Also, check how your disk space on C: is currently being used. I love this free tool (Java is a pre-requisite):
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/ You may find a surprising amount of disk space is used that you can actually delete. I find that the top culprits are: 1) MS Office cached install files so that you don't need the original install media handy to do adds/removes/patches (keep this, but turn on disk compression for the whole folder). 2) Runaway Intellsync folder (I've seen 800 KB profiles on the network suck up 20 GB on the %windir%\CSC over the span of a year!) 3) Old backup patches and service packs. I only keep a few months back worth of patches. Use the GUI search from your Start menu to look in %windir% for a filespec: $*$ and then sort the results. Delete everything before a date of your choosing (e.g. delete everything over 3 months ago). Andrew 8) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darin Cox > Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 6:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] OT user profile settings > > You might check for uninstall directories for Windows patches > as well. If you're not in the habit of deleting them after > the machine has been rebooted and a week or so has passed (we > wait a month) to verify all functionality is intact and the > system is stable, you might want to start. > > Also, if the paging file is on C, you can move it to another > drive to reclaim sufficient space on the system partition > > Lastly, you might look at a tool like Partition Magic to > reallocate space to make the system partition larger. > > For servers with little software to be loaded, I usually make > a 6GB system partition. For those with moderate software, I > use 8GB. For those with significant software, I use 8GB and > create a second partition to load all software. Note that > many software packages load portions of the package on system > despite specifying a separate drive for the main program files. > > Darin. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John T (Lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 3:54 AM > Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] OT user profile settings > > > 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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