Comments on: Move “My Documents” Folder http://www.devtopics.com/move-my-documents-folder/ Software Development Topics Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:36:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Timm http://www.devtopics.com/move-my-documents-folder/#comment-421 Timm Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:53:45 +0000 http://www.mini-tools.com/at2/devtop/wordpress/move-my-documents-folder/#comment-421 Re: "What will happen if I have all my programs and Windows in C: and my documents destination set to D: and then I need to install Windows, since a full reinstall will delete this folder, if I have it under D: will it be erased?" If you re-install Windows to C:, your data on D: will be fine. However, you will need to use the process above to tell the new Windows installation that your data now resides on D: Re: “What will happen if I have all my programs and Windows in C: and my documents destination set to D: and then I need to install Windows, since a full reinstall will delete this folder, if I have it under D: will it be erased?”

If you re-install Windows to C:, your data on D: will be fine. However, you will need to use the process above to tell the new Windows installation that your data now resides on D:

]]> By: Noldo http://www.devtopics.com/move-my-documents-folder/#comment-420 Noldo Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:43:23 +0000 http://www.mini-tools.com/at2/devtop/wordpress/move-my-documents-folder/#comment-420 What will happen if I have all my programs and Windows in C: and my documents destination set to D: and then I need to install Windows, since a full reinstall will delete this folder, if I have it under D: will it be erased? What will happen if I have all my programs and Windows in C: and my documents destination set to D: and then I need to install Windows, since a full reinstall will delete this folder, if I have it under D: will it be erased?

]]> By: 2007 June 15 » I Think, Therefore I Rant! http://www.devtopics.com/move-my-documents-folder/#comment-419 2007 June 15 » I Think, Therefore I Rant! Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:54:42 +0000 http://www.mini-tools.com/at2/devtop/wordpress/move-my-documents-folder/#comment-419 [...] I am at it, here is a good reference to show how to change the location of your My Documents.  I didn’t know how to do this until a friend showed [...] [...] I am at it, here is a good reference to show how to change the location of your My Documents.  I didn’t know how to do this until a friend showed [...]

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