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  1. Posts : 16,782
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       #11

    Bob,

    To remove any need for cross-referencing to that other thread I gave you a link to, here are the paras I was suggesting that you consider.

    1 You can create a folder structure of your own on the HDD and just start using it. No grand schemes are required. No OS alterations are required.
    - It is common to have the following folders but they can be named & arranged however you want: Documents, Music, Videos, Pictures.
    - You will probably also want to create a Desktop folder [see #4 below].
    - You can also divide Documents into subfolders for your main lines of effort and each of these can be further subdivided.
    - Just by way of example & nothing more, my own Documents folder is divided into: Business, Personal, Common, Suppliers, InfoSys

    2 You can augment that by opening each one of your applications and saving a test file to your Documents folder then opening a test file from that folder. Doing this makes most applications look there first in the future and that saves messing about browsing around the folders.

    3 You can augment that by checking the Options / Preferences within each of you applications to see if a default folder can be nominated there as well.

    4 You can augment that by 'relocating' the Desktop user folder [that has been created by Windows] to your HDD.
    - This is by default in C:\Users\[YourUserName]\Desktop but the system can be told to use the folder you have created on your HDD instead.
    - The TenForumsTutorial listed above can walk you through the whole procedure.

    5 You can augment that by 'relocating' other user folders [that have been created by Windows] such as the Documents, Music, Videos, Pictures to your HDD.
    - These are by default in C:\Users\[YourUserName]\Documents etc but the system can be told to use the folders you have created on your HDD instead.
    - The TenForumsTutorials listed above can walk you through the whole procedure for each one.
    - Not everybody bothers with this step and some think that it conveys no benefit. I have done each of them.

    Denis
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  2. Posts : 106
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       #12

    Thanks. I think know what to do, but it will take some time. I am a flight simmer and much of the scenery, etc. is installed using an .xml addons method, which means I will have to change the paths in all those files. Not hard, but time consuming.
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  3. Posts : 16,782
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
       #13

    Bob,

    BobZ said:
    Thanks. I think know what to do, but it will take some time. I am a flight simmer and much of the scenery, etc. is installed using an .xml addons method, which means I will have to change the paths in all those files. Not hard, but time consuming.
    Not being a game player, I do not know what those xml files could be referring to within your own data files.

    xml files can be opened & edited in NotePad.
    - Mine open in NotePad when I double-click them but if your don't you could right-click on them and select Open with ... NotePad.
    - NotePad has a decent Replace function which is preserved as you close one file then open another.
    - You can use that to find the current path and replace it with the new path.
    - You can write & check the find text and replace text once and then re-use the same for all the other xml files you work on.
    - So, by doing them all at once, you will reduce the scope for mistakes as well as the time the job takes.

    Denis
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  4. Posts : 106
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       #14

    I understand how to do it, it's not a real problem.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Tried using Robocopy. Things went well for a bit, but then the process stopped with: ERROR 5 (0x00000005) Time Stamping Destination Directory E:\Documents\My Music access is denied waiting 30 seconds.
    This repeats every 30 seconds. There is no My Music folder in the E:\Documents, About half of the copying has been done.
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  5. Posts : 16,782
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
       #15

    Did you use
    Code:
    RoboCopy "C:\Users\Owner\Documents" "E:\Documents" /E  /DCOPY:DAT /XA:SH
    If not then please post what you did use.

    I can only guess but did you decide to do it in stages and you tried using something like this?
    Code:
    RoboCopy "C:\Users\Owner\Documents\My music" "E:\Documents\My music" /E  /DCOPY:DAT /XA:SH
    Doing this would require you to manually create the My music folder before starting whereas the full thing is based on the Documents folder which already exists.


    Denis
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  6. Posts : 106
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       #16

    That was the code I used (the first one) . There is no My Music folder in C:\Users\Owner\Documents nor is there one in

    E:\Documents. In addition, what has copied has created a second Documents folder E:
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Merge Document Folders-screenshot-17-.png  
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  7. Posts : 16,782
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
       #17

    Bob,

    I don't understand what has happened. That code, which I use myself, should simply add the contents of C:\Users\Owner\Documents to E:\Documents. If there is no C:\Users\Owner\Documents\My music folder it should not attempt to create or access any E:\Documents\My music folder

    I'd like to see a screenshot of the window while it's showing the " ERROR 5 (0x00000005)" and the lines immediately before that.

    Please could you also post a screenshot of your E:\ drive so I can see both the E:\Documents folder itself and the second one that has been created.

    I don't think it can be a permissions issue because, if it was, it would have shown up at the very start when checking/copying the E:\Documents folder itself.

    I'm afraid that I do not know what I will be looking for in either of these. I'm quite baffled.

    Denis
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  8. Posts : 16,782
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
       #18

    Bob,

    If you go into each of the E:\Documents folders & the C:\Users\Owner\Documents folder in turn and click in a blank area of the File explorer address bar it will show the unadulterated paths for each of them and they can be copied from there and pasted in here.

    Purely to avoid subsequent confusion I suggest putting them into this structure
    Unadulterated C:\Users\Owner\Documents path
    ----

    Unadulterated E:\Documents path {the first one, the one with the standard folder icon}
    ----

    Unadulterated E:\Documents path {the second one, the one with the document icon}
    ----



    Denis
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  9. Posts : 106
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 19041 Multiprocessor free
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       #19

    I stopped the copy. Should I delete the folder created in the E drive today and start again? I thought I posted a screenshot of the E drive. It was the wrong file type. Here it is again. Merge Document Folders-screenshot-2020-05-30-13.52.14.jpg
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  10. Posts : 16,782
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
       #20

    Bob,

    I saw your screenshot. I would like to understand what each one is because that might point to what is happening with My music. So I suggest that you do not delete anything at the moment.

    Denis
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