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How To Change the Default Location of User Profiles and Program Settings
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This article was previously published under Q322014
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
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To Move a User's Documents and Settings Folder
SUMMARY
This article describes how to move a user's Documents and Settings folder.
All users profile information is stored in the %System Drive%\Documents and
Settings folder. If you try to move or rename a user's Documents and
Settings folder in Windows, you receive the following error message
Documents and Settings is a Windows system folder and is required for
Windows to run properly. It cannot be moved or renamed.
NOTE: This article contains information about a configuration that
Microsoft does not support. Microsoft provides this information for
informational purposes only; Microsoft makes no guarantee that this
configuration functions properly.
WARNING: Microsoft strongly recommends against renaming any system folder.
System failure or an unstable computer might result if you rename system
folders. Back up your computer before you use the information in this
article.
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To Move a User's Documents and Settings Folder
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using
Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
NOTE: This method does not relocate key Windows components. Use this method
only to move user-specific data.
Identify the user's profile path. There are two methods to identify the
profile path. Use either of the following methods (the user SID method is
preferred):
The user SID method:
Use the Getsid tool from the Windows Server Resource Kit to obtain the SID.
Use syntax that is similar to the following example:
getsid \\server1username \\server1username
After you obtain the SID, use Regedit.exe or Regedt32.exe to select the
user's SID under the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
The user path setting method:
Log on to the computer as the user, and then type set at a command prompt.
Note the setting for USERPROFILE, and then close the command prompt window.
Log on as an administrator of the computer.
Use Registry Editor to add the USERPROFILE setting to the following
registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
Click the registry key, and then click Find on the Edit menu.
In the Find box, type the value of the USERPROFILE setting, and then click
Find Next.
Change the ProfilesDirectory value to use the new path that you want in the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
registry key.
Quit Registry Editor, and then log on as the user. Type set at a command
prompt to verify that the path has changed.
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