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[Windows 7] How to store your my documents on a different partition or hard drive
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How to store your my documents on a different partition or hard drive

If you read my other thread, how to partition a drive in Windows 7 then you'll know I have two partitions, one for the OS and one for the Data.

This is a quick tutorial on how to move the location of a directory to point to the new partition.


Steps

1) Start > Documents

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2) In the left pane, right click Documents and Select Properties

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3) Go to the location tab and type in the new desired location, then hit OK.

[Image: storing-your-my-documents-on-a-different...s-7-03.png]


4) It'll ask you if you're sure, press Yes

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You don't have to stop there either! I applied this method to a lot of other directories.

My Pictures

[Image: storing-your-my-documents-on-a-different...s-7-05.png]


My Music

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And I have a lot of things on my desktop.

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Now when you're backing up to your file server, you just simply copy the D:\!

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[Windows 7] How to store your my documents on a different partition or hard drive - by Mark - 24-04-2011, 10:09 PM

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