My+Documents+back+up+in+safe+place


 * My Documents back up in safe place **

My Documents is on your desktop, go to it, right-click on it, and left-click on Properties. If yours is in your Start menu, then point to **Start**, go up to **My Documents** and do the same thing; **right click** on it, and then **left-click** on **Properties**.

My Documents on Desktop:



My Documents in the Start Menu:



After you **left-click** on **Properties**, a box pops up with three tabs: - Target, General, and Sharing. If you are unsure as to how much space you need on the extra drive for the My Documents folder, then click on the **General** tab. This will tell you the amount of space you need.



Now click on the **Target tab**. If you have a D: / drive, that is where you should consider moving it to D:\ My Documents. When you look at the box in the middle of it it’s the button for **Move**. Which you need to **Click on it.**



Another box is going to pop up. Across the top you will see :-
 * Select a Destination**, which is what you are going to do.

You are going to select where to move your My Documents folder. In the white space of the box you will see a list of your folders. Scroll to where you want to move your My Documents folder. Then highlight it.



Once you click **Make New Folder**, you will notice that the white area of the box changes. It is giving you a New Folder to put My Documents, so you have to name it something. “My Documents” is as good as any. After you name your folder click on **OK**. Then click on **Apply** in the Select the Destination box

(Note: Notice that the Target is now the D: / drive. Under Target Folder Location it says D:/New Folder.)



Do not expect it to be completed in a flash if you have a substantial amount of data A side benefit is you now have more space on C:\

The My Documents folder stays on your desktop like it was, except now when you add stuff, you are adding it to the folder that you moved. You have changed your My Documents default location!