Relocating or moving My Documents folder?

[Pheasant Plucker®]

Hi there,

I recently fitted a second 500GB HDD in my HTPC with the sole purpose of
moving the contents of My Documents to it (music, photos, videos etc.)

I thought it best to keep the system drive and data drives separate...

I figured the best way of achieving this would be to right-click the current
My Documents/Properties/Move, select the new drive D:\ and click OK

This started off the move but when I checked some time later it had stopped
10 seconds before time and a window had popped up;

Error moving Documents
'Cannot remove folder My Music. It is being used by another person or
program.
Close any programs that might be using the file and try again.'

The only way out was to click OK then another window popped up;

Error moving Documents
'Windows is unable to move all of the Documents to D:\ You can still access
the Documents that were not moved at the location C:\Documents &
Settings\Administrator\My Documents'

Thinking that a program might have a lock on it I rebooted and tried again
to no avail.

I checked Task Manager to see if there was anything else running that might
explain it but found nothing.

Does this really mean that some of my files are split between the two
drives?

I have checked D:\ and it looks like the files have made it across so was
the error just not being able to delete the original My Music folder only?

The Properties on My Documents is still set to the new location of D:\

What might be the cause of this and how would I overcome it?

I am running WinXp SP2...hang on its MCE 2005 if that makes a difference?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

What might be the cause of this and how would I overcome it?

It looks like all the files and folders except the "My Music" are migrated correctly. Reboot Windows, and then run the following command from Start/Run dialog:

shell:my music

Press ENTER.

Does it point to D:\... drive?

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi there,

I recently fitted a second 500GB HDD in my HTPC with the sole purpose of
moving the contents of My Documents to it (music, photos, videos etc.)

I thought it best to keep the system drive and data drives separate...

I figured the best way of achieving this would be to right-click the current
My Documents/Properties/Move, select the new drive D:\ and click OK

This started off the move but when I checked some time later it had stopped
10 seconds before time and a window had popped up;

Error moving Documents
'Cannot remove folder My Music. It is being used by another person or
program.
Close any programs that might be using the file and try again.'

The only way out was to click OK then another window popped up;

Error moving Documents
'Windows is unable to move all of the Documents to D:\ You can still access
the Documents that were not moved at the location C:\Documents &
Settings\Administrator\My Documents'

Thinking that a program might have a lock on it I rebooted and tried again
to no avail.

I checked Task Manager to see if there was anything else running that might
explain it but found nothing.

Does this really mean that some of my files are split between the two
drives?

I have checked D:\ and it looks like the files have made it across so was
the error just not being able to delete the original My Music folder only?

The Properties on My Documents is still set to the new location of D:\

What might be the cause of this and how would I overcome it?

I am running WinXp SP2...hang on its MCE 2005 if that makes a difference?

 

[Kelly]

See if this helps:

In Explorer right click on "My Documents", and select "Properties", then in
the target box enter your new location.

Another option is TweakUI - XP Powertoys
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_mydocs.htm

How to Move Shell Folders and Contents
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_shell_folders.htm


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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

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