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Move files folders in Vista to 2nd drive

post #1 of 4
5/18/09 at 10:49pm
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I just installed a second drive and have my OS on the primary drive.
I want to move my user files/folders to my second drive using the info at

http://www.vista4beginners.com/Move-user-files-folders-to-another-partition

It's a new computer so I don't have alot of info on it, and i want to move my backup data onto the second drive.
I tried moving the searches folder but when I go to 2nd drive it shows up as a list of files instead of a folder. Any suggestions.??
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post #2 of 4
5/18/09 at 11:35pm
According to the mentioned guide:

"NOTE: it is recommended to move your user folders shortly after you have installed Windows Vista. If you do it after you have installed many applications and long periods of usage, you might have some problems because some references will remain to the old locations of your user folders. These references might cause some applications not to work properly and you might need to reinstall them."

What do you mean by "backup data"?

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post #3 of 4
5/19/09 at 1:01am
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Back up data is the data in copied from my old laptop and I just want to transfer that into the second drive of my new laptop, and have the computer recognize the Docs folder in the second drive.
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post #4 of 4
5/19/09 at 1:07pm
I don't think that the default My Documents can look at different folders. You need to move/copy your old "My Documents" folders/files to the the new "My Documents" folder.

Try that first, making sure that the search recognising all your folders/files, then go back working on the moving.

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