Windows 10: Installing user files on 2nd drive

Discus and support Installing user files on 2nd drive in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; When I installed Win7 years ago there was a script that i use to install user files to a second drive on install of Win7 Is there something like that... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by trickyrick, Dec 10, 2019.

  1. TRICKYRICK
    trickyrick Win User

    Installing user files on 2nd drive


    When I installed Win7 years ago there was a script that i use to install user files to a second drive on install of Win7
    Is there something like that on Windows 10
    Thanks

    :)
     
    trickyrick, Dec 10, 2019
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  2. TEKNOPHILE
    Teknophile Win User

    2nd Drive Files not Showing in Quick search

    Hi all,

    Background: I'm running Windows 10, anniversary update; with two physical drives, each also shown as a logical volume (C and D).

    Issue: When searching from the Start menu, files on my C drive show up, however the ones on D do not.

    Troubleshooting I have done so far:

    • Verify that the 2nd Drive (D) has indexing enabled
    • Verify that the folders on the drive also have indexing enabled
    • Rebuild index
    • The files DO appear when searching the 2nd drive via Windows Explorer, but NOT through the start search
    Is this a known issue, and what steps can I take to resolve this?
     
    Teknophile, Dec 10, 2019
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  3. BOBBOZZONE
    BobBozzone Win User
    It appears that I have a 2nd user account why?

    It's actually not a user account but if you go to the 'Users' folder, there are 2 folders listed, one for me (Bob), and a 2nd (a 5 character name). The 2nd folder contains many of my files. I did not create the 2nd user folder.
     
    BobBozzone, Dec 10, 2019
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  4. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User

    Installing user files on 2nd drive

    little cat, Dec 10, 2019
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