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Use for SSD Temp Directories #2

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Hello!

(couldn't find your e-mail in the app)

I think your program is what I am looking for. But I need some advice. 

I have a new Agility 60GB SSD w/ Windows 7 64 bit. About 30GB installed on
the drive. I want to move a few directories to a separate drive so temp
files are not written to the SSD, but to a HDD.

c:\users\myname\AppData\Local\Temp

c:\Windows\temp (example: to M:\Temp)

Downloads

Music

Pictures

Videos

I'm not sure about the options in your program? Directory Junction, Hard
Link, Symbolic link?

I've read :

"You can minimize the amount of “relocation confusion” that might occur by
using something like “Junction” to hard-link the directories to a different
device rather than messing about with registry entries."

I downloaded Junction, but can't figure out how to set this properly. I
also read I can use MkLink. I don't know how to use that.

If anyone can explain this, or offer another utility to accomplish this I'd
appreciate it.

Secondly:

Question? How would this process effect my back-up using True Image? I'd
only want to Back-up the actual SSD, not the moved temp folders? Any
Experience? Will True image just back-up the external drives folders?

Thanks for your help!

Maxi (westech2 gmail com)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by weste...@gmail.com on 26 Feb 2010 at 9:29

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Hello, thank you for the suggestion I already added my email to the application.

If you want to move your Downloads, Music, Pictures, Videos, etc... every 
folder inside your profile folder (c:\users\yourname\), Windows 7 already 
provides the option to do that, just right click on every folder and choose 
properties, then go to the location tab, click move... and then select your new 
location, click yes on the dialog prompt, and thats it. This way is better. 

As for the other folders, I'm pretty sure you can do it with my app, but those 
are windows managed folders, If you know what you are doing its OK, but it 
better leave them be.
But if you really want to relocate them using a symlink, you have to delete the 
"temp" folder and create a symlink *with the same name* ( temp ) and point the 
target to your new location. ie c:\users\myname\AppData\Local\Temp <===> 
m:\temp, in the simlink app you should write "c:\users\myname\AppData\Local\" 
in the first text box, "Temp" in the second one, and finally "m:\temp" on the 
third one, all of them without quotes, this is using a Symlink

I don't know if you can erase those folders, but if you cant you have to take 
ownership of them, probably unlocker will do the trick.

For the second issue, I really don't have experience backing up these kind of 
folders, that depends of the program if it takes into account temp folders, if 
there is any way of exclude a folder that would be your best option.

Sorry for the delay in answering you. I hope this helps.

Best Regards,
Alejandro

Original comment by alejandr...@gmail.com on 27 Jul 2010 at 1:37