How to move Documents and Settings folder to a new drive and make new location default

settingswindows-server-2003

I would like to move existing Documents and Settings folder to a new drive, and also make the new location a default for all of the users profiles, so from now on, new location is where files are created. I am using Windows 2003 SP2.

Best Answer

We have looked at this before as well... We found alot of issues with doing this. Alot of programs (poorly developed ones) always look at the %systemdrive%\documents and settings directory for users. If you end up going down the route of moving your user profiles, be prepared for unexpected issues later on.