Which override folder is the best?

[AbrasaxDrake]

You should find the information in this link easy to follow.

 

http://hubpages.com/hub/Move-and-back-up-My-Documents-in-Windows-7-Move-and-save-all-of-your-documents-in-Windows-7

 

I personally would manually copy the contents of the documents folder to a BACKUP folder on another partition first. So that you wont lose your files in the event of a crash/power failure/etc.

 

This backup can be deleted once you know the new documents is working.

 

Hope all goes smoothly for you.

 

Abra

[SultanSaladin]

You should find the information in this link easy to follow.

 

http://hubpages.com/hub/Move-and-back-up-My-Documents-in-Windows-7-Move-and-save-all-of-your-documents-in-Windows-7

 

I personally would manually copy the contents of the documents folder to a BACKUP folder on another partition first. So that you wont lose your files in the event of a crash/power failure/etc.

 

This backup can be deleted once you know the new documents is working.

 

Hope all goes smoothly for you.

 

Abra

 

First: Thanks for your effort. :)

 

Okay...well it doesn't work quite that way it seems as my "properties" window looks like this:

 

http://s5.directupload.net/images/100825/v2z25tak.jpg

 

But it still works. I simply created a new "My Documents" folder on another partition and set it up as default Documents folder (the default one has the hook in front of it). Then I copied over all the folders and files from the old into the new location and finally erased the old folder.

 

Unfortunately there are games who recognize the new folder - like Dragon Age Origins, which displays all the savegames even after I moved them over to the new My Documents folder - and some that don't. Like Starcraft II. When I started the game there were no more saves, because the game was looking for them in the old place.

 

So basically it is as I feared: It doesn't work as flawlessly as I would like it to. So I reverted everything back. I'd rather be on the safe side with all my applications and games then save some hard disk capacity. ;)

 

I guess it would work without problems if you'd set a new folder right after you had reinstalled windows. This way all programms and games save their content into that folder right from the start thus memorizing this location.

 

I'll think of this when I have to reinstall the next time although I secretly hope it wont be too soon. :D

[Thandal]

I guess it would work without problems if you'd set a new folder right after you had reinstalled windows. This way all programms and games save their content into that folder right from the start thus memorizing this location.

 

I'll think of this when I have to reinstall the next time although I secretly hope it wont be too soon. :D

I think it would work correctly if you re-postition the folder before installing the specific application (game) itself.

 

In most cases, the path to the various elements (executables, settings, saves, etc.) is established, (and usually recorded in the Windows Registry) duing the initial installation of the particular application in question. You don't have to do a full OS reload...

[SultanSaladin]

I think it would work correctly if you re-postition the folder before installing the specific application (game) itself.

 

In most cases, the path to the various elements (executables, settings, saves, etc.) is established, (and usually recorded in the Windows Registry) duing the initial installation of the particular application in question. You don't have to do a full OS reload...

 

Basically that's what I meant. It's just that after a windows reinstall it would be the perfect moment for this to set up. ;)

 

Because if I do it now I'd have to reinstall several games, programms and so on. Too much effort, too little gain. ^^

[Thandal]

Basically that's what I meant. It's just that after a windows reinstall it would be the perfect moment for this to set up. ;)

 

Because if I do it now I'd have to reinstall several games, programms and so on. Too much effort, too little gain. ^^

Ahhhh, very true. That would be the perfect time to make that kind of change in the default configuration. Me, I've been going with the "get more and bigger hard drives" route. It's been a looooooog time ("Partition Magic 3.0", anyone?) since I bothered dividing my individual drives. Storage is just too cheap now, and it was only with the recent update to the Win7 built-in Intel RAID controller that I didn't need to pay for an additional product to get the same "want more/seperate spaces" result.

[Selvec]

Use my documents! Please! Its there to stop you buggering your DA:O installer directory. Using the My Documents target will stop any overriding of files that are essential to Dragon Ages continued existence.

[SultanSaladin]

You mean...if I don't use the documents folder my ignorance will tear a hole in the fabric of time and space? :blink: OMG!

 

*cuts & scrolls his whole Windows folder into <documents>, followed by a blue screen of death*

 

:biggrin:

[Selvec]

You mean...if I don't use the documents folder my ignorance will tear a hole in the fabric of time and space? :blink: OMG!

 

*cuts & scrolls his whole Windows folder into <documents>, followed by a blue screen of death*

 

:biggrin:

 

Depends who you complain to later about the override destroying your Dragon Age install, and how loudly. :whistling:

[SultanSaladin]

I already played through DAO, Lelianas Song, Darkspawn Chronicles and Golems of Amgarrak with that "configuration". It worked. ;) But thanks for your concern. :thumbsup: