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As you may know, drive C is usually the Windows system drive. Although during OS installation and upgrades, you can preserve old data, most users still have the habit of storing data on a different drive to avoid data loss.
Similar to how Library folders are displayed in Windows, you can transfer the Documents And Settings folder from the default C drive to another drive for more convenient usage and to save time on copying back and forth.
Transfer Documents And Settings to Drives D, E
Step 1: Firstly, open the Run dialog using the Windows-R key combination, then enter regedit.
Step 2: Here, locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList. Right-click on the ProfilesDirectory key and select Modify.
Change the value from %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings to D:\Documents and Settings to complete the process.
After completing the above steps, restart your computer. Note that it's advisable to set up a password for security purposes.
Thus, Mytour has just introduced you to how to move the Documents And Settings folder to another drive. In this article, we guide you on transferring to drive D; however, you can entirely replace the path with any other drive of your choice. Additionally, refer to the process of changing the default installation path in Windows for more details.
