KB Issue
Relocating Users Folders in Windows 7 is easier than ever before.
Issue Details
Relocating Users' Folders in Windows 7 is a very quick and simple task.
Recreate Issue
The only issue this applies to is IF your system crashes and you are unable to save your folders and data before reinstalling the system.
Maybe the profile gets corrected, or any number of other computer-related issues and malfunctions can and will at one point or another occur, and you will lose all of your data if it is not backed up.
Resolve Issue
To keep a constant backup of your files and folders within your User profile on your Windows 7 system, perform the following task: This is much safer when stored on another drive rather than the same drive, but on a different partition. NEVER perform this on the same drive, as it wastes time and space.
  1. Click [Start]
  2. Click [Computer]
    3. When [Computer] opens
  3. Click on the [Users] folder
  4. The click on your [Username] Folder
    5. Perform the following task on each of the folders in this location
  5. Right-click on the folder [Contacts]
  6. Click [Properties]
  7. Click on [Location] Tab
  8. In the edit field, type or paste or click [Move]
    9. If you chose:
  9. Type: Type in the address: D:\Profile\username\Contacts
  10. Paste: Paste the address into the field from your clipboard
  11. Move: Click on the [Move] button
    12. Instructions for the [Move] Option, using the drive location address example from above
  12. Click on [Computer] or [Network]
  13. Click on the [D] drive
  14. Click on the [Profile] Folder
  15. Click on your [username] folder
  16. Click [Select Folder] Button
  17. Type in the folder name after the D:\Profile\username\
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  18. So it will look like: D:\Profile\username\Contact
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    19. For all the options above, perform the following after completing the above chosen task
  19. Then click [Apply]
  20. Then click [Yes] to the [Move Folder] dialog.
    21. When typing or pasting the Address location, you will have the following dialogs.
  21. Click [OK] to create the folder D:\Profile\username\Contacts
    Then click [Yes] to the [Move Folder] dialog.