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Comment from Jake Smith on 2009-02-17

2009-02-18T04:01:34Z

I normally set a hard drive up with 5 or 6 partitions. C for the operating system, D for the program files, E for Data, F for photos and G for back-up images.

BY the way, Leo explains a much easier method to change the location of the "My Documents" folder.

search Leo's database for " change my Documents location "

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Comment from Walter McMurry on 2009-02-11

2009-02-12T01:14:15Z

If his HDD originally only had one partition on it, his optical drive would be D:, making his newly added partition E:

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Comment from James King on 2009-02-10

2009-02-11T03:51:44Z

"E" drive is the folder that you have ready to burn to a cd. Why would you you send folders to that place to store them?

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Comment from Jake Smith on 2009-02-10

2009-02-10T17:28:07Z

It is also possible to redirect where Windows XP sends 'My Documents'. I prefer to partition my Drive and store Data on drive E: . To do this, right-click on the My Documents folder and select properties. Here you can change the Target Location folder. You can also change the Store folder for your Outlook Express e-mail messages to your data drive as well. ( Tools > Options > Maintenance tab > Store Folder.

This has the advantage that if I get a pesky hard-to-get-rid-of virus or malware, I can easily restore my C: drive image and not lose any recent documents.

I have not figured out how to redirect the Address book nor Favorites, so simply copy them to the E: drive occasionally.

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