Windows 10: Win10: why do Windows update moves back user folders and Windows Temp folders back to C: drive?

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  1. BROWSER-ICE
    Browser-Ice Win User

    Win10: why do Windows update moves back user folders and Windows Temp folders back to C: drive?


    Hi, ever since Windows-7, I am always moving to a different drive all of My Document folders the one that are moveable and the Windows Temp folders. But I noticed on Windows-10, sometimes after an update, it moves back these folders to their original location on the C: drive. It even re-initializes the system variables I use to relocate the Windows Temp folders.When I find out they got moved back, it usually happen days or weeks after it was done. I never know when its done because Windows update does not warn me.The reason I am doing this is because I do not want my C: drive to run out o

    :)
     
    Browser-Ice, Jul 8, 2021
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  2. ANUSHA
    Anusha Win User

    C windows installer folder - Delete?

    He can do symbolic link redirection and move the files in it to a different location. *Wink Win10: why do Windows update moves back user folders and Windows Temp folders back to C: drive? ;)
    Better try it out in a virtual of first. Just a suggestion.

    Like:
    First move everything in c:\windows\installer to d:\installercache
    Then delete c:\windows\installer folder
    Then type this in command mode as admin
    mklink /d c:\windows\installer d:\installercache

    Removing those installer files is a bad idea. it might prevent you from updating or uninstalling apps.
     
    Anusha, Jul 8, 2021
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  3. NEWN
    newn Win User
    Windows 7 - change user temp folder.

    Hi all,
    i would like to change user temp folder, becausze i can't install Nero. How to do that? I know how to change Windows temp folder, but not user.
     
    newn, Jul 8, 2021
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  4. NICRITE
    Nicrite Win User

    Win10: why do Windows update moves back user folders and Windows Temp folders back to C: drive?

    Vista Ultimate - 'User' Folder Location

    No tried that.

    Can copy the entire folder to D; but Windows still points to C as the location. Can change personal folders location to a folder on D;, but this still leaves hidden files etc on C;. Thus meaning there are 2 Users folders. Have managed to change the Public folder location to D;, with some registry tweaks, but this doesnt seem to work for the entire folder.

    any more suggestions
     
    Nicrite, Jul 8, 2021
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