Move Location of "My Pictures"?

<BRH> wrote in message

PS Elements 5 automatically places photos downloaded off of my memory card into Windows XP’s "My Pictures" location, which is, by default, located on my C: drive.

I like to keep my C: drive limited to only the OS and a limited number of other files, so would like to place the "My Pictures" location onto my D: Drive.

Is there a way of doing this either thru XP or thru PSE?
Thanks!

Hi.

Yes.

Just drag it from "My Documents" to the other Drive.

Windows may, every so often, remake a "My Pictures" Folder in "C :", but you just delete the unwanted new one.

Roy G

Roy G wrote:

<BRH> wrote in message

PS Elements 5 automatically places photos downloaded off of my memory card into Windows XP’s "My Pictures" location, which is, by default, located on my C: drive.

I like to keep my C: drive limited to only the OS and a limited number of other files, so would like to place the "My Pictures" location onto my D: Drive.

Is there a way of doing this either thru XP or thru PSE?
Thanks!

Hi.

Yes.

Just drag it from "My Documents" to the other Drive.
Windows may, every so often, remake a "My Pictures" Folder in "C :", but you just delete the unwanted new one.

Roy G

By doing this, will PSE know to load any newly downloaded photos to that new location?

If not, how do I arrange for it to do that?

Thanks!

BRH wrote:

Roy G wrote:

<BRH> wrote in message

PS Elements 5 automatically places photos downloaded off of my memory card into Windows XP’s "My Pictures" location, which is, by default, located on my C: drive.

I like to keep my C: drive limited to only the OS and a limited number of other files, so would like to place the "My Pictures" location onto my D: Drive.

Is there a way of doing this either thru XP or thru PSE?
Thanks!

Hi.

Yes.

Just drag it from "My Documents" to the other Drive.
Windows may, every so often, remake a "My Pictures" Folder in "C :", but you just delete the unwanted new one.

Roy G

By doing this, will PSE know to load any newly downloaded photos to that new location?

If not, how do I arrange for it to do that?

Thanks!

I think I would make the new folder (call it anything you would like) on the new drive and than tell PSE to move the files. It may take a little while but it should get its index right.

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Joseph Meehan

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<BRH> wrote in message

Roy G wrote:

<BRH> wrote in message

PS Elements 5 automatically places photos downloaded off of my memory card into Windows XP’s "My Pictures" location, which is, by default, located on my C: drive.

I like to keep my C: drive limited to only the OS and a limited number of other files, so would like to place the "My Pictures" location onto my D: Drive.

Is there a way of doing this either thru XP or thru PSE?
Thanks!

Hi.

Yes.

Just drag it from "My Documents" to the other Drive.
Windows may, every so often, remake a "My Pictures" Folder in "C :", but you just delete the unwanted new one.

Roy G

By doing this, will PSE know to load any newly downloaded photos to that new location?

If not, how do I arrange for it to do that?

Thanks!

Hi.

Don’t know the answer.

I only ever copy, or drag, from the card into the Date Folder I created.

I don’t have any Photo program open when doing so

That way all my RAW files have the original Camera allocated name (DSC 1355.NEF).

I don’t use any of the so called organisers provided by any Photo Program, or any other Program. Except of course for previwing the contents of the folders.

Roy G

BRH wrote:

PS Elements 5 automatically places photos downloaded off of my memory card into Windows XP’s "My Pictures" location, which is, by default, located on my C: drive.

I like to keep my C: drive limited to only the OS and a limited number of other files, so would like to place the "My Pictures" location onto my D: Drive.

Is there a way of doing this either thru XP or thru PSE?
Thanks!

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This may help:> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310147

stevev wrote:

BRH wrote:

PS Elements 5 automatically places photos downloaded off of my memory card into Windows XP’s "My Pictures" location, which is, by default, located on my C: drive.

I like to keep my C: drive limited to only the OS and a limited number of other files, so would like to place the "My Pictures" location onto my D: Drive.

Is there a way of doing this either thru XP or thru PSE?
Thanks!

_______________________________

This may help:> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310147

That worked for me. Thanks!