Changing the location of Shared Documents

[Jason Frost]

Is it possible to change the location of the Shared Documents? By default it
it set to c:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Documents but I would like to
move this to a another drive for easy backup. I was hoping that it would be
as simple as moving the My Documents directory (i.e. right clicking on My
Documents on the Start Menu).

Thanks.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Jason,

Courtesy of Keith Miller:

Open Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) and navigate to:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

In the right-pane, look for the entry "Common Documents" and double-click it. The value which present there by default is "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents". Change the value to the redirected folder, say 'D:\SharedDocs'

To redirect the Shared Music, Shared Pictures and Shared Video folder along with Shared Documents, try this:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

In the right-pane:
- Create a REG_SZ named CommonMusic and set it's path
- Create a REG_SZ named CommonPictures and set it's path
- Create a REG_SZ named CommonVideo and set it's path

No space in between these words (CommonVideo, CommonMusic, CommonVideo).
One space in between (Common Documents)

Credit to Keith Miller, who pointed out that this function (redirecting the shared folders) of TweakUI does not help. Logoff and login back. See that the Shared folders are now redirected successfully.

 

[Guest]

It's as easy as you think. Ramesh MS-MVP is amost valuable confuser...what
on earth is he on about!

Simply RIGHT CLICK on My Documents and click on Properties
Now click on the Move button

You're off to the races!!!!

What's got into the MVPs?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

BAR,

You should read the question again before making such a worthless comment. He is not talking about "My Documents" folder.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Ramesh MS-MVP is amost valuable confuser

Now tell me who is the most valuable confuser? It's you, of course.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


BAR,

You should read the question again before making such a worthless comment. He is not talking about "My Documents" folder.

 

[Luka]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:13:14 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"


Hey Ramesh.. Can U shorten your line lenghts??? Some go off the
screen..

 

[WTC]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:13:14 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"


Hey Ramesh.. Can U shorten your line lenghts??? Some go off the
screen..

Looks good to me.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Turned off "Quoted-Printable" in OE now, because you asked.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Thanks WTC.

 

[Guest]

Hi

It's possible to do it thru GPO? My objective it's to have the default My
Documents and the Shared Documents redirected to a share where every users
can put their common files.

FireStar

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi FireStar,

You may try this question in Group Policy / Server newsgroups. I believe
this is possible using Folder redirection. Microsoft Public Newsgroups
listing is available at http://aumha.org/nntp.php

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Hi

It's possible to do it thru GPO? My objective it's to have the default
My
Documents and the Shared Documents redirected to a share where every users
can put their common files.

FireStar

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

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