By default, the Windows operating system prompts the user for the My Documents folder each time the Save Files dialog is opened. This happens when saving Word text documents, and when downloading archives from the Internet, and when copying files from a phone, digital camera, flash drive, etc. As a result, this directory can become the most voluminous storage on your computer. This is not very convenient, since "My Documents" are located on the same disk with the system files - when reinstalling or restoring the OS, in the event of a failure, everything accumulated can be lost.
Instructions
Step 1
Close documents of any applications if they are stored in the My Documents folder. The operating system may issue an error if, when moving an object in an upcoming procedure, it becomes blocked by any program that is using it at that moment.
Step 2
Find the link to the item "My Documents". This shortcut can be placed on the desktop, and if it is not there, open the main menu of the operating system - press the Win key or click the mouse on the "Start" button. The line "My Documents", depending on the settings of this menu and the version of Windows used, can be placed in the right column or appear in a long list that appears when you hover the cursor over the username in the same right column.
Step 3
Click on "My Documents" (shortcut on the desktop or an item in the OS menu) with the right mouse button and select the "Properties" line in the context menu. As a result, a window with information will open, where you need the "Location" tab - go to it and click the "Move" button. In the dialog that opens, select the drive and the directory on it where you want to place "My Documents", and then click the "Select folder" button.
Step 4
Click on the OK or Apply button and the screen will ask you whether to move the contents of the old folder to its new location. Answer in the affirmative and the transfer process will begin.
Step 5
There is another way in Windows 7 to change the location of the My Documents folder. If, having opened the main menu of the OS, you find in its right half the item "Documents", right-click there and select the line "Properties". This object is a library, not a folder, so its properties window consists of one tab, which contains a list of existing libraries with an indication of their location and several buttons. Click the "Add folder" button and in the dialog that opens, specify a location for a new copy of "My Documents". In this dialog there is a button with the same text "Add folder" - click on it, and a new line with the address you selected will appear in the list of libraries.
Step 6
Check the box next to the added line and right-click on it. In the pop-up context menu, select the "Up" item to move the new line to the first position in the list. Then press the OK button and after that the specified directory will be used by the OS as the "My Documents" folder.
