Solved How to change default location of a profile in Windows 8.1

richierein

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I am presently running Windows 8.1 32 bit. When I had Windows 7, I changed the default location of my Music files to another disk. They still reside on that disk. I would like to be able to select Music and have my Windows 8.1 system find everything related to Music on this alternate disk. I would guess that the method of doing this may be different for Windows 8.1 than it was for Windows 7. The article I used for Windows 7 was written by Brink. Can someone direct me to the appropriate tutorial to make this similar change for Windows 8.1. Thank you in advance.

Richie Rein

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This was much more complicated in Windows 7

Shawn,

This was much more complicated in Windows 7. It involved changes to the registry and moving the files but since the files are already moved, this procedure seems quite simple. What changes have been made so that the registry no longer needs to be changed?

Richie
 

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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1720
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo T5250
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. 0UK437
    Memory
    4gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
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    One 320gb Toshiba
    Three 3tb Seagate disc drives
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    Logitech M305
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It's the same in Windows 7 as well, but it sounds like you moved your actual "C:\Users\(user-name)\Music" folder in Windows 7 to another location instead of using libraries like above. Moving a user folder like that involves a bit more work, and a mistake could make it fun to fix. That's why I like using libraries to accomplish the same thing instead. It' much easier and safer to do. :)
 

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    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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