If i add another hard drive for videos and files can I add the folders to the desktop?

Question

I have a 250gb hard drive and i want to get another hard drive and set it as a slave. I will put my files, videos, music etc on my new one and leave the OS and programs installed on my current one. But lets say I want a folder on the desktop called 'Videos' If it drag it from my new hard drive will the desktop folder be on my new or current hard drive? Or will I need to create a shortcut instead of the actual folder on the desktop.

Thank you

Answer 1

Yes, no and maybe.

Any "folders" that are on your desktop will be stored on your first hard drive because that is where your desktop is located. It is located at C:\documents and settings\your log on id\Desktop. Any folders you create on the desktop will be a subfolder of that Desktop folder on your C drive.

You would need to create the folder(s) on your second drive and then point an icon to the folder(s) instead.

Another alternative is to download a free utility from Mircosoft.com called "TweakUI" for XP - not sure if they have it for Vista yet. It is a progam which allows you to edit a lot of the settings and looks of Windows. Once of the things it can do is to move your entire "My Document" (and other profile information) from the C drive to the second hard drive. Then by default 99% of the stuff you save (pictures, vids, etc) will go to that second drive. But you access everything through the "My Docs" just as if it is on your C drive.

Answer 2

Whatever you do, anything you create on the desktop will end up in your old hard drive - because folder is in the drive that you installed your OS.

Answer 3

the desktop folder will be in your old hard drive.

if you want all your videos on the new hard driver but would like to access them quickly from the desktop then a shortcut to the folder in the new hard drive will be the option to go.

Answer 4

Yes, that's fine. So long as you copy a shortcut to the folder and not the actual folder itself.