Move+Your+Libraries

Move Your Libraries

This is a critical step in the way to set up computers. A problem free backup / restore process depends on you having your docs, music, pictures, etc. on a drive or partition other than the one Windows 7 is on. Using this method you do not have to worry that some issue (virus, crash, hardware failure, etc) will mean losing your data.

How To Move Windows 7 Libraries Decide where you want to move these to. A second disk is your best option but in a single disk system a second partition will do. Right-click on your User Name in the Start Menu and choose Open. Select the libraries you wish to move and copy / paste them to the new location. Pick the stuff you wish to be safe from any problems. At least do:- Contacts, Downloads, My Documents, My Music, My Pictures, My Videos.

Once you have finished copying the files. Go back to the original Library, right-click on each folder you moved. Choose Properties from the menu. In the resulting window, click on the Location tab, and then the Move... button. Browse the location you copied the files to. Click once on the folder you want it moved to and then click the Select Folder button (bottom right of the screen).

A screen will pop up. Click Yes. Repeat this step for all the folders you copied.

Add new folders to your Library

All your files do not have to be in the actual library folder. Windows 7 lets you add folders from other locations to your library without actually moving them into the actual library location.

To add a folder to a library. Right-click on that folder and choose Include in library > and choose the appropriate library.

Ensure Your SATA Drives Are configured For Max Speed

Windows 7 does not always set all the performance options to maximum for your SATA drives.

To set all the options to max, open device manager. Press the Windows + R keys and type **devmgmt.msc** > expand the Disk drives section by clicking on the plus sign > double-click on the drive you want to configure the click the Policies tab > Check the Optimize for performance button > Check both the Enable write caching on the disk and the Enable advanced performance boxes. See the warnings about power loss? They are there for a reason.