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How to move Public folder location – Windows 8

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windnewHow to move Public folder location from “original” system drive to another drive?

 

Example done to move c:\users\public to e:\users\public

1.Run “Command Prompt” as administrator

2. Execute following command :

  • > robocopy c:\user\public e:\user\public /MIR
3.Run “Regedit” (Win+r : regedit)
  •  goto : [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList]
  •  modify entry “Public” and set new value = E:\Users\Public
  •  close regedit
4.Restart Windows 8

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