V71 My Data

Explanation

Video and Pics

My Data to Cloud

https://vimeo.com/321701610

Shares and Sync Location

Sync Folder Drive

Step 1: If we choose to move the Sync folder, e.g. from D drive to H drive.

Step 2: Old Locations which are not default

Option 1: We restore the defaults, if needed or

Option 2: you move the data manually after. (step 7)

Share the data

Step 3: Share data among different computers.

When many people and computers want to share my data, we first create shared folder.
Details under the sync.com page. 

Move User Data

This is done now by a script

Data Directly Under User

Change all folders from source users\George into target folder

Under App data

Restore to Default Path

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Move data to Cloud

1. Change via Location Tab (this automatically moves the files). Can use registry for reference.
2. Change Registry Entries and move files manually

Registry Editor Changed Local Folders

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Option 1. Manual Change via Location Tab

1. just choose the location for each source folder and
2. Choose the location tab
3. and set it to the target folder

What if the location tab in the source is not there?

1. Either the target folder is already mapped (step done)
2. It is in some other folder –> Must reset (see below)

Option 2: Run a script

This can be done via script

Here with Windows PowerShell

• — Input
• !! For Laptop computer the path to programs is different
• !!For Elite and Media: Doc
• !! For BG and Laptop: DocIn

Step4: Run Script

Go on every computer, execute as normal user (missing on page)

Step 5: Rename MyXXX according to Sync Folder

We do not use the standard names like “My documents”, “MyMusic” but we use the folder name from sync.

Rename MyXXX for each computer into the folder in Sync –> We do not use the standard names like “My documents”, “MyMusic” but we use the folder name from sync

Rename again:

Do not Use My Documents

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Libraries

Add others items to library.

Step 7: Remove Public Folders from libraries

Remove Public Music, Public Documents… from these libraries.

Remove Public Music from Library

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We have to all users programs manually.

Example: move desktop from D:\sync\!comp to H:\sync\!comp

How to find;:

These are the remaining folders with D:\sync

Send To

How to customize send menu in Windows 7 and Windows 8

Source: PcMAG

• Press the Windows Key+R. At the Open field, type shell:SendTo and then click OK.
• Adding New Entries
• To add new entries to the SendTo folder, open up another instance of File Explorer or Windows Explorer. Position the two Explorer windows side by side with the first one still open to the SendTo folder.
• Pictures folder as an entry for the Send to command. In the second Explorer window, right-click on the Pictures folder and select Copy from the pop-up menu.
• Move to the SendTo folder in the first Explorer window, right-click, and select Paste Shortcut from the pop-up menu.
• Do these steps for for all items in enumeration.

References

This can be done via script

Here with Windows PowerShell

Problems

Path still goes to D

Map a drive to D, so that you see the folders with the location tab.

Do not use a CD ROM, because it does not have paths.