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Moving users folder on Windows Vista/Seven to another partition
I've just assembled a new computer and I am using an 120GB SSD as the main drive and a regular 1TB disk to hold the files.
As I did a fresh install of Windows 7 64bits, I would like to move the Users folder to the 1TB disk in order to save space on the SSD, where I plan to have only the applications installed.
Is it a good idea, if so how can I change the location of the Users folders?
Its very simple. I do this all the time.
You need to create a Directory Junction. First copy the C:\Users directory to the 1 TB drive (lets say E:\). Don't forget all the hidden folders and files. Then delete the C:\Users directory. Then run the command:
mklink c:\users E:\Users /j
from an Administrator command prompt. This will create a pointer to the folder in the new location and Windows and any programs will think everything is in the same place it always was. I do this all the time moving games out of the Program Files directory.
