Comments on: Moving a user’s files/directory in Windows 7 http://rahulsarin.com/technology/moving-a-users-filesdirectory-in-windows-7-368/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moving-a-users-filesdirectory-in-windows-7 I've started my journey but I don't know my destination. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:33:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: no more booting into OS after... - Page 2 http://rahulsarin.com/technology/moving-a-users-filesdirectory-in-windows-7-368/comment-page-1/#comment-9422 no more booting into OS after... - Page 2 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:07:37 +0000 http://www.rahulsarin.com/?p=368#comment-9422 [...] Posted by Nanogrip How does one move user files? It might come in handy for me. http://rahulsarin.com/technology/mov...windows-7-368/ __________________ ... [...] [...] Posted by Nanogrip How does one move user files? It might come in handy for me. http://rahulsarin.com/technology/mov…windows-7-368/ __________________ … [...]

]]> By: dinis http://rahulsarin.com/technology/moving-a-users-filesdirectory-in-windows-7-368/comment-page-1/#comment-9394 dinis Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:57:41 +0000 http://www.rahulsarin.com/?p=368#comment-9394 Just a quick note, you probably want to check out the following article: http://www.windows7hacker.com/index.php/2009/05/how-to-change-user-profile-default-location-in-windows-7/ Basically the issues you report with IE and probably other apps is related to the erroneous registry keys. Use that method rather than the "link" one. As for the files/folders information (e.g. hidden, read-only) you might want to give a try with a zipping program. I'm not sure about the correct outcome for this, but, at least on Unix it's possible to save all that info in the "zip file", so when you decompress it you'll have all back. By taking a look at my drives I can't try this right now (and that reminds me I need to buy more HDs). Hope this helps. Just a quick note, you probably want to check out the following article:
http://www.windows7hacker.com/index.php/2009/05/how-to-change-user-profile-default-location-in-windows-7/

Basically the issues you report with IE and probably other apps is related to the erroneous registry keys. Use that method rather than the “link” one.

As for the files/folders information (e.g. hidden, read-only) you might want to give a try with a zipping program. I’m not sure about the correct outcome for this, but, at least on Unix it’s possible to save all that info in the “zip file”, so when you decompress it you’ll have all back.
By taking a look at my drives I can’t try this right now (and that reminds me I need to buy more HDs).

Hope this helps.

]]> By: jimnms http://rahulsarin.com/technology/moving-a-users-filesdirectory-in-windows-7-368/comment-page-1/#comment-9393 jimnms Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:32:19 +0000 http://www.rahulsarin.com/?p=368#comment-9393 To fix the junctions, before you copy or move your profile directory, open a command prompt, change to your user directory and type "dir /al /s > Junctions.txt". This will create a text file with a list of the junctions that you will need to re-create. To fix the junctions, before you copy or move your profile directory, open a command prompt, change to your user directory and type “dir /al /s > Junctions.txt”. This will create a text file with a list of the junctions that you will need to re-create.

]]> By: jimnms http://rahulsarin.com/technology/moving-a-users-filesdirectory-in-windows-7-368/comment-page-1/#comment-9392 jimnms Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:21:45 +0000 http://www.rahulsarin.com/?p=368#comment-9392 There are two problems with copying or moving the user folder to the new location: First it doesn't copy the owner/security settings, but that is easily fixed by manually setting them back to the original settings after the copy/move. Second, and most important, it will not copy the hidden directory junctions, which will cause big problems with some applications and backward compatibility with older programs. That last problem is a little harder to fix because there are several hidden directory junctions throughout your user directory that you will need to manually re-create using the command prompt. It's not impossible to to, but it takes a bit of time. There are two problems with copying or moving the user folder to the new location:

First it doesn’t copy the owner/security settings, but that is easily fixed by manually setting them back to the original settings after the copy/move.

Second, and most important, it will not copy the hidden directory junctions, which will cause big problems with some applications and backward compatibility with older programs.

That last problem is a little harder to fix because there are several hidden directory junctions throughout your user directory that you will need to manually re-create using the command prompt. It’s not impossible to to, but it takes a bit of time.

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