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• Windows 8 will not let me move the AppData\Local folder to new drive

  All,

  I wanted to get my user account files from C drive which is a smaller SSD drive at most of my hard drive. I encountered several problems.

  A lot of trial and error, I was able to move each file of folder of the user account to an identical structure on my drive D (a "spinner"). Once I worked on all the kinks, everything worked without problems.

  However, I was unable to move the hidden AppData folder. I discovered there are three subfolders: roaming local and LocalLow. I was able to move LocalLow and roaming without problem. However, Local gave me problems.

  I discovered that the Local had some folders and files under it for which I have no permissions. Once I gained permissions for them, I thought I was on my way. The command to move the folder (using the Properties dialog box) has started working on the transition of 79 000 files. He moved all but 19 of them. He choked on all 12-15 files that have been opened and used by the system and the balance of the 19 had too long of a file name. So, I was disappointed.

  I then decided to create another administrator account and the sign of the current account and connect to the temporary administrator account that I had just created. I thought that I could then move the files because they would not be opened and used by the system. But, when I open the Properties dialog box, the LOCATION tab was gone, so I could not move the files.

  I need answers to two questions:

  • Why Microsoft would give the user a LOCATION tab with a NAVIGATION button, if it was impossible to move the AppData\Local folder?
  • Is there another way that a layman like me can change this setting? Can someone direct me to here? (Such as it is, 2 of the 3 AppData files are on drive D and 1 is always the SSD C drive.)

  Thank you.

  Matt

  OK, I fixed using a symbolic link. I moved my complete record of users. Here are the steps I used:

  • Create a folder on the "C" drive, called "this_is_c" and create a folder on the disk "D", called "this_is_d" - it is only for identification purposes in the later stages.
  • Boot from the Windows 8 Pro disc. (In other words, will not start hard drive.)
  • Do not choose 'Install now' - choose ' repair you computer.
  • Then choose troubleshooting
  • Choose Advanced Options
  • Then choose command line
  • The player that appears corresponds to the player 'X' - which is the recovery disk.
  • Type "C:" to switch to the 'C' drive
  • Type "Dir" and see if you see the folder "this_is_c".
  • If you do not, continue to change letters until you see this folder.
  • It worked that the 'C' drive during this "repair" was maybe the same as my 'C' drive when I boot normally.
  • Find the "D" drive through the same process - that is, try to find the folder "this_is_d".
  • It worked that the "D" drive during this "repair" was maybe the same as my "D" drive when I boot normally.
  • Type this command: xcopy/e/k/o/h/b c:\Users d:\Users see the next chip
  • First drive name must be the name of the drive as the "repair" attributed to your normal boot drive 'C '. The second disc should be burned as it would be during a normal boot. So, in my case, these conditions were the same. Note: use a capital 'U' for users instead of lowercase 'u' in users.
  • Type "D" when prompted.
  • Type the following command: rd /s c:\Users
  • Type this command: mklink /d c:\Users d:\Users
  • Type this command: exit
  • Continue to start.

  This will create a symbolic link that will redirect all actions to or from users on 'C' folder in the new folder users on "D". In regards to windows system knows, he is still sending the disk of 'C '. It is just redirected.

  This works perfectly for me. I installed apps and run programs without problem.

  It's a sort of understand. But it works for me.

  Matt

• Move the virtual computers folder to another computer?

  Hi, I would like to move the virtual computers folder of my laptop to a desktop computer much faster with several hard drives and space. This will have a new installation of VMserver 2.

  What I do on the new desktop so that the guest VM starts.

  On the laptop the VMserver is installed on the 'C' drive with the virtual computers folder on the disk "D". This may or may not be the case on the new office!

  Thank you

  Paul

  Should be relatively easy if you follow these steps:

  (1) stop (do not hang in the case has different chiptset between the two hosts) all running VMs

  (2) copy all of the files and folders that are there for the virtual machines that you want your host existing to the new, either to files in the existing data store or create a new data store that points to the folder heierarchy where you copy them on.

  (3) check files hard .vmx and ascii on arrival to ensure that they reflect the paths right on the new machine

  (4) in the web user interface, find the .vmx files and add them to the inventory (see screenshot)

  (5) check in the virtual machine network adapters are you like in case they are different between the two hosts

  (6) start them

• Move the Users folder to another drive or partition under Vista 64

  I want to move my full users folder to another drive or partition under Vista 64-bit.

  I found these instructions to do with Windows 7 and confirm that they work very well on a Windows 7 computer I set up yesterday.
  http://Lifehacker.com/5467758/move-the-users-directory-in-Windows-7
  ROBOCOPY, RMDIR, MKLINK programs all exist in Vista and have all the command line switches such as specified in section of Windows 7.
  I want to use junction points as described in the article, rather than messing around with search-and-replace in registry. The use of junction points is cleaner and easier to reverse if I ever need to move the Users back folder to its original location.
  These same instructions for Windows 7 works with Vista 64 bit to move my users folder to a different hard disk or partition?

  Well, I couldn't wait any longer for a response.

  So I gave him a test and Windows 7 instructions work perfectly with Vista 64 - bit word. Hope it will be useful to someone else.

• How can I move the "Virtual Machines" folder to the My Documents folder?

  VMwareFusion is to put the "Virtual Machines" folder in the Documents folder in the home folder (/users/ [username] / Documents), how can I move elsewhere (as/Library/Application Support)? The user Documents folder is not the right place for automated it system files, it is intended for personal documents.

  
  

  I am running VMware Fusion on OS X Yosemite (and the virtual machine is Windows 7).

  You can keep your virtual machines anywhere you want. Here are the steps to move:

  1 exit VMware Fusion. You can stop first of all of your running virtual machines.

  2. drag your virtual computers folder or the individual VM "files" where you / them. Filenames usually end in ".vmwarevm". There is no need to call the new folder "Virtual Machines" - you can call it anything you like.

  3. Launch VMware Fusion. If the library of the Virtual Machine window is not open, open it (Windows menu-> Virtual Machine library).

  4. ensure that all of your icons for the virtual machine are light gray and say "file not found".

  5. right click on each virtual machine in turn, and select Remove. When you are done, leave the window of Machine virtual library empty open.

  6. in the Finder, drag the icons of file virtual machine in their new location and drop them in library of virtual machines VMware Fusion window. Drop them one by one in the original order, you got, or rearrange icons later.

  7. run your virtual machines as before.

  When you create new virtual computers, navigate to the desired file before the Save.

  IMPORTANT NOTE: If you your folder of Machines ~/Documents/Virtual excluded from backups Time Machine, don't forget to change the exclusion to the new folder.

  Time Machine backups are not reliable for virtual machines. You must have another strategy. (I shut the virtual machine down, compress the 'file', and then move the compressed file to a folder that is included in the Time Machine backups. This isn't the only strategy, but it works for me.)

• Whenever I have move photos from one folder to another file, the picture is no longer accessible.

  I use Windows XP - perfectly up-to-date.  Whenever I have move photos from one folder to another file, the picture is no longer available and cannot be removed with using unlocker.  This has happened for several years.  I copy pictures and new folders whenever I want to move them, but sometimes I forget and move them and then I lose the picture I'm trying.  I also noticed that there is a strange file that opens in the trash that won't let me remove it without using unlocker. These files start with "Dd" followed be a number.  When I delete these use unlocker, another will appear the a different number on this subject.  It is a very maddening problem.  It is not possible for me to do a system restore because it lasts for quite awhile.  Please help - I'm tired of losing pictures that I can't replace.  Thank you for your help.

  Hi JB_11321,

  Thanks for the reply.

  Have you tried methods 1 and 3 mentioned in my previous post?

  We meet after completing the steps so that we can better help you.

• I can't move files from one folder to another on Windows Vista.

  Hello

  I can't move files from one folder to another in windows Vista.
  It is quite frustrating.
  I am an administrator of the account.
  I get an error saying that I don't have permission to do the action.
  It is said: Destination folder access denied. You need permission to perform this action. Then the buttons 'Try Again' and 'Cancel '.
  Help, please!
  Here is a link to an image of the error I get when I try to move a file:
  http://Tinypic.com/r/263hswk/5
  Thank you
  Jeremy

  Explorer

  Explorer (explorer.exe) is the program that is the start menu and taskbar, windows folder and the office (which is a folder window).

   

  To see if a fix is available

  In Control Panel (and select Classic discovered in the left pane) select reports on the problems and Solutions (problem of type in the START search box), go to historical problem, right-click of your error and choose check for the Solution.

  You can also right-click and choose Details for more information. Post these details here. The name of the Module fault is important information.

  If the problem affects Panel press the Windows key + R and type wercon (or type it at a command prompt).

   

  Close the browser and start a command prompt

  • Close Windows Explorer
  • Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator.
  • Click Start. Ctrl + Shift + Right-click on an empty spot (just above the power of buttons is one place) then Exit Explorer.
  • Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete then Task Manager.
  • Control all processes to explore are closed. On the process tab select explore and right-click and choose end process, repeat if more of an Explorer in the list.

  Then to restart the Explorer after trying all of the following

  • Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and choose Task Manager
  • In the Task Manager, click the file menu and then click new task (run) and enter explorer
   

  If you cannot start the Explorer at all

  • Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and choose Task Manager
  • Under the processes tab, click Show processes from all users to elevate to administrator
  • In the Task Manager, click the file menu and then click new task (run) and type cmd
  • Other things you can try typing
    

    Explorer
    Explorer c:\
    Explorer/e, c:\
    wercon
    control
    Iexplore
    Rstrui

  If you cannot start a folder window you can use the Browse button in the new task dialog. Don't forget that you must right click and choose Open rather than double-clicking.

   

  Reregister the shell registry entries

  It is important that each order is accepted. If the command fails it means the file is damaged and must be repaired.

  Close the Explorer like above and then type at the command prompt (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

  regsvr32 /i shell32
  regsvr32 /i urlmon.dll
  regsvr32 RPCRT4.dll
  regsvr32 PROPSYS.dll
  regsvr32 MSCTF.dll
  regsvr32 cscui.dll
  regsvr32 rsaenh.dll
  regsvr32 timedate.cpl
  regsvr32 ATL DLL
  regsvr32 OLEACC.dll
  regsvr32 actxprxy.dll
  regsvr32 USERENV.dll
  regsvr32 msshsq.dll
  regsvr32 NaturalLanguage6.dll

  
  regsvr32 thumbcache.dll
  regsvr32 WINTRUST.dll
  regsvr32 MMDevAPI.DLL
  regsvr32 audioses.dll
  regsvr32 audioeng.dll
  regsvr32 ExplorerFrame.dll
  regsvr32 msi.dll
  regsvr32 FirewallAPI.dll
  regsvr32 netshell.dll
  regsvr32 pnidui.dll
  regsvr32 QUtil.dll
  regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\wpdshserviceobj.dll
  regsvr32 WINHTTP.dll
  regsvr32 C:\windows\system32\qagent.dll
  regsvr32 C:\windows\system32\portabledeviceapi.dll
  regsvr32 wbemprox.dll
  regsvr32 wbemsvc.dll
  regsvr32 fastprox.dll
  regsvr32 imapi2.dll
  regsvr32 wshext.dll
  regsvr32 gameux.dll
  regsvr32 msxml6.dll
  regsvr32 vbscript.dll
  regsvr32 jscript.dll
  regsvr32 wshext.dll
  regsvr32 wshom.ocx
  regsvr32 wshcon.dll
  regsvr32 scrrun.dll
   

  Delete the folder and the settings of the Menu

  This will remove the settings are saved for each file that you visit. Also the order of the start menu.

  Close the Explorer like above and then type at the command prompt (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

  Reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell" /f

  Reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams" /f

  Reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects2" /f

  Reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder" /f

  Delete the thumbnail and icon Caches

  Close the Explorer like above and then type at the command prompt (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

  attrib - r s h '% userprofile%\AppData\Local\*.db '.

  del "% userprofile%\AppData\Local\*.db".

  Disable thumbnails and previews

  Damaged documents and particularly corrupt pictures or videos, can cause Explorer crash all trying to generate a thumbnail or an overview. This miniature and previews active option off.

  If you can start the Explorer, previews is Union on the command - folder and Search Options - framework of tasks use classic Windows foldersbar.

  Thumbnails are organized on the command bar - folder and Search Options - view tab - and check under Advanced settings - always show icons, never thumbnails and uncheck Show icon file in the pictures.

  If you cannot start the Explorer close Explorer as above and then type at the command prompt (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

  Tracking Add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" v "IconsOnly" /t Reg_DWord /d 00000001 f

  Tracking Add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" v "ShowPreviewHandlers" /t Reg_DWord /d 00000000 f

  Tracking Add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" v "ShowTypeOverlay" /t Reg_DWord /d 00000000 f

  Turn around after testing the Explorer.

  Tracking Add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" v "IconsOnly" /t Reg_DWord /d 00000000 f

  Tracking Add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" v "ShowPreviewHandlers" /t Reg_DWord /d 00000001 f

  Tracking Add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" v "ShowTypeOverlay" /t Reg_DWord /d 00000001 f

   

  A boot is a way to explore

  It can be caused by a shell extension.

  Explorer (explorer.exe) is the program that is the start menu and taskbar, windows folder and the office (which is a folder window).

  The Explorer is built on addin programs called Extensions of Shell. The standard is provided by Microsoft, but programs add their own.

  • Download Autoruns http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
  • Close Windows Explorer
  • Start Autoruns by right-clicking and choose run as administrator
  • Click on the menu Options - Filter Options and check hide Microsoft entries and disable include empty locations
  • Go to the Explorer tab and uncheck everything to the left.
  • Click Start. Ctrl + Shift + Right-click on an empty spot (just above the power of buttons is one place) then Exit Explorer.
  • Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and choose Task Manager.  Control all processes to explore are closed. On the process tab select explore and right-click and choose end process, repeat if more of an Explorer in the list.
  • Click the file menu and then click new task (run) and enter explorer

  If this can help, reactivate ½ at a time to identify those who. If this does not help, restart AutoRuns and go to the all tab and uncheck everything that it and restart. If this can help, reactivate ½ at a time to identify those who.

  Run Microsoft Fixit

  Microsoft has a range of automatic programs to solve common problems. To see problems explore

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/windows_file_and_folder_diag/en-us

  For the visit of the list the most comprehensive

  http://support.Microsoft.com/FixIt/en-us

  When you choose to download, choose the option to run on another computer. You can then save it to your hard drive. Open the folder, open the folder fix this laptop and run Run Fix It. It will contain all 27 FixIt.

  Recycle Bin
   
  If the problem is the trash bin remove the storage folders. It will be automatically re-created next time you delete a file or open the Recycle Bin. It will remove the trash and the files it contains for all users.
   
  Close the Explorer like above and then type at the command prompt (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).
   

  RD C:\$RECYCLE. BIN/s/q

   
  then repeat for each drive to change the drive letter, for example
   

  d:\$recycle Rd. BIN/s/q

   

  e:\$recycle Rd. BIN/s/q

   
   
  If the Office does not start
   
  This will create a new empty by user and common desktop computer. This will allow to test if a file on your desktop to start the Explorer.
   
  Close the Explorer like above and then type at the command prompt (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).
   

  MD "% userprofile%\DesktopTest".

   

  Add reg "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" / v/t desktop REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "% USERPROFILE%\DesktopTest" /f

   

  MD "% public%\desktopTest".

   

  Tracking Add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" v "Common Desktop" REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "% Public%\DesktopTest" t f

   
  To restore default after having tested if begins to explore.
   

  Set ExpFix1 = % user

   

  Set ExpFix2 = % profile

   

  reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" / v/t desktop REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "% ". ' ExpFix1 ExpFix2%% \Desktop "/f

   

  Set ExpFix1 = % Pub

   

  Set ExpFix2 = % lic

   
  reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v "Common Desktop" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "% ". ' ExpFix1 ExpFix2%% \Desktop "/f
   
  You will need to disconnect then.

• Move the Mobile Applications folder

  Running iTunes 12 on El Captain on my iMac with a 256 GB SSD and 2 TB HD.  The SSD (my drive home) fills, and I move as much as I can on the HD (data files, that is, no apps) or core files.  I moved my iTunes music library, but I'm struggling to see how I can move the Mobile Applications folder (now up to 10 GB) on.  The question was asked before and answer, although in 2009/10.  The option to hold the SHIFT key when you start iTunes is no longer seems to result in a request for the .itl file.  After you have moved the whole iTunes folder, everything that happened was that a new was created instead of the old - my music was OK but my iOS apps were not found.

  I have no problem if iTunes must keep records of library on the drive home, even if I spend all the rest (media, apps and work) if possible (and relatively simple).  Any ideas?

  You can move all of these applications in a folder, don't talk about mobile applications for guard duty. Even if you redid your iMac, you can create a folder with the Media Kit located in the iTunes folder once you launch iTunes for the first time. You will need to use the function 'add to library' to get the iTunes to recognize these apps. I've never tried "add to library" with the folder of mobile applications that is not located in the Media folder in the iTunes folder. But you can try as a test.

• How can I move notes from one folder to another?

  I thought that some of my notes were missing, but it seems that some are stored in icloud and the other in different files associated with my personal email address.  How can I make sure that they are all on the icloud (in case I lose my phone, when I update my phone, etc.)?  How can I move them from one folder to another?  I not create separate records in the first place. I guess it happened when I updated to the current IOS.  Thanks for your help!

  Slide left on each note you want to move to your iCloud folder. Move and delete option is available. The rest is simple.

• When I download compressed files, they go to the local > temp location, when I extracted all the files, they are sent to the My Documents folder. Can I go to the local > temp location and delete the zip file?

  When I download compressed files, they go to the local level > temp location, when I extracted all the files, they are sent to the My Documents folder. Can I go to local > temp location and delete the zip file? Knowing that I still have the data in the My Documents folder.

  Once they are checked, of course. If you want to keep a backup, you can move the zip file in your documents folder.

  In fact, you can delete everything in the temporary folder that is not currently in use. Best time to do this removal is immediately after the start, before launching other applications.

• Dropbox and Windows 7 - the 'My Documents' folder location

  Is there a risk of changing the location of the "My Documents" folder either in Dropbox, so that all files are synchronized automatically?  This would avoid having to always drag files and remember what has been dragged and implemented to date.

  Dropbox seems to be a good tool to keep all the files synchronized on multiple platforms and devices, and it's a suggestion in an article.  It have a negative impact in Windows or damage the organizational structure of the file?

  As long as you use the button "Move" of Windows 7 in the properties of My Documents, that you will do whatever it is that Windows is not set up to do.  The "Move" button is discussed in the following article in Lifehacker, but 'RichR' post in forum Dropbox gives a description of the overall process with some advice on places where to set up your Dropbox folder before moving my Documents inside.  There are a number of other ways to accomplish the same thing but the do this as described above seems to be the simplest and also one that makes what Windows was already intended to do via the function "move".

  http://Lifehacker.com/5527055/the-cleverest-ways-to-use-dropbox-that-youre-not-using

  http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=55046

• The target of the My Documents folder redirection

  Dear users,
  I did as I found for redirecting my documents to a different location on my 'C' drive and something strange happened (Windows 7 Home Premium)
  Went to Users\YourLoginName\Documents, properties, location, travel tab and chose him a folder target "Esteban" that I had created before.
  Now the weird stuff, the folder 'Esteban' was replaced by 'my documents' in the new location and is not visible.
  Basically, what makes Windows 7 is not only point to the new folder but replace it.
  This behavior, that I didn't see in WIN XP in which the record would remain even if my documents has done for her.
  I tried to go back and redo everything. I restored the default location of the folder my documents and now I noticed that the new folder which has been
  created before 'C' is always there and now she can not be cleared to return to zero.
  I'd appreciate your feedback.

  Hi ameneses

  Method 1: expand the library folder and click Properties in the "My Documents" folder

  from here you can see the location tab and change its location.

  Method 2: click here

  Start-> type C:\Users\*Your username *-> right click on my documents and

  Go to the properties-> click on the location tab and make the necessary changes.

  If this fails also try manually using regedit in the following locations:

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER folders

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders322756

  Important This method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

  Additional information:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Redirect-a-folder-to-a-new-location

  Hope this helps you.

  Kind regards.

  Support Microsoft-Bilodeau

• Windows 7: I would like to print a list of files and corresponding subfolders in the My Documents folder. Is this possible?

  It's time to clean up and reorganize the My Documents folder. I think I can have subfolders duplicate in my main files listed in the Documents. I would like to print a list to find and delete these folders.

  Any suggestion is appreciated!

  Thank you

  Dan

  It is a forum for Windows 7 with tips on Windows 7.

  Windows XP is different, these instructions will not apply.

  You can open a command prompt in Windows XP, then use the CD controls to get the folder you want.

  If you have installed the Windows XP command window open herePowerToy* then this can happen more quickly - to aid that allows to simply right-click on any folder & open a command already defined for this folder.

  * There was also formerly a very convenient Explore of PowerToy here but that is no longer available from MS - you will find perhaps at cnet or another download site.

  There is also a Windows XP forum.

• How to move pictures from one folder to another folder?

  Heyya! I am trying to move images off 1 folder in another folder how do? Please answer as soon as possible!

  Highlight the files > right click Select Cup > right in the new folder click select Paste

  I hope this helps.

• How can I easily move photos from one folder to another?

  How can I easily move photos from one folder to another?

  On Mon, 15 Sep 2014 23:49:43 + 0000, Frygardener wrote:

  How can I easily move photos from one folder to another?

  Images or any other type of files, there are many easy ways to do
  This. And here's one: click on the file and press Ctr + C (copy). Then go to
  the folder that you want and press Ctrl + V (paste).