[nfbcs] Moving Default Folders in Win 7

[Anonymous]

Here is a link:
http://superuser.com/questions/253935/what-is-the-difference-between-symbolic-link-and-shortcut


On 8/30/12, Jim Barbour <jbar at barcore.com> wrote:
> "So, what the heck is the difference between a symbolic link and a
> shortcut?"  Says the linux user.
>
> Jim
>
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 08:45:29AM -0700, Dave wrote:
>> Your looking for symbolic links. This is available as of windows vista.
>> Use the command mklink from a command prompt.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Aug 29, 2012, at 7:59 PM, "Nicole B. Torcolini Home"
>> <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
>>
>> > No. Data and storage files for programs don't work that way. If you have
>> > an
>> > Outlook storage file, you cannot point Outlook to a shortcut to it; you
>> > have
>> > to point it to the actual file. Same goes for other programs.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> > Behalf
>> > Of Jim Barbour
>> > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 6:42 PM
>> > To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>> > Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Moving Default Folders in Win 7
>> >
>> > Couldn't Fred move the folders to the D drive and then create shortcuts
>> > to
>> > them on the C drive?
>> >
>> > Jim
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 09:26:59PM -0400, Fred Wurtzel wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> ok, I was fraid of that.  Sometimes I simply want life to be simple.
>> >> (smile)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Warm Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Fred
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> >> Behalf Of Nicole B. Torcolini Home
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 8:01 PM
>> >> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
>> >> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Moving Default Folders in Win 7
>> >>
>> >> You need to go into the settings of each respective program and tell
>> >> it where to find the folders. I would copy rather than moving them and
>> >>
>> >> not delete the original copy until you know that everything is
>> >> working.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> >> Behalf Of Fred Wurtzel
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:23 AM
>> >> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>> >> Subject: [nfbcs] Moving Default Folders in Win 7
>> >>
>> >> Hello List,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I have a Win 7 machine with a single hard drive partitioned into 2
>> >> unevenly divided parts (c: and D:-).  I want to move my dropbox, my
>> >> outlook message and my iTunes file folders to the other section, from
>> >> c: to d:.  I wonder if I simply copy and move the folders if Windows
>> >> will reassign the files to the new folder locations, namely Dropbox,
>> >> Outlook and iTunes will still save properly into the new folder
>> >> location?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Without trying to be redundant, if Dropbox now saves files into a
>> >> folder such as c:\Dropbox, and I move the folder to now be d:\Dropbox,
>> >>
>> >> will it save properly into the new folder location?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Warm Regards,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Fred
>> >>
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