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One can change the location of the Windows "Desktop" folder

Apr 7 2012 12:00AM by Paras Doshi

I just learned how to change the location from where the Desktop get's it files/folders. The default location is c:\users\xyz\desktop - and you can change this. Go to the Desktop Folder, Right click, Properties, Go to Location Tab, click move and select NEW location, click yes - you're done!

btw, i just wanted to separate user data from system data and so learned how to do so.

It Works in: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2. It does not work in: XP

14 Comments

@paras

Is it specific for windows which version I am using windowsXP didn't get location tab on right click folder properties

commented on Apr 7 2012 7:46AM

Kirti M.Darji

10 · 16% · 4980

@Kirti M Darji - Sorry. I should have mentioned which windows version i was using. It works on Windows 7 and Windows Vista. For XP, one needs to tweak registry - And tweaking registry: I try to avoid that..

And Thanks, I updated the Tip.

commented on Apr 7 2012 10:38AM

Paras Doshi

16 · 10% · 3265

Nice and simple!! Thanks Paras!!

commented on Apr 7 2012 2:20PM

Sudeep Raj

12 · 13% · 4286

you're welcome!

commented on Apr 7 2012 4:17PM

Paras Doshi

16 · 10% · 3265

Huh?? Never knew this could be done. Good one for a Sunday :) Thank-you, Paras!

commented on Apr 8 2012 2:38AM

Nakul Vachhrajani

4 · 33% · 10564

you're welcome!

commented on Apr 8 2012 2:51AM

Paras Doshi

16 · 10% · 3265

gud 1

commented on Apr 9 2012 8:05AM

satyajit

124 · 1% · 402

Thanks Satyajit

commented on Apr 9 2012 12:02PM

Paras Doshi

16 · 10% · 3265

Nice find!

commented on Apr 10 2012 3:36PM

vanne040

83 · 2% · 657

Thanks!

commented on Apr 11 2012 12:33AM

Paras Doshi

16 · 10% · 3265

Thank you, Paras ji :)

commented on Apr 18 2012 9:54AM

skganguly

754 · 0% · 41

Already knew this but I like that you posted it :) everyone should keep their user data apart from system data

commented on Apr 18 2012 12:30PM

Sebastiaan

754 · 0% · 41

@Sebastiaan: Yeah I agree!

@SKGanguly Ji: You're welcome!

commented on Apr 18 2012 1:35PM

Paras Doshi

16 · 10% · 3265

@All: I just tested this on windows server 2008 R2. As expected: It works here too

commented on Apr 24 2012 1:10PM

Paras Doshi

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