change store location of shared files

I have all my files organized so that data files are on another drive...

so I want the store folder of the shared files to go in my other drive.

How do I change this?

You can't. It's one of the main things I have been asking for with this
feature for the same reason you want it. I don't want shared stuff on my
system drive. It has been postponed and will be considered for the next
version (8.x). Not overly impressed with that, it has to be said...

Scøtt
Live Messenger FAQs - http://wlm.scottisafool.co.uk/

John Jay Smith wrote:
> I have all my files organized so that data files are on another drive...
>
> so I want the store folder of the shared files to go in my other drive.
>
> How do I change this?
>
>

there MUST be a registry edit of some kind.....

why didnt they just put it in MY DOCUMENTS?.. MS seems to want to put
everything else in there...
and you CAN move my docuements esleware...

""Scøtt Lovegrove [ScottIsAFool]""
<> wrote in message
news:e3$i15%...
> You can't. It's one of the main things I have been asking for with this
> feature for the same reason you want it. I don't want shared stuff on my
> system drive. It has been postponed and will be considered for the next
> version (8.x). Not overly impressed with that, it has to be said...
>
> Scøtt
> Live Messenger FAQs - http://wlm.scottisafool.co.uk/
>
> John Jay Smith wrote:
>> I have all my files organized so that data files are on another drive...
>>
>> so I want the store folder of the shared files to go in my other drive.
>>
>> How do I change this?

Hi,

My Documents isn't being watched by the FileSystemWatcher API nor containing a Delta Sync
synchronization database like Messenger's sharing folders. It's hardcoded for a reason.

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All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
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"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message news:%23UwLiE$...
> there MUST be a registry edit of some kind.....
>
> why didnt they just put it in MY DOCUMENTS?.. MS seems to want to put everything else in
> there...
> and you CAN move my docuements esleware...
>
> ""Scøtt Lovegrove [ScottIsAFool]"" <> wrote in
> message news:e3$i15%...
>> You can't. It's one of the main things I have been asking for with this feature for the
>> same reason you want it. I don't want shared stuff on my system drive. It has been
>> postponed and will be considered for the next version (8.x). Not overly impressed with
>> that, it has to be said...
>>
>> Scøtt
>> Live Messenger FAQs - http://wlm.scottisafool.co.uk/
>>
>> John Jay Smith wrote:
>>> I have all my files organized so that data files are on another drive...
>>>
>>> so I want the store folder of the shared files to go in my other drive.
>>>
>>> How do I change this?
>
>

Foldershare (foldershare.com) lets you set the share in any location...

since they stole the technology, then bought it, at least they could have
stole it correctly!

lol


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:%23QMAcM$...
> Hi,
>
> My Documents isn't being watched by the FileSystemWatcher API nor
> containing a Delta Sync synchronization database like Messenger's sharing
> folders. It's hardcoded for a reason.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
> "John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message
> news:%23UwLiE$...
>> there MUST be a registry edit of some kind.....
>>
>> why didnt they just put it in MY DOCUMENTS?.. MS seems to want to put
>> everything else in there...
>> and you CAN move my docuements esleware...
>>
>> ""Scøtt Lovegrove [ScottIsAFool]""
>> <> wrote in message
>> news:e3$i15%...
>>> You can't. It's one of the main things I have been asking for with this
>>> feature for the same reason you want it. I don't want shared stuff on my
>>> system drive. It has been postponed and will be considered for the next
>>> version (8.x). Not overly impressed with that, it has to be said...
>>>
>>> Scøtt
>>> Live Messenger FAQs - http://wlm.scottisafool.co.uk/
>>>
>>> John Jay Smith wrote:
>>>> I have all my files organized so that data files are on another
>>>> drive...
>>>>
>>>> so I want the store folder of the shared files to go in my other drive.
>>>>
>>>> How do I change this?
>>
>>
>
>

Hi,

As I've said before, the feature in question has nothing to do with Foldershare, it was
spec'd and started development before they even bought it.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message news:ezRRdO$...
> Foldershare (foldershare.com) lets you set the share in any location...
>
> since they stole the technology, then bought it, at least they could have stole it
> correctly!
>
> lol
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:%23QMAcM$...
>> Hi,
>>
>> My Documents isn't being watched by the FileSystemWatcher API nor containing a Delta Sync
>> synchronization database like Messenger's sharing folders. It's hardcoded for a reason.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>>
>> "John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message news:%23UwLiE$...
>>> there MUST be a registry edit of some kind.....
>>>
>>> why didnt they just put it in MY DOCUMENTS?.. MS seems to want to put everything else in
>>> there...
>>> and you CAN move my docuements esleware...
>>>
>>> ""Scøtt Lovegrove [ScottIsAFool]"" <> wrote in
>>> message news:e3$i15%...
>>>> You can't. It's one of the main things I have been asking for with this feature for the
>>>> same reason you want it. I don't want shared stuff on my system drive. It has been
>>>> postponed and will be considered for the next version (8.x). Not overly impressed with
>>>> that, it has to be said...
>>>>
>>>> Scøtt
>>>> Live Messenger FAQs - http://wlm.scottisafool.co.uk/
>>>>
>>>> John Jay Smith wrote:
>>>>> I have all my files organized so that data files are on another drive...
>>>>>
>>>>> so I want the store folder of the shared files to go in my other drive.
>>>>>
>>>>> How do I change this?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Is that what they told you? lol !

Microsoft suddenly gets "inspired" from various sources and they make their
own versions
of everything....

Just because they didnt use the same code, does not mean that they didnt see
the system and
wanted to impliment it... and also buy it later on so they wont have legal
issues or competition.



"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:OIqdte$...
> Hi,
>
> As I've said before, the feature in question has nothing to do with
> Foldershare, it was spec'd and started development before they even bought
> it.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message
> news:ezRRdO$...
>> Foldershare (foldershare.com) lets you set the share in any location...
>>
>> since they stole the technology, then bought it, at least they could have
>> stole it correctly!
>>
>> lol
>>
>>
>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:%23QMAcM$...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> My Documents isn't being watched by the FileSystemWatcher API nor
>>> containing a Delta Sync synchronization database like Messenger's
>>> sharing folders. It's hardcoded for a reason.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jonathan Kay
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>> Associate Expert
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> "John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message
>>> news:%23UwLiE$...
>>>> there MUST be a registry edit of some kind.....
>>>>
>>>> why didnt they just put it in MY DOCUMENTS?.. MS seems to want to put
>>>> everything else in there...
>>>> and you CAN move my docuements esleware...
>>>>
>>>> ""Scøtt Lovegrove [ScottIsAFool]""
>>>> <> wrote in message
>>>> news:e3$i15%...
>>>>> You can't. It's one of the main things I have been asking for with
>>>>> this feature for the same reason you want it. I don't want shared
>>>>> stuff on my system drive. It has been postponed and will be considered
>>>>> for the next version (8.x). Not overly impressed with that, it has to
>>>>> be said...
>>>>>
>>>>> Scøtt
>>>>> Live Messenger FAQs - http://wlm.scottisafool.co.uk/
>>>>>
>>>>> John Jay Smith wrote:
>>>>>> I have all my files organized so that data files are on another
>>>>>> drive...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> so I want the store folder of the shared files to go in my other
>>>>>> drive.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How do I change this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Unfortunately at this time, you cannot pick the Sharing Folder's location
(it uses the primary volume of your machine).

This feature requested was discussed for a long time, but it ended up being
dropped.

Thanks

ines
WLM - Sharing Folders

"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message
news:%...
>I have all my files organized so that data files are on another drive...
>
> so I want the store folder of the shared files to go in my other drive.
>
> How do I change this?
>

If you are in charge if sharing folders..
I have some suggestions:

1) progress bar of each file transfer
2) Placeholders like Foldershare.com
3) The movment of files to a trash folder if other party deletes them (see
foldershare.com)
4) I would ask for you to remove the nessesity for NTFS. This is very
akward. The file system used should be transparent to such applications. I
dont know the underlying reasons why you have chosen it, but a multitude of
P2P applications work on all file systems.

5) And of course make the user able to put those files where he wants!


<> wrote in message
news:OuY36%...
> Unfortunately at this time, you cannot pick the Sharing Folder's location
> (it uses the primary volume of your machine).
>
> This feature requested was discussed for a long time, but it ended up
> being dropped.
>
> Thanks
>
> ines
> WLM - Sharing Folders
>
> "John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>I have all my files organized so that data files are on another drive...
>>
>> so I want the store folder of the shared files to go in my other drive.
>>
>> How do I change this?
>>
>
>

Hey John,

1 -> We thought about doing this as well. In the end, it was cut (time
constraint).

2 -> That's a great suggestion, and I will be sure to pass that one along
internally.

3 -> Yes, that has come up as well, and it's a great idea. May be added in
the future!

4 -> Good point. The necessity to use NTFS resides in the fact that we rely
on the USN Journal to listen for file changes. Adding support for FAT32
would require a lot of architectural redesigns. Good idea nonetheless, and
we have received a lot of feedback for our lack of FAT32 support.

5 -> Yep! We have received tons of feedback on that issue as well.

Thanks for your great suggestions!

ines


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Windows Live Messenger
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"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message
news:e78b%...
> If you are in charge if sharing folders..
> I have some suggestions:
>
> 1) progress bar of each file transfer
> 2) Placeholders like Foldershare.com
> 3) The movment of files to a trash folder if other party deletes them (see
> foldershare.com)
> 4) I would ask for you to remove the nessesity for NTFS. This is very
> akward. The file system used should be transparent to such applications. I
> dont know the underlying reasons why you have chosen it, but a multitude
> of P2P applications work on all file systems.
>
> 5) And of course make the user able to put those files where he wants!
>
>
> <> wrote in message
> news:OuY36%...
>> Unfortunately at this time, you cannot pick the Sharing Folder's location
>> (it uses the primary volume of your machine).
>>
>> This feature requested was discussed for a long time, but it ended up
>> being dropped.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> ines
>> WLM - Sharing Folders
>>
>> "John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>>I have all my files organized so that data files are on another drive...
>>>
>>> so I want the store folder of the shared files to go in my other drive.
>>>
>>> How do I change this?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>