Windows 10 Users

[Gordon]

Is there anyway preventing Windows 10 dumping files into the Users Folder?

[veeg]

Hello

Good question..

jmarket @Rustys @phillpower2

[Bruce]

like what for example?
what are you trying to achieve?

I’m thinking there would have to at least be some things Windows would have to write to %appdata% or %userprofile%
maybe think about sandboxing or VM’s if you want to not record a user’s PC usage.
I know Windows can create a temporary user profile, maybe they can be manually done too.

[Gordon]

I find it very annoying when I try to save a docunent into say my Documents Windows 10 dumps it in USRS without my pwemission

[Rustys]

I find it very annoying when I try to save a docunent into say my Documents Windows 10 dumps it in USRS without my pwemission

What program are you using to write the document?

Have you gone through the setting of the program that you are using and set it to save where you want?

[Bruce]

you can also right click on Documents folder and change Location to another drive/folder.+
same applies for Pictures, Downloads, Desktop, Music and Videos.
and using symbolic links you can do it to any folder. I use them to ‘move’ my Apple backup folder off my SSD.

[Gordon]

What program are you using to write the document?

Have you gone through the setting of the program that you are using and set it to save where you want?

I use Word Why do I need to set it up. I want to save Docs to my documents NOT Users

[Bruce]

Windows since version 7 has saved all your personal files into your own profile folder under c:\users
so if you log in as Bob, your docs are by default saved into c:\users\bob\documents
that’s just how Windows does it.
but as I said before, that default location can be changed.

and what Rusty is referring to, in Word, you can go to Options > Save, and change the default local file location.

[veeg]

Any updates?

[veeg]

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