56. How Do I Change The Default Location Of The My Documents Folder

By default the My Document folder is situated on your C: drive. If you use a separate partition to store all of your data it may be advantageous to move the My Document folder to another location. A further advantage to this move is that, should you windows XP, your My Document folder, being stored on a separate partitions will not loose it's important files. So long as you have an alternative partition or hard drive then you should proceed as follows to relocate the My Document folder.

Click the Start button.
On the Start Menu Right Click on the My Document option.
From the drop down menu select, Properties.
The first page of the My Documents properties window shows the Target Tab.
On this page you will see a dialog box marked 'Target Folder Location'.
Type the path you want your My Document folder to be stored at in the dialog box, i.e., D:\Data\My Documents.
Next press the Move button.
The Select a Destination window appears.
Select the destination of the file.
If a folder does not already exist then press the Make New Folder button to create the folders and give it a name.
Finally click Ok .
You will be asked if you want to transfer all documents from the My Document folder to the new location. Press Yes to start the moving process. If you don't want the documents moved to the new location press the No button.