Windows 10: Windows 7 to 10 update keeping OS on C and users on D

I'm back to running Windows 7 on my system. Along time ago, I moved the Windows 7 user profiles from c:/users/... to d:/users?... When I updated to Windows 10 (Get Windows 10), the update worked, but it created and used a new profile on the OS drive (c*Smile. Went back to Windows 7, and everything is fine. I need to know how to end up with a Windows 10 install that keeps and uses my existing user profiles. Perhaps it's a two step process... update from 7 to 10 and then reconnect or point to the old user profiles.

Thanks in advance,
Ed (petyalor)

:)

 

user name being shortend? in file system?

a new one to me been fixing pc's since 2kz processors where FAST. and 300 baud was amazing internet speed.

upgrade to windows 10 pro 64 bit, it has some buts and glitches I expect MS is doing the best it can to work on solutions and release combined service updates and so will software and hardware vendors soon as they can. this is why constructive feedback is
important.

windows 10 pro 64 bit.

dell xps 8700

16 gigs ram

2 tb sata + 32g msata

i7 hanswell.

gt 660

upgrade from windows 7 pro 64 bit and reset destroying all my data as Wanted to do as close to a clean install as I could.

issue and this is new to me.

my user name is Robert

its verified through settings and accounts and so on.

but on the HD

its C:\user\Rober

yup double checked what made me check every other system and setting

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> net

The syntax of this command is:

NET

[ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |

HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | PAUSE | SESSION | SHARE | START |

STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> net user

User accounts for \\OMEGA

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Administrator DefaultAccount Guest

Robert

The command completed successfully.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> cd ..

PS C:\WINDOWS> cd ..

PS C:\> ls

Directory: C:\

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name

---- ------------- ------ ----

d----- 7/30/2015 5:44 PM Dell

d----- 7/31/2015 6:16 PM Games

d----- 7/29/2015 10:49 PM PerfLogs

d-r--- 8/1/2015 6:35 PM Program Files

d-r--- 7/31/2015 6:19 PM Program Files (x86)

d-r--- 7/30/2015 12:25 PM Users

d----- 7/31/2015 2:40 PM Windows

PS C:\> cd users

PS C:\users> ls

Directory: C:\users

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name

---- ------------- ------ ----

d----- 8/1/2015 11:30 AM MSSQL$ADK

d-r--- 7/29/2015 8:29 PM Public

d----- 8/1/2015 6:36 PM rober

PS C:\users>

anyone got any ideas?

 

Restoring Windows 7 Ultimate from Windows 10 Enterprise wiped my (logical) D: Drive

I have two (2) logical partitions on my laptop: Drive C (where I keep the OS) and Drive D: (where I keep all my data files).

I created a system image of my Windows 7 Ultimate Drive C: partition prior to upgrading to Windows 10 Enterprise on an external WD Passport drive.

I booted from my Windows 7 Repair CD and restored the Windows 7 system image to my
C: Drive. Everything looked fine until I logged into my Windows 7 desktop. I noticed that my logical
D: Drive had been wiped clean. I lost nearly 300GB of data files (fortunately I had them backed up on an external drive).

I have restored my Windows 7 Drive C: partition a number of times with no issues (i.e. when restoring
from Windows 7). But this is the first time I have restored the OS from
Windows 10 back to Windows 7.

This is a serious issue, as it wiped out all my data on a completely separate logical drive from where the OS was installed.

Please advise.

 

Normally any existing users should be kept, are you sure you do the full upgrade (keep data and applications) ? To do the full upgrade you must match the architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) and the original language of your current Windows version (not any language packs added after the installation). If there is no match you are offered a partial upgrade (keep data only) or a clean-install.

 

I don't think there is any way to save the settings when upgrading Windows 7 to 10 so you will have to change the folder locations after you upgrade.

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https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6...dows-10-a.html
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html

 

Why does Microsoft's upgrade process not support this basic functionality of storing user data on the D: drive?

 

Upgrading 10 works without having to put the folders back.

I've not done an upgrade from 7 to 10 but some people here claim it works without putting users back to c Users Folder - Move Location in Windows 10 - Page 6 - Windows 10 Forums

Note (from the same tutorial) that relocating ProgramData directory doesn't work in Windows 10

 

I have my user folders, Documents, Pictures, etc on my D drive. I upgraded from 8 to 10 and they were fine. Transferring the full user profile is a different thing though. I have heard doing that causes issues when you try and do an upgrade. It fails.

 

My upgrade didn't fail. It did, however, create a users directory on the c: drive and didn't touch the one Windows 7 was using on the d: drive. Perhaps I missed some choice I should have made on the install that would have told it to continue to use the one on the d: drive. I'll give it another go and see what happens. I'll post the results, when I do.

Thanks,
Ed

 

Thanks. My overall profiles are on the C: drive but I've moved My Documents, My Photos & My Music to the D: drive. It looks like an upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 will preserve these settings - is that correct?

 

It did for me. I didn't have to move them again.

 

This past weekend I decided to give it another go and try to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10. This time it worked GREAT! My OS is on the c: drive, and it used my USERS folder on the d: drive, where last time it ignored my profiles on the d: drive and created one on the c: drive. I am a very happy Windows 10 user, though it is taking time for me to move comfortably around it. But, I'm getting there.

Perhaps the passage of time made a difference, and Microsoft made some changes to their upgrade software.

Ed

 

Nah, Ed. It just works (usually).

The upgrading works (and if you need to in future the repair install works also - no need to relocate folders back).

Welcome.

 

Which build did you install? If you recently downloaded the ISO, this should be version 1511, Build 10586.0 (becomes 10586.71 after installing all the updates). Maybe Microsoft fixed some stuff and made your upgrade to 10 successful. Great news!

 

Any time I've done an upgrade, I haven't had to relocate my user folders. I don't move my profile, only the Documents, Pictures etc folders.