Dir move (Documents and favorites)

[Rex]

Hi im trying to create a script that moves my favorites+documents folders to a nother folder/drive

But when i run the script nothing happens

Here's my code

$Drive_1 = "D:"
$Folder_1 = "Profile"
$User_1 = "My Name"

DirMove(@Mydocumentsdir, $drive_1 & "\" &$Folder_1 & "\" & $User_1)
DirMove(@FavoritesDir, $drive_1 & "\" & $Folder_1 & "\" & $User_1)

What am i doing wrong ????

:EDIT > TypO _

:EDIT2 > DirCopy >> DirMove

Edited November 15, 2005 by Rex

[SpookMeister]

DirCopy(@FavoritesDir, $drive_1 & "\" & $Folder_1 & "\" & $User_1)

also.. I would make them go to different directories instead of smushing them all together.

[eJan]

Try with flag (1)

$Drive_1 = "D:"
$Folder_1 = "Profile"
$User_1 = "My Name"

DirCopy(@Mydocumentsdir, $drive_1 & "\" &$Folder_1 & "\" & $User_1, 1)
DirCopy(@FavoritesDir, $drive_1 & "\" & $Folder_1 & "\" & $User_1, 1)

[Rex]

Woops it was my test code i posted i can see, it shoould bee dirmove insted of dir copy and the _ missing is just a typO in the post, it in my org script, so edit my post to fix typO LOL

[Rex]

Try with flag (1)

$Drive_1 = "D:"
$Folder_1 = "Profile"
$User_1 = "My Name"

DirCopy(@Mydocumentsdir, $drive_1 & "\" &$Folder_1 & "\" & $User_1, 1)
DirCopy(@FavoritesDir, $drive_1 & "\" & $Folder_1 & "\" & $User_1, 1)

Have tryed that to, but it ain't working

[SpookMeister]

Those work in my testing... I havent tried with DirMove because.. I don't want to move those files. In fact I'm curious why you would want to.

Edit:

Now that I think of it.. perhaps the reason you cant move your profile is because of sharing violations (you are actively using your profile)

Edited November 15, 2005 by SpookMeister

[Rex]

Those work in my testing... I havent tried with DirMove because.. I don't want to move those files. In fact I'm curious why you would want to.

Edit:

Now that I think of it.. perhaps the reason you cant move your profile is because of sharing violations (you are actively using your profile)

When i setting up coputers i'm using a Creat User script i createded longago, and now i'm trying to update the script so i moves the users fav. and doc's to the profile folder i have created on a nother drive, but i too think that you are right, that the reason the i can't move the documents folder is becorse of i's a sys folder...

But not even vith the dircopy i can move the folders...

And al i wat to is to put C:\Doc...\...\my documents and C:\Doc...\...\Favorites to D:\Profile\Documets + D:\Profile\Favorites

[SpookMeister]

This works for me.. it took a while the first time, but thats because my "My Documents" folder is huge.

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$Drive_1 = "D:"
$Folder_1 = "Profile"
$User_1 = "My Name"

DirCopy(@Mydocumentsdir, $drive_1 & "\" &$Folder_1 & "\" & $User_1 & "\" & "docs")
DirCopy(@FavoritesDir, $drive_1 & "\" & $Folder_1 & "\" & $User_1 & "\" & "favs")

Does the copy work for you, but the move does not?

[MHz]

If you want to move Shell folders then you may need to do more as to create the destination folder 1st, change the pointer in registry and then move the contents over to the new destination.

Registry key to look at:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

Also, Winnt.sif has a setting for setting the profile elsewhere during Windows setup.

[GuiUnattended]
ProfilesDir="D:\Documents and Settings\"

Also, the resource tools that Microsoft releases may have a commandline tool that deals with Shell folders.

Edited November 16, 2005 by MHz