How to Move User Folders to Another Drive in Windows 10
In Windows 10, every account receives a set of default user folders that allows users to save and organize their personal documents, pictures, downloads, and other files separately from other accounts.
By moving your user folders where your personal files are stored to a second drive, you're making a good move. You can better protect your personal files if you keep them in separate storage units.
If you have a solid-state storage device (SSD) with little space available, moving your user folders to another drive makes even more sense. This way, you can use the valuable space on the SSD for apps and games that benefit from the speed and performance of an SSD.
In order to relocate the default user account folders to a new location in Windows 10, do the following:
1. Press Windows + E keys to open File Explorer.
2. Click on This PC from the left pane.
3. Under "Devices and drives," browse to the new location.
4. In the new location create a folder for each user folder you want to move. (For example, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Videos, and Music.)
5. Press Windows + R keys to open Run box.
6. Type following command into Run box and click OK button.
7. Right-click the folder you want to move, and select Properties.
8. Click the Location tab and then click Move button.
9. Browse and select the new folder location.
10. Click the Select Folder button.
11. Click Apply button.
12. Click the Yes button to confirm the move from the old to the new location.
11. Click OK button.
Once you complete these steps, the folder will move to the new location with its content and settings. Ideally, you want to move all the default folders you actively use to save files for consistency and protection of your personal files.
You can always revert the changes using the Restore Default button in the Location tab in the "Properties" for each folder.
By moving your user folders where your personal files are stored to a second drive, you're making a good move. You can better protect your personal files if you keep them in separate storage units.
If you have a solid-state storage device (SSD) with little space available, moving your user folders to another drive makes even more sense. This way, you can use the valuable space on the SSD for apps and games that benefit from the speed and performance of an SSD.
In order to relocate the default user account folders to a new location in Windows 10, do the following:
1. Press Windows + E keys to open File Explorer.
2. Click on This PC from the left pane.
3. Under "Devices and drives," browse to the new location.
4. In the new location create a folder for each user folder you want to move. (For example, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Videos, and Music.)
5. Press Windows + R keys to open Run box.
6. Type following command into Run box and click OK button.
Code:
%HOMEPATH%7. Right-click the folder you want to move, and select Properties.
8. Click the Location tab and then click Move button.
9. Browse and select the new folder location.
10. Click the Select Folder button.
11. Click Apply button.
12. Click the Yes button to confirm the move from the old to the new location.
11. Click OK button.
Once you complete these steps, the folder will move to the new location with its content and settings. Ideally, you want to move all the default folders you actively use to save files for consistency and protection of your personal files.
You can always revert the changes using the Restore Default button in the Location tab in the "Properties" for each folder.