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Posted by klunk on May 5, 2007, 6:25 pm
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"Mike Schumann" :
>I recently updated from Quickbooks 2004 to Quickbooks 2007. Now I have
>over 300+ MBytes located in C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication
>DataIntuit, eventhough I installed Quickbooks on my E: drive. It looks
>like these files are related to Quickbooks updates.
>
> How can I get Quickbooks to use the E: drive for this kind of stuff? Can
> I delete these files from the C: drive (I am running critically low on
> space on the C: drive).
>
This type of problem is only going to get worse. Microsoft
has been harping on software developers to store application
data in the folder tree you note for several years. This is to separate
application program files (executable read-only files) from data files
(read-write files), mainly for security reasons. With the release
of Vista, stricter file permissions make it paramount to follow
those rules. So applications ask the OS where this tree is located
and then create their own sub-folders there. This of course gives
the application no control over the partition or drive on which it
is located. Starting with QB 2007, QB is putting all sorts of stuff
like samples, templates, update downloads, etc. under the D&S tree.
There are articles on MSDN (msdn.microsoft.com) describing
how to relocate the various structures under Documents and
Settings. In fact it is quite easy to move your own user's "My
Documents" folder by selecting properties from its context
menu and clicking the "move" button. Unfortunately, it's not
so easy for the All Users folder... Good luck.
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