Moving 'My Documents' directory to another disk partition?

I have my hard drive partitioned into drive C and D and
while I have my software and XP installed onto C would
like to store all my documents and data onto the larger D
drive. To do this I would want the map the windows
directory called 'My Documents' to the D drive and have
it recognised as the default location by my software when
saving.

Is this possible and how can I do it?

Thanks,

Sam

"Sam" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have my hard drive partitioned into drive C and D and
> while I have my software and XP installed onto C would
> like to store all my documents and data onto the larger D
> drive. To do this I would want the map the windows
> directory called 'My Documents' to the D drive and have
> it recognised as the default location by my software when
> saving.
>
> Is this possible and how can I do it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sam

Right click on My Documents and go to "Move". make sure you have created the
"My Documents" folder on the D drive first.

QED!

Hi, One of the best ways to do it is to use TweakUI for Windows XP.

Windows XP PowerToys (TweakUI)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...s/powertoys.asp

"Sam" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:02c501c3d16e$3b24a190$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I have my hard drive partitioned into drive C and D and
> while I have my software and XP installed onto C would
> like to store all my documents and data onto the larger D
> drive. To do this I would want the map the windows
> directory called 'My Documents' to the D drive and have
> it recognised as the default location by my software when
> saving.
>
> Is this possible and how can I do it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sam

From your Desktop window, right-click on the MY DOCUMENTS icon,
select Properties > Move

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"Sam" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
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| I have my hard drive partitioned into drive C and D and
| while I have my software and XP installed onto C would
| like to store all my documents and data onto the larger D
| drive. To do this I would want the map the windows
| directory called 'My Documents' to the D drive and have
| it recognised as the default location by my software when
| saving.
|
| Is this possible and how can I do it?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Sam