Map My Documents Folder to New Location in Windows 7

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How can I map the location of the My Documents folder on Windows 7 to a new location? My system has a 60GB SSD as the primary/boot drive and a 160GB HDD. I would like the My Documents folder to be on the HDD, not the SSD. Thanks.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 13 '16 at 22:45

You want to use folder redirection to change the Documents shell pointer to the new HDD path:

Jump directly to your user profile folder using Start + R, then type C:\Users\Profilename where Profilename is usually the same as your Windows username
Right click on the My Documents folder > Properties
On the Location tab, click the Move button
Browse to the desired path on D: and click Select Folder to save. If needed, you can create a new folder in the Select a Destination dialog by right clicking in the right pane > New > Folder
Back in Documents Properties, click OK to save your change and Yes to confirm you want all the content relocated to the new path

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '12 at 02:23

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Googled around, found these you could try:

answered Apr 04 '12 at 02:23

Tim

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 15 '15 at 13:49

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You can also try the official Microsoft help article:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/redirect-folder-new-location#1TC=windows-7

answered Jun 15 '15 at 13:49

Watki02

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Map My Documents Folder to New Location in Windows 7

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