and I will still
be going to his desk and changing things around...
So, gonna split the points...many thanx, and again, I apologize for the long wait...
Steve
Why cant you just copy and paste the folders to another partition. Is there any specific reason not doing this.
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Kiranvj