move data folders for all users?

how do I move all data folders, music etc, for all users instead of doing
this manually for new profile account?

Is this done in GPO or registry??

"littleriver" <> wrote in message
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> how do I move all data folders, music etc, for all users instead of doing
> this manually for new profile account?

Make a batch file, without using full paths, which has to be run in the
current directory (your user folder). Alternatively, you can use
%userprofile% in a full path, and that batch file will have to be run in the
account you are modifying.

Make the batch file MOVE the folder you want to move, and then replace them
with MKLINK junctions, pointing to the new locations. Job's done with a
double click for any user account.

ss.

Look at the tutorials on 'www.vistax64.com'
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/18...on-change.html


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roy69

can I assume you wish to change the location of the public folders

They are held in

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\User
Shell Folders
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\Shell
Folders

for each user
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders

may be posible using GPE but am on Home Premium so don't have that
option.

you can of course move any of these from within explorer from the
location tab on the folder context menu.

hope this helps


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"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
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>> how do I move all data folders, music etc, for all users instead of doing
>> this manually for new profile account?
>
> Make a batch file, without using full paths, which has to be run in the
> current directory (your user folder). Alternatively, you can use
> %userprofile% in a full path, and that batch file will have to be run in
> the account you are modifying.
>
> Make the batch file MOVE the folder you want to move, and then replace
> them with MKLINK junctions, pointing to the new locations. Job's done
> with a double click for any user account.

Oh, and make the junctions hidden with ATTRIB.

With this method, you can still use the original default locations for the
user shell folders.

ss.

During setup you can define a different users folder. It's done with a setup
inf file, declaring a "ProfilesDir". After that, everything is 'just a drag'
;/

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"littleriver" <> wrote in message
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> how do I move all data folders, music etc, for all users instead of doing
> this manually for new profile account?
>
> Is this done in GPO or registry??

There are links in this tutorial for doing that.

However just to make things easy
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...-location.html


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