Solved move User profiles to a different drive

LegacyOfWax

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Hi everyone,

So I have a SSD that is loaded with my OS (C: )
and a HDD 1TB.(B: )

I would like to move the User profiles to the HDD.
What is the best way to do this?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro/LinuxMint/Mac OS X
    CPU
    Intel i5
    Motherboard
    MSI Z87
    Memory
    8GB Kingston
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG
    Hard Drives
    SSD-30GB
    SSD-240GB (Root Drive C:\)
    HDD-1Tb
    Keyboard
    Logitec
    Mouse
    Logitec
Move the c:\Users folder entirely to your HDD, say d:\Users

Open a cmd prompt - AS ADMINISTRATOR - and type "mklink /j c:\Users d:\Users" (or whatever your new path is) without the quotes and that will create a symbolic link from the SSD to the HDD.

You need to make sure that the folder does not exist in the target drive (ie c:\) for this to work.

You can also do this with programs in your Program Files directories if you want to free up space, although you will lose the speed advantage of the SSD, so maybe just programs you don't use too often.

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Hi everyone,

So I have a SSD that is loaded with my OS (C: )
and a HDD 1TB.(B: )

I would like to move the User profiles to the HDD.
What is the best way to do this?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro Prieview x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    MacBook Pro Core2Duo
    CPU
    T7600
    Memory
    3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon X1600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Internal
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 800
    Hard Drives
    40GB
    Keyboard
    Apple
    Mouse
    Apple
    Internet Speed
    Varies
    Browser
    Various
    Antivirus
    Defender
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