Re: Move Command


"bill horne" <redydog@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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MoParMaN wrote:

"Frank Tabor" <ftabor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I updated the Header for You.


I've got a question not concerning backup. I've never been able get a
definitive answer. If I use the Move command to move whole directories,
does Windows XP update the registry pointers for program and data
locations, or do you have to reinstall everything to get the pointers
changed.

I want to create a new partition and make a D: drive for programs and
data, but I don't want to have to uninstall and reinstall everything to
do it.
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Frank Tabor


The move command, actually moves the data from one location to another.
It doesn't leave a copy behind as the "Copy" command does. Be careful
here...

With the cheapness of USB external drives, it would make more sense to
put your data on it than to keep everything on one hard drive with 2
labels. If you lose the drive, your still losing your data.

Frank can speak for himself, but I doubt that he's doing it for data
protection. Most likely he's doing it to add one more level to the filing
cabinet for organizational purposes.

And isn't there a program that will let you move stuff, and take care of
the pointers so that it still works? In fact, I know there is - I just
can't remember what it is.

--
bill

If you move it, you lose it from the original location. If you copy it, you
copy it to the new location and it stays in the old location, but if you
update on file, the other doesn't get automatically updated. Is this what
he is trying to do?

If he just wants a pointer on the C; drive and move the data to the D;
drive, I would guess he could move the data to the D: and the go to D: and
make a "shortcut" back to C: Seems conveluted to me, but what the hell,
old farts do weird things sometimes.

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