Relocating Contacts Folder

How can I relocate the 'Contacts' folder from my user account on 'C' to
another drive?

Can you explain what you are trying to achieve and why?
Contacts is a system folder in Vista, and you are courting trouble if
you try to relocate it.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"MikeM" <MikeM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:85AD6DB1-6C70-4C40-9572-1128DE71F932@microsoft.com...
> How can I relocate the 'Contacts' folder from my user account on 'C' to
> another drive?

Use the 'Move' button found on the "Location" tab in the Contact folder's
Properties dialog.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]



"MikeM" <MikeM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:85AD6DB1-6C70-4C40-9572-1128DE71F932@microsoft.com...
> How can I relocate the 'Contacts' folder from my user account on 'C' to
> another drive?

I am trying to concentrate all of the files and folders that I need to back
up into one place, preferably not on the C Drive. That way I can do a
complete reload of windows and software without losing any data. The contacts
folder is the last holdout at this point.

There are two scenarios for doing a reload. Several times in my experience
with Vista (over 1 year) I have had to recover my C Drive image from my
Acronis backup. This has been caused by a disc failure in one case and by
software corruption in others. If I relied on the user account to keep
everything, I would have lost my favorites list and email messages between
the time I took the image and restored from it.

The other case is if I ever have to do a total reinstall of Windows and the
Apps. I am facing that due to a problem with the AHCI driver. I might have to
do a reinstall with AHCI disabled on this MoBo.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Can you explain what you are trying to achieve and why?
> Contacts is a system folder in Vista, and you are courting trouble if
> you try to relocate it.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
>
>
> "MikeM" <MikeM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:85AD6DB1-6C70-4C40-9572-1128DE71F932@microsoft.com...
> > How can I relocate the 'Contacts' folder from my user account on 'C' to
> > another drive?
>
>
>

By default, Contacts is a folder under C:\Users\username\...
I routinely back up everything under that username folder.
Email backup is done with: http://www.staticbackup.com/windows-live-mail-backup

Sorry, I'm not familiar with other backup strategies.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"MikeM" <MikeM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:410A2575-BD26-48A8-8CAD-528A8221F037@microsoft.com...
> I am trying to concentrate all of the files and folders that I need to back
> up into one place, preferably not on the C Drive. That way I can do a
> complete reload of windows and software without losing any data. The contacts
> folder is the last holdout at this point.
>
> There are two scenarios for doing a reload. Several times in my experience
> with Vista (over 1 year) I have had to recover my C Drive image from my
> Acronis backup. This has been caused by a disc failure in one case and by
> software corruption in others. If I relied on the user account to keep
> everything, I would have lost my favorites list and email messages between
> the time I took the image and restored from it.
>
> The other case is if I ever have to do a total reinstall of Windows and the
> Apps. I am facing that due to a problem with the AHCI driver. I might have to
> do a reinstall with AHCI disabled on this MoBo.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> Can you explain what you are trying to achieve and why?
>> Contacts is a system folder in Vista, and you are courting trouble if
>> you try to relocate it.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
>>
>>
>> "MikeM" <MikeM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:85AD6DB1-6C70-4C40-9572-1128DE71F932@microsoft.com...
>> > How can I relocate the 'Contacts' folder from my user account on 'C' to
>> > another drive?
>>
>>
>>