How to move the "C:\users\username\AppData" folder to another drive from C:\ drive?
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You can follow the steps below to transfer the AppData folder.
Open the registry, then locate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Double-click AppData in the 1 and 2 directories and change the path to the folder directory you want to transfer in the pop-up box.
Then copy all the data in the original AppData directory to whichever directory you modified, and finally restart your computer.
You could try to delete the AppData directory of the original disk, some software may be affected.
Disclaimer: Generally, modifying registry subkeys or work group is intended for advanced users, administrators, and IT Professionals. It can help fix some problems, however, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For further protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click here to view the article.https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-back-up-and-restore-the-registry-in-windows-855140ad-e318-2a13-2829-d428a2ab0692
Edit
Before you edit registry, you should copy the contents of the Appdata folder to the drive you intend to change to avoid errors in some applications.
I use robocopy to do this, remember to run as administrator
Here is the command I use, remember to remove the shortcuts too, I used to fall into a loop of copying data in shortcuts when using robocopy until the drive is full =))
Ah, remember to backup the registry too (important!!!)
robocopy "C:\Users\soiqu\AppData\Local" "E:\AppData\Local" /MIR /XF *.lnk /XD "C:\Users\soiqu\AppData\Local\Application Data" /XD "C:\Users\soiqu\AppData\Local\History" /XD "C:\Users\soiqu\AppData\Local\Temporary Internet Files" /XD "C:\Users\soiqu\AppData\Local\Packages" /XD "C:\Users\soiqu\AppData\Local\pip"