Notice-1: By using this procedure you will move your existing personal files (Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos, etc.) to a new location and change the default save location for new files.
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How to Move Personal Folders and Modern Apps to another location.
Change the Default Location of your Personal Folders by using Registry. Change the Default Save Location for New Apps and New Files by using Storage settings. Move Personal Folders and Modern Apps to another location (Drive). How to Change the default Save location for Personal Folders and Modern Apps.
In this tutorial you can find detailed instructions on how to move or change the default location of your Personal Folders/Files and Modern Apps to another location on your computer. Important: The procedure of moving your personal files and folders to another drive is essential if your main disk does not have enough free space for the proper Windows operation. By default all users' files (Personal Files) on Windows Vista and later Windows OS are saved on several Personal folders (Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos, etc.) under the "C:\Users\%Username%\" folder, which is located on the same partition (drive) where the operating system's files are also located (system disk).īut sometimes if the storage needs exceed the disk's limits and we have a secondary drive with enough disk space on our system, then it is better to move all our personal files and the default Save Location for the newly created files to the secondary drive in order to free up space on the system disk.