how to move the user folders from one partition (:C) to another partition (:D)?

[mark79]

Probably this question has already been done but I can not find the thread.

 

I have a notebook with Windows 10 that has two partitions: C (OS) and D (DATA). 

 

All the user folders (downloads, documents, pictures, etc.) are in the partition: C.

 

I would like to move the folders from C (SSD) to D (HDD).

 

How can I do it?

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Create the folder in the D:\ drive and name it what it's name is on the ssd drive. Then move then move the contents to the new folder , see the image below . After you do this, you can delete the folders on your ssd. Make sure that your paths and file assocuitions follow like if you change your music folder all of your tracks will have to be redone.

 

 

[Eric Veteran]

Moving the locations of the individual folders as Gary7 showed is the best bet. Moving the whole folder is possible but can make it so updates and OS upgrades don't install.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Back in the day, I used to do this with all my folders , in case of a re install, I would not lose any personal data. I also did it with Program Files back when I was only on a 32Bit system.

[mark79]

Thanks!

Unfortunately, yesterday I moved my user folders (as I usually did with windows XP) without first creating folders as you have suggested me.

 

Now I have the folders which are all called D and I can not rename them or to move them to new user folders I created in DATI (Documents, Downloads, etc.)

 

Any suggestion?

[Ve7878]

I usually use libraries for this purpose now. Much more reliable. I have, in the past experienced certain programs completely refusing to install unless the documents folder was in C:\Users\.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

  On 01/05/2016 at 20:12, mark79 said:

Thanks!

Unfortunately, yesterday I moved my user folders (as I usually did with windows XP) without first creating folders as you have suggested me.

 

Now I have the folders which are all called D and I can not rename them or to move them to new user folders I created in DATI (Documents, Downloads, etc.)

 

Any suggestion?

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If you have a restore point before you did this use it. If you right click on one does it give you a choice to restore the previous location?

[goretsky Supervisor]

Hello,

 

Have you tried clicking on the Location for each item, changing it back to the original path, creating the correct folders on your D:\ drive, and then switching the location over again?

 

Regards,

 

Aryeh Goretsky

 

[James035]

Refer to this : http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025058/answer-line-move-data-files-from-an-ssd-to-a-hard-drive.html

[mark79]

  On 05/05/2016 at 07:03, goretsky said:

Hello,

 

Have you tried clicking on the Location for each item, changing it back to the original path, creating the correct folders on your D:\ drive, and then switching the location over again?

 

Regards,

 

Aryeh Goretsky

 

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Thanks everybody:

 

@ Goretsky: unfortunately the system refuse to move any of that folders to a different location

 

 @ Gary7: I don't have any restore point

 

@ Vince800: I'm not sure how to use the libraries