Folder security after relocating user folders

Question

Hello,

I have a C-drive (system) and a D-drive (data).

After I install Windows 10, I move user folders to my D-drive by relocating the Documents, Pictures, Videos etc. folders within Properties|Location. This seems to be an official function within Windows.

However, by using this Windows feature the security is inherited from the D-drive, so the security is wrong after the folder move. This results in all users receiving access to all folders.

Questions:

• is there an official Windows feature for moving the complete User-folder to the D-drive with a single action (instead of moving all subfolders?
• Is there a way to keep the original security settings for the User-folders instead of inheriting them from the D-drive?

Thanks in advance,

SJW

[Moved from: Windows / Windows 10 / Security & privacy]

Answer 1

1 No because some of the folders within the User Profile must remain on the original drive. Although there is a registry key that defines the Profile location (ProfileImagePath) some applications will use the UNC path with the variable to overcome being able to install Windows on another disk. (%SystemDrive%\Users*username*.

When you use the Location tool the original folder remains to catch incorrectly directed files.

2When a folder is created the default security settings are applied which includes inheriting permissions from the parent. You could create a container folder 1st and amend its setting before doing the move.

Answer 2

Hello,

Thank you for posting here in the Community. So far, this is not feature available yet to move the user folder to the D drive.

Also, it is by design that the security of the user folder will depend on the storage where it was stored.

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