[Windows7 Tweak] Move User Folders to New Location

Last post we discussed how to move Documents folder to a new location in Windows 7. Lets have a look how to move user folders (Desktop, Contacts, Downloads, MyDocuments and etc)


There is a small confusion. In Windows 7 there are two different folders. They are Documents and MyDocument folder. Documents folder is the virtual folder where you can add more folders to it and keep it as one folder. You can find more such virtual directories in Libraries for Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos. That is different from user folders.


In Windows XP you need to change it path from Registry. However in Windows 7 it is much easier. In each user folder you want to move right click on the folder and select the Location tab and click on Move button and select the new path will move the folder to new location. You need to change any registry values.