Windows 7 - Change My Documents ("user files") use entirely different folder on D:\

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It's possible to change individual folders (e.g. My Music, My Pictures) to other drive/folders, how is it possible to change the main "user files" My Documents folder to another folder on the D:\? 7 seems to lack the ability to simply change the entire My Documents folder location altogether. I keep everything on D:\ for when I have to format C:\ and don't want to worry about losing important stuff.

For clarification this is not about libraries which I have hidden and don't care about as it's useless replicated "functionality".

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 02 '13 at 13:27

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Open up your user directory where My Documents is visible. Right click and select properties. Then under the Location tab select Move... and then the location you want to move it to.

answered Mar 02 '13 at 13:27

Cry Havok

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 02 '13 at 13:47

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Add location

Add new folder in disk D. And set save location. Press Apply, file auto remove to new default location.

View Public and User Documents folder. May bee not all files move.

If need delete old file location.

one location

answered Mar 02 '13 at 13:47

STTR

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Windows 7 - Change My Documents ("user files") use entirely different folder on D:\

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