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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: uglyamerican on November 11, 2007, 08:27:34 PM
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Hi, I have an 80 GB harddrive with Windows XP Home on it labeled C: and another 500 GB hardrive labeled F:. Some time ago I moved My Documents from C: to F: and in My Music I have about 60 GB of music.
My C: drive is getting kind of bloated and I was thinking about formatting it and reinstalling XP. I'm wondering what should I do with the F: drive? Will the reinstall take My Documents off F:? Should I back up all that music (and other important data in My documents) and format F: too? Will formatting C: have no effect on F:?
Trying to avoid spending a lot of time putting all that data onto DVD's, thought maybe I could get away with leaving the F: alone and just wipe the C: and reinstall. Whatta ya think?
Windows XP Home 2.8 GHz Pentium 4, 2 GB ram
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Formatting C: should not affect F: at all...
You will however have to re-direct your Doc and Settings folder back to F: for it to work properly.
Make sure to assemble all your drivers prior to the format.
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Thank you very much Patio. So, the new install will have a new My Documents on C:. How do I go about redirecting? I'm thinking right clicking on the C: My Documents/Properties and changing the target or something along these lines correct? Mark
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Right click on My Documents, select Properties, and click on the Move button.
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Yes I know how to move My Documents but if there is already a My Documents on the F: drive from the previous install, what then? That's my quandary. Mark
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Looks to me like the Find Target button, rather than Move, is the answer. It appears to be a way of telling Windows your My Documents folder is in a different location, without moving files and folders.
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All right, thanks all. I'll give it a go.