Change location of libraries in windows 7

Learn more. Ask Question. Asked 9 years, 3 months ago. Active 9 years, 3 months ago. Viewed 4k times. Intro In Windows 7 you have some special folders for documents, pictures and music etc called Libraries. Task What I need to be able to do is read the Locations for each Library type, and be able to write back update the Library with my own Locations. Improve this question. Read about it on MSDN: msdn. Don't even think about hacking the implementation specific stuff.

I've just read somewhere that the. You aren't meant to poke in those files. Use the API. Blobby today they are - tomorrow MS will remove files or change their format - and your application is screwed. If you don't aim at strategy "make bugs, sell fixes" a la BIND software, then you'd probably not make deliberately future-incompatible programs.

Read how programs like that make Windows buggy and less stable: blogs. Arioch'The I just wanted to make the tool for myself, I regularly format and reinstall Windows 7 so manually resetting the library paths can be a pain, if I made a tool to automate this myself that is what I was hoping to do.

My C drive needs to contain the system with programs. All personal files in the library should be on a separate drive. To maximize editing and rendering speed, all files, Project, IO, Cache, etc need to be distributed to as many drives as practical in an effort to balance IO activity between them.

I have been looking for a full instruction to change a Library default location in the knowledge base so I do not make a mistake.

Critical steps with precise exact wording are missing as found in my PC Windows Explorer listing. From "press Start", the following instructions and wording are not precise.

Are all windows 7 PCs so different that an exact instruction is not possible? However if you are like me and store your files on a server, this can be a problem because I then need to select the server directory instead of simply clicking on the conveniently placed Documents link.

Note: I used Windows 7 Ultimate and the Documents Library in this tutorial, but this will also apply to other libraries. Click on the Orb to open the Start Menu and 2. Best Phone Chargers. Best Wi-Fi Range Extenders. Best Oculus Quest 2 Accessories. Best iPad Air Cases.

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