Windows 10: Problem moving Documents Folder to hard drive from SSD

Discus and support Problem moving Documents Folder to hard drive from SSD in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; My SSD is filling up (it's 256gb) and so I decided to move the documents folder to the D: harddrive. I changed the location under Quick Access to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by DonaldS, Jan 12, 2018.

  1. DonaldS Win User

    Problem moving Documents Folder to hard drive from SSD


    My SSD is filling up (it's 256gb) and so I decided to move the documents folder to the D: harddrive. I changed the location under Quick Access to D:\Documents. The system created the directory and moved the files. However, before the move there were 54gb of files and 2840 folders under C:\<user name>\Documents. Now after the 'move' there are 26gb and 2840 folders left under C:\<user name>\Documents. If it moved them, how come a copy of 1/2 of files and all of the folders are still on C:\ ? I verified it's not just a pointer by deleting one of the files in D:\Documents. It's still on C:\.

    :)
     
    DonaldS, Jan 12, 2018
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  2. JP03833 Win User

    Migrated c:drive to an external drive, which transformed drive to Documents folder

    I recently migrated my C: hard drive to an SSD device. I want to move the Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Videos libraries back over to a large hard drive I:

    I inadvertently moved the Documents folder/library to my I: drive. I expected to see the Documents folder in the I: drive, but it appears the I: is the Documents folder.

    Document library folder- Original Title

    Now when I try to move the Documents or I: library I get an Access Denied.
     
    JP03833, Jan 12, 2018
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  3. Problems moving the Documents folder to a new drive

    I was able to move my Documents folder to a new hard drive, but was having some problems with how things were set up. I restored the default location of the Documents. Now, as I am trying to move this folder again, it will not actually go anywhere. When
    I choose the location and select move, it just goes back to asking me to select a location. Can anyone offer any help? i want the folder off my little SSD drive!
     
    The Bot Doc's Wife, Jan 12, 2018
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  4. Berton Win User

    Problem moving Documents Folder to hard drive from SSD

    The problem could be in how you made the move. I find it works best to first create the new Folder on the second drive or partition such as D:\Documents. The I go to C:\Users\USERNAME, right-click the Documents Folder and on the Location tab specify the new Folder. The Folders shown on the left column above the C: drive usually do not fully work for the process.
     
    Berton, Jan 12, 2018
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  5. In addition to what Berton said, I find that it's generally safer to copy/paste the files instead of moving (basically the same as cut/paste method) the files. This way you can verify you have exactly the same amount of files and disk space used (assuming formatting is the same on both drives).
     
    titetanium, Apr 5, 2018
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