Windows move user home directory

Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Hi Jean, We understand that you'd like to change or move the location of your User Folder. Jean-Addlaire Gaetan. Thanks for the help. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Romel Ram Microsoft Agent. Click Yes and wait for the files to be moved to the new location. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

In reply to Romel Ram's post on August 31, But when I click Properties , the Location tab doesn't show up. In reply to Jean-Addlaire Gaetan's post on August 31, Click the bigger partition and browse to the folder you created for the new path. When ask to confirm that you want to move all files from the old location to the new location, click Yes.

Depending on the size of the folder, it may take a while to complete. After all the content is moved, the Documents folder should be stored in the new location and any new documents will also be stored there. This post showed you how to move a user home folder to a bigger partition. If you find any error above, please use the form below to report.

If you find any error above, please use the form below to report. This way Windows remembers the permanent move of these locations. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Windows You may also like. System complains about system folders not being able to be moved.