{"id":15384,"date":"2019-12-11T01:39:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T01:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=15384"},"modified":"2019-12-11T01:42:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T01:42:54","slug":"move-desktop-or-document-folder-to-another-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/move-desktop-or-document-folder-to-another-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Move the Desktop or Document Folder to Another Drive in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every version of Windows comes with a series of default folders (such as <code>Desktop<\/code>, <code>Document<\/code>, <code>Downloads<\/code>, <code>Pictures<\/code>, <code>Videos<\/code>, and <code>Music<\/code>) for each user account. If you&#8217;re running out of space on your primary C: drive, you can move those folders to another drive to free up space. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to easily move the Desktop or Document folder to another drive in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Move the Desktop or Document Folder to Another Drive<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-methods-to-open-file-explorer-in-windows-8-1\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open File Explorer<\/a> and browse to your user account&#8217;s folder. If your user account name is <code>Tom<\/code>, you&#8217;ll find the <code>Desktop<\/code> and <code>Document<\/code> folders at <code>C:\\Users\\Tom<\/code>. Right-click the Desktop or Document folder you want to move, and select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/desktop-folder-properties.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"536\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/desktop-folder-properties.png 553w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/desktop-folder-properties-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Location<\/strong> tab, and click on the <strong>Move<\/strong> button.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/move-folder-location.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"438\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/move-folder-location.png 363w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/move-folder-location-249x300.png 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When the folder browse dialog shows up, select a new location where you want the folder to be moved. Finally click on <strong>Select Folder<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/select-folder-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"318\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/select-folder-1.png 545w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/select-folder-1-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>The new location is now shown in the <strong>Location<\/strong> tab. Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to apply the change.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/desktop-folder-location.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"438\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/desktop-folder-location.png 363w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/desktop-folder-location-249x300.png 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Afterwards, click <strong>Yes<\/strong> to confirm moving all your files from the old location to the new folder.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/move-files-from-old-location.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"208\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/move-files-from-old-location.png 558w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/move-files-from-old-location-300x112.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Whenever you want to restore the <code>Desktop<\/code> or <code>Documents<\/code> folders to its original location, just right-click on the folder and select <strong>Properties<\/strong>, then click on the <strong>Restore Default<\/strong> button under the <strong>Location<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/restore-folder-location-to-default.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"438\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/restore-folder-location-to-default.png 363w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/restore-folder-location-to-default-249x300.png 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every version of Windows comes with a series of default folders (such as Desktop, Document, Downloads, Pictures, Videos, and Music) for each user account. If you&#8217;re running out of space on your primary C: drive, you can move those folders to another drive to free up space. 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