My Documents is copied to another partition

The "My Documents" folder is getting big and I want to move it off the C partition to another partition. I went Start > Properties > Move and tried to move it to my I partition by pointing and clicking where I wanted to move the folder. Nothing changed in the box showing where "My Documents" was located... i.e. it still showed on my C partition.... HOWEVER.... I now have what appears to be a duplicate of "MY Documents" named "Jim Documents" that mirrors the "My Documents" folder on C. If I add a file to C:\my documents\my videos when I reboot the machine that file that I added is also resident in I:\Jim Documents\My Video.

I don't know how I did this but I don't want duplicates all I wanted to do was move "My Documents" off of C and to I.

I'm stuck!

Sorry for the long post.... Jim

 

Hi Jim
Welcome to the boards!
Why not just go to your "I" partition.......and make a folder called something like July My Documents. Go back to your C drive.....and your Original "My Documents "......open it up.....and copy the contents. Paste it to the folder you create on your "I" partition.
Once you can see you've got a safe copy made.......delete the contents of your Original My Documents?

Daizy

 

Hi Daizy.... good question. Not sure if my reasoning is sound but this is what I was think'n. Being a new XP user I liked the idea of being able to access the "My Documents" folder via the start menu. I know about being able to make shortcuts and put things in the start menu but I liked the layout in the upper right corner and all that. Also, it seems to me that the move SHOULD work and I would be interested in understanding why it didn't or what I did wrong. Lastly, I find it very interesting about the fact that I am apparently mirroring that folder and while I don't know how I got it to do this it would be something I might want to do for backup in other folders.

So, any ideas on why it's working the way it is?

Jim

 

This is how Microsoft recommends you do the job.

How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder (Q310147)

 

Thanks for the direction.... it worked...