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Changing filepath of the Desktop
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1263505" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>It's possible to move the user home folder entirely to another drive using an option in the Account preferences (right-click on name, then hit Advanced). This is not without downsides, most importantly being that Time Machine will not backup your home folder if moved to another drive. Moving your Desktop folder itself wouldn't make much sense either… unless you are storing files directly on it, you wouldn't save much space. If you are storing a lot of stuff on the Desktop, it'd make more sense to stop doing that. Use folders on the other drive and place aliases to those folders on the Desktop, or add them to the Dock.</p><p></p><p>There are other ways to move specific files/folders that OS X expects to find in a certain spot. I have a blog entry pending that discusses this specifically, but here's a thread that illustrates how using symlinks would help another member in a similar predicament:</p><p><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/switcher-hangout/237962-new-imac-ssd-iphones-ipads-backup.html" target="_blank">http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/switcher-hangout/237962-new-imac-ssd-iphones-ipads-backup.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1263505, member: 38864"] It's possible to move the user home folder entirely to another drive using an option in the Account preferences (right-click on name, then hit Advanced). This is not without downsides, most importantly being that Time Machine will not backup your home folder if moved to another drive. Moving your Desktop folder itself wouldn't make much sense either… unless you are storing files directly on it, you wouldn't save much space. If you are storing a lot of stuff on the Desktop, it'd make more sense to stop doing that. Use folders on the other drive and place aliases to those folders on the Desktop, or add them to the Dock. There are other ways to move specific files/folders that OS X expects to find in a certain spot. I have a blog entry pending that discusses this specifically, but here's a thread that illustrates how using symlinks would help another member in a similar predicament: [url]http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/switcher-hangout/237962-new-imac-ssd-iphones-ipads-backup.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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