If you are almost out of space on C, you need to do other things than moving profiles. First, profiles take not much room except for the "My Documents" and PST files if used. Both of those are separately easily moved. I would implore you took find the actual problem with space on C and fix the problem rather than moving stuff around.
As for having D&S on the system partition, that is the reason for my asking why. Since a users profile is tightly integrated with how the OS is presented and used for the user, it is better to leave D&S where they are at. If you are doing regular backups include "SystemState" and "Documents and Settings" and %systemroot% directories then if a problem does arise restoring the D&S directory is one of the easier ones as long as permissions are not changed and you restore with force overwrite. John T eServices For You "Seek, and ye shall find!" > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Serge > Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 7:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] OT user profile settings > > several reasons > first, i am almost out of space on c:, > but i also find easier to maintain, and i do not like having my files on the > system partition, in case i need to reformat or something > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John T (Lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:08 AM > Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] OT user profile settings > > > Serge, basic question here: What is the purpose for moving it in the first > place? > > John T > eServices For You > > "Seek, and ye shall find!" > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Serge > > Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 5:30 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] OT user profile settings > > > > > > Thank you John, > > > > > Once that is done, go to computer management, right click the username, > > > select properties. On the profile tab, enter the path to the profile. > > > Now > > > > 1-that is not possible with a laptop that has xp home, Correct ? any > > workarround ? > > > > 2-in xppro, will that move all the subdirectories of document and settings > ? > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Dobbin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 8:54 PM > > Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] OT user profile settings > > > > > > > You can also right click on "My Computer" select properties, select the > > > advanced tab, click the settings button in the profiles section select > the > > > profile you want to move (you can't be logged in as the one you want to > > > move) and select "Copy To". Select the path you want to move it to. > > > > > > Once that is done, go to computer management, right click the username, > > > select properties. On the profile tab, enter the path to the profile. > > > Now > > > it will look to the new path for the profile. > > > > > > This is real useful if you keep user profiles on a server to allow > roaming > > > profiles. > > > > > > John > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Serge > > >> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 3:42 PM > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] OT user profile settings > > >> > > >> I would like to move all my "documents and settings" folder > > >> to a different drive/directory (not only my documents), out of c: > > >> same user is OK > > >> MSFT has a KB article where you have to edit the registry > > >> keys one by one (there are hundreds). > > >> I figured somebody should have writen some utility that does > > >> exactly that Looked on google, found COA2 and TweakUI to help > > >> edit registry, but none is specific to what i want to do. > > >> Plus, i think the registry sometime contains "aliases",ie > > >> %userprofile%\documents and settings\user so searching for > > >> c:\documents...\user may not find all occurences. > > >> Can't believe MSFT didn't provide a utility to do this, even > > >> on their tech forums their engineers shy away from this and > > >> can't provide a simple solution. I think under W2K, it was > > >> much more straightforward. > > >> But somebody, somewhere, must have written a utility. No ? > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "John T (Lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> To: <[email protected]> > > >> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 8:49 AM > > >> Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] OT user profile settings > > >> > > >> > > >> > Meaning move to a new user or a different location all together? > > >> > > > >> > John T > > >> > eServices For You > > >> > > > >> > "Seek, and ye shall find!" > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > > >> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- > > >> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Serge > > >> > > Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:29 PM > > >> > > To: [email protected] > > >> > > Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] OT user profile settings > > >> > > > > >> > > Hi all > > >> > > i need a utility that easily move a user "documents and > > >> settings" folder > > >> > to > > >> > > a new location under XP > > >> > > TIA > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > --- > > >> > > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. 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