Changing username in file structure

alecbond

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Hi
I purchased my PC with windows 8 installed and the username had been set to 'user'. I have since changed this but do not know how to change the name in the file structure, eg. it currently is C:\Users\user whereas I'd want C:\Users\(my username)

Also, I have a 90GB SSD and a 500GB HDD. I'd like to use the SSD for OS and frequent programs and the HDD for most of my data. Is there an easy way to do this? Obviously RAID isn't really an option.

Help would be appreciated,
Alec
 

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The only way to do that effectively is to create a new user with the UserID you want and reconfigure your desktop etc.
Trying to change the name of the folder itself would break things as there are a lot of registry entries that point to it.

you would then copy Favorites, Desktop, Documents to the new profile. and delete the old account when satisfied

For the hard drive,,, yes, you will have to back up all data and reload from scratch on the drive you want. however......
There are apps out there that you can use to clone the drives. But, going from HDD to SSD, I am not sure how or if I would do it.
I am not familiar with SSD's but they require some kind of alignment, I don't know how that would work during a clone operation.
I would just start from scratch myself.
 

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Figured that'd be the case... Will probably do that when I get some time then.

I do currently have the whole file system on the SSD but this is obviously gonna run out fast. Is it possible to specify the user directory location perhaps..? It's just a pain having 2 so different drives. In RAID it'd make a 180GB drive with none of the performance benefits of the SSD.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    CPU
    AMD FX 6100
    Motherboard
    ASRock 970 Extreme3
    Memory
    8GB Corsair LP 1600MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon 6870
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x Dell 22"
    Screen Resolution
    5040x1060
    Hard Drives
    OCZ 90GB SSD
    WD 500GB HDD
    PSU
    Novatech Silent Modular 500W
    Case
    CoolerMaster Silencio 550
    Keyboard
    Gigabyte K8100
    Mouse
    Gigabyte GM-M8000
Is it possible to specify the user directory location perhaps

Yes, Under Libraries on the left, click to expand Documents and then right click on Documents below that
Click Location
However.....

There are some known issues with this, permissions of files can get messed up by doing this. This is not a Win8 thing, it has been around that I know of since at least Vista.
I have never attempted to do this even in XP, so I am not all that familiar with the problem, just seen it reported several times.

I recommend doing it the old fashion way, and that is the way i still do it, I don't like Libraries anyway, they can get extremely convoluted in the long run

Drag and drop to the secondary hard drive. It really is still less hassle.

Here is one option: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4275-user-profiles-relocate-another-partition-disk.html
And I would highly recommend reading that entire thread start to finish before even attempting it
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I7-3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77
    Memory
    CORSAIR 8GB 2X4 D3 1866
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX680 4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24" LED VG248QE
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG E 256GB SSD 840 PRO -
    SAMSUNG E 120GB SSD840 -
    SEAGATE 1TB PIPELINE
    PSU
    CORSAIR GS800
    Case
    CORSAIR 600T
    Cooling
    CORSAIR HYDRO H100I LIQUID COOLER
    Keyboard
    THERMALTA CHALLENGER ULT GAME-KYBRD
    Mouse
    RAZER DEATHADDER GAME MS BLK-ED
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    APC 1000VA -
    LGELECOEM LG 14X SATA BD BURNER -
    CORSAIR SP120 Fans x 3 -
    NZXT 5.25 USB3 BAY CARD READER -
    HAUPPAUGE COLOSSUS
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