By default, Windows stores all user’s files and folders in C:\Users followed by your username of the account. In a user home folder, you’ll find Desktop, Downloads, Documents, Music, and Pictures, Videos folders, and other data that are automatically created and added to each account. As the user adds more content, the local C:\ disk drive will be used up and if the drive doesn’t have enough free space, the user’s home directory will also run out of space making it difficult to store new content in their home folder. Nowadays, computers are being built with multiple drives and partitions. If your computer has multiple disk drives and partitions, and your local C:\ disk is running out of space, you may want to change the location of some folders in your home directory to a bigger drive and more space. For example, if the Pictures and Videos folders are eating up your primary disk drive, simply moving those folders to a different and bigger drive may help resolve storage issues you’re facing on the primary drive. Most PC configurations install Windows on the C:\ drive, which typically is a solid-state storage device (SSD) that comes with little space. A second and bigger drive is also included to store data. In this case, moving larger folders in the user’s home directory that are using up all the space to a bigger drive should help here. To get started moving a user folder in Windows follow the steps below:
How to move user home folders in Windows 11
Again, Windows allows you to move folders in your home directory to a different partition or drive. For example, you might move the Pictures folder to another partition so that enough room is left on your Windows system drive. Or move the Videos folder to a bigger partition when you’re running out of space on a smaller one. Windows lets you do that easily in File Explorer. To do that, open File Explorer and click Quick Access if it isn’t open. Next, select the user folders under Quick Access that you want to move to a new location. Under Quick access, you’ll find the Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Music, Videos, and Desktop folders. In our case, we’ll want to move the Videos folder to another drive partition with a bigger space. To move the Video folder, right-click on the Videos folder, then select Show more options on the first context menu On the next context menu that shows up, select Properties as highlighted below. On the Properties pane, select the Location tab. On the location tab, you’ll see the current path of the Videos folder which is by default in the C:\Users\Username folder. To move it to another location, click the Move button highlighted below. Then browse and select the new folder you want to store all video content. For this post, the new path is on the E:\Richard\Videos. Click the Select Folder button. When you select the folder, Windows will return to the folder Properties windows. Click Ok to apply your changes. Windows will then warn you that you’re about to move the folder to a new location. Click Yes to complete the move. When asked to confirm that you want to move all files from the old location to the new location, click Yes. Depending on the size of the folder, it may take a while to complete. After all the content is moved, the Videos folder should be stored in the new location and any new video will also be stored there. When you’re done, close File Explorer and verify the change. Conclusion: This post showed you how to move folders in the user’s home directory. If you find any error above, please use the form below to report.
