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How to move User Folder and Restrict Access to other Drives/Partition
Hi, everyone.
I just recently joined this forum with the intent of getting help in setting up a new computer. I've done a fair share of research in this (and other) forum, but the variety of solutions I found left me confused more than ever. I hope someone can point me in the right direction, and explain to me how to achieve my desired setup in a way that a regular user like me could understand.
Basically, I have three concerns:
1. How to properly setup an admin, standard, and guest account
2. How to move user data to different drives/partitions
3. How to restrict access to drives/partitions
First off, some relevant details on my current setup:
Operating System Windows 10 Home Single Language 64-bit Storage (Internal) 250GB SSD, 2TB HDD User Accounts My main user account only (no other accounts yet)
Currently, I already have Windows 10 running in C: (SSD) with some programs installed, while the 2TB (HDD) space is still unallocated. I'm planning to break it up as described below:
SSD - 250GB HDD - 2TB C: (System) - 250GB D: (Backup) - 250GB E: (Work) - 850GB F: (Personal) - 850GB G: (Visitor) - 50GB
Next, I want to create three accounts: An admin account, a work account, and a guest account.
Account/Profile To be used for User (Admin) Personal things and changes to the system Work (Standard) Work (this will be used on a daily basis) Visitor (Guest) Guests
Aside from the User (Admin) account, the other accounts should only see their respective drives. Here's what each user account should "see" as visible drives/partitions in file explorer.
Account/Profile Visible Drives in File Explorer User (Admin) C, D, E, F, G (all drives accessible) Work (Standard) E* Visitor (Guest) G
*There are instances in my work that require other users to use my computer, so I want to restrict access to other drives to prevent others from snooping around and/or causing unwanted changes to the computer.
With this setup, I need to redirect the user files for each user account into their respective partitions; namely E, F, and G.
Drive/Partition Purpose C: (System) System and Programs D: (Backup) System images and other recovery files E: (Work) All user files for "Work" account (documents, appdata downloads, pictures, music, videos, etc.) F: (Personal) All user files for "User" account (me) G: (Visitor) All user files for "Visitor" account
I hope I was able to explain well what I want to achieve. If not, please feel free to ask me and I will do my best to clarify.
I sincerely appreciate any advice you can give me. Thank you in advance.
PS. To Forum Admin, I apologize for any error in format. If there's any, please let me know and I will correct it. Thank you.