Change where new content is stored

is change the location to where new documents

Hi, how do you do that? Do you use the Location tab?

I noticed that a program i installed did not save the corresponding documents to my new location of D;\Documents like my other systems. they get stored under Users\username\Documents.

Note that if the program is written such that the path is hard coded rather than respecting the system change, then that's how it will work.

A good number of programs, when installed, create folders in the default libraries. Quite what the impact of that is on the program if the Location tab is used after installation, or before installation may be uncertain.

Is the program a traditional 'desktop' program (exe/dll's) or from the Store? (A UWP app)

Move Location of Documents Folder in Windows 10
- note also the warning to turn off Onedrive if used beforehand.
- and at (7) the option to move files

Thank you for your reply.

What path is shown in the Registry at

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

for the entry

Personal

as this should point to the new location

D:\Documents

I never do this change using Settings, System, Storage but by using the Properties, Location tab of each user folder [Documents, Music, ...] with the Registry method used to correct things if it all starts to go wrong.

Denis

angd said:

Thanks Denis. yes the file location method seems to have worked.
Thanks also for the registry path i would not have found that in ages.
made the changes and it all seems to work.
Thanks again

I'm glad it is now all alright.

dalchina gave you a link to the relevant tutorial
Move Your Documents Folder Location - TenForumsTutorial
- In its list of Related tutorials at the end, you'll find corresponding guides for relocating many other user folders.

Take a screenshot- TenForumsTutorials
I cannot find a tutorial for relocating the Screenshots folder but it follows the same pattern.
- It's also in the Registry, User shell folders but with an awkward label {B7BEDE81-DF94-4682-A7D8-57A52620B86F}

- The Screenshots folder & its Registry entry are only created when you first use the Screenshots facility.

I generally use the Properties, Location tab method to relocate user folders.
- I always create the desired [target] folder beforehand and move my files there myself before doing the relocation. Letting Windows move the files only went wrong once for me but I still take this cautious approach.
- I save the direct Registry-editing method to help me out if I have made a mess of things.
- If I am using the Registry-editing method, I create the desired folder in File explorer, copy the full path from File explorer's address bar and paste that into the relevant Registry entry.

- Copying & pasting avoids typos
- If you were to tell the Registry to use a non-existent folder then any existing problem would be made much, much more complex to resolve.

Lots of people post in TenForums about problems caused by mistakes made whilst relocating user folders which is why the tutorials advise you to make a system image beforehand.

All the best,
Denis

Megahertz said:

Let me suggest to relocate C:\users to D:\users.
When done, not only the data folders from one user is relocated but ALL data related from ALL users will be on D: .
Move Users Folder Location in Windows 10

What would be the benefit?
Would Repair installs, Cumulative updates & Version updates run correctly?

Denis