Vista User Profiles

Posted By: Gravy | Nov 20th, 2006 @ 2:51 PM
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#Nov 20th, 2006 @ 2:51 PM
Gravy
Gravy
Hi guys,

I think it's a smart move that MSFT have re-organized the user profile folder so that not eveything is in My documents anymore. However, I actually want my profile to live on a different drive; somewhere that won't get trashed when I re-install the OS.

I see it is possible to change the location of the folders in the users' profile folder, but is it possible to change the location of profile folder itself?

eg. Instead of c:\users\user.name\<profile folders>, I want something like e:\data\userstore\<profile folders>


Graham
#Nov 20th, 2006 @ 2:53 PM
W3bbo
W3bbo
Like in Windows XP, it's possible, but a helluvalot easier if you set the path during installation as part of an unattended installation script. Otherwise you've got hundreds of registry keys to change (and a potentially unloginable system)
#Dec 1st, 2006 @ 6:22 AM
Dave Haldane
Dave Haldane
Depends if you want to do this for one user or every user.

If it's just one then go into Computer Management --> Users --> right click the desired user and choose Properties. Then, on the profile tab, change the location of the profile. The default will still be c:\users for every new user however your current account will have changed.

Hope that helps

Big Smile
#Dec 1st, 2006 @ 8:02 AM
stevo_
stevo_
I don't see MS using a collective folder called 'Data', .. compared to what, the rest of the 'not data' on the harddrive? Perplexed
#Dec 1st, 2006 @ 8:45 AM
Kryptos
Kryptos
Right Click on Documents > Properties > Location (tab), change the path, windows will take care of all of the registry settings for you.... this is the same as it used to be in XP. HTH.

#Apr 7th, 2007 @ 2:24 PM
joshmouch
joshmouch
Here is how I moved my entire Vista User Profile directory structure to a different volume (not just the folders inside the profile).

http://joshmouch.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/change-user-profile-folder-location-in-vista/

It's an awful lot of registry editing, but everything seems to be functioning perfectly! Smiley
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