Windows 10: move user folders from c: drive to d: drive windows 11 pro

HiI want to move the "user" folders from dive c: to the d: driveThere is no location tab on the folder

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Videos Folder is now D Drive

Hi, Juan. I'm Robinson, and I’m happy to help you today.

The easiest solution is to move back your videos folder to drive C and then move to the correct folder on drive D.

Step 1: Create a new Video folder on drive C

1-Open the File Explorer

2-Click on This PC then click on Local Disk C:

3-Open the folder "Users" then open the folder with your user name

4-Right-click on an empty area and select New > Folder

5-Name the folder as "Videos" or "Videos1" and press enter to save

Step 2:Move the Videos folder back to drive C

1-Open the File Explorer

2-Right-click on the Videos folder and click on properties

3-Click on the Location tab

4-Click on "Move...", then select the folder created in the previous step and confirm to move the content to the new location

Step 3: Create a new Videos folder on drive D, and repeat the procedure to move the file to this folder

 

User folders in root C: drive

In my new Windows 10, these folders were generated:

• Intel
• PerfLogs
• Program Files
• Program Files (x86)
• Users
• Windows

Is there a policy of users generating new folders in this root C: drive?

On my old W7 PC I had several folders in C:, providing a shorter path for applications.

E.g. Is there an advantage when new Windows software is installed?

 

have 1.6 gB free on drive D but drive C is full so why won't it store on drive D: ????

Why won't the computer store or use the 1.7GB drive D ...

Permissions have no role to play here, and I really hope you did not alter the access control lists for your D: drive.

By default, all software stores its data in folders on the C: drive, because every computer has a C: drive (by convention) and a software developer can't know in advance whether any given computer will have additional partitions.

Most data must stay on the C: drive. That includes Windows itself and all components of Windows, including updates. However, your personal data (documents, music, etc.) can be moved to a different partition - like your D: drive - and you can set your D:
drive to be the default location for all future data of the same type. The default location for your personal data must be an internal drive (so not a flash drive.)

You can move these personal data folders from C: to D: ( and it's easy to do

Documents

Downloads

Music

Pictures

Videos

There are a few additional data folders that can be moved, but virtually all of your personal data likely resides in those folders. There are several ways to move your data, and I suppose everyone has their favorite method, so I'll show you one way.

Before you start, if you manually altered the permissions on your D: drive, do yourself a favor: backup everything you have on the D: drive to an external drive, then delete D: and re-create it. It will be created with the default permissions.

I'll start with the Documents folder -- C:\Users\your user name \Documents

1. Right-click on the folder and choose Properties from the context menu
2. On the Location tab, change the drive letter in the box from C: to D:
3. Don't change anything else.
4. Click on the Move button. You'll be asked if you also want to move the contents of the Documents folder to the new location. Of course, you'll say 'yes.'

(Windows asks that question because you can, if you wish, leave existing data on the C: drive and move all future data to the D: drive.)

After you click on the Move button, two things happen: 1) a new folder is created, namely D:\Users\your user name\Documents which is from now on the default location for all your documents, and 2) all your existing documents are moved to the new folder.

Do the same for the other folders.

You can also move the Desktop folder C:\Users\your user name\Desktop. What you see on the desktop is actually a combination of three separate folders, one of which you can move.

If you use Microsoft Office Outlook, you can move your message store (the .pst file) but you need to do that from within Outlook.

Don't try to move any other folders!

Now you can backup C: and D: independently. That's a huge advantage.