Environment variables in Server 2003

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My Windows Server 2003 boot drive is filling up and reporting low disk
space.

I need to move the User Profiles folders to another partition. What is the
best way to do this? I assume I should change the %USERPROFILE% system
variable but I don't know how to do this...

Please help.
 
Re: Environment variables in Server 2003


"ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:u6QtKHJ0HHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> My Windows Server 2003 boot drive is filling up and reporting low disk
> space.
>
> I need to move the User Profiles folders to another partition. What is
> the best way to do this? I assume I should change the %USERPROFILE%
> system variable but I don't know how to do this...
>
> Please help.
>

The environmental variable %UserProfile% reflects the registry
setting for the current user profile folder. Changing this variable
(as suggested by your Subject line) won't do any good. In fact
moving all user profiles to a different drive would most likely be
futile: On a server they contain only the adminstrators' profiles,
and they should consume very little disk space.

The normal way to free up space on your server's system drive
is to move your users' home shares and the various other shares
to a different drive. You should reserve the system drive for
Windows and for your applications.
 
Re: Environment variables in Server 2003

It is easy on a new system and a bit of a pain on a system with a lot of
profiles.

The location of the root user profile location is in:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList in a value
called ProfilesDirectory

Then each user has a subkey of this key with their GUID. Inside each of
these keys is another value with the absolute path to their profile. I've
written a script that recurses through all of these and changes each one to
the new location, or you can do it manually. Then you just have to move the
files. I'd do a reboot prior to moving all the files just to make sure
their aren't any stuck profiles.

Let me know if you want the script.

Cheers,
Jeremy.

"ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:u6QtKHJ0HHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> My Windows Server 2003 boot drive is filling up and reporting low disk
> space.
>
> I need to move the User Profiles folders to another partition. What is
> the best way to do this? I assume I should change the %USERPROFILE%
> system variable but I don't know how to do this...
>
> Please help.
>
>
 
Re: Environment variables in Server 2003

Unless its a terminal server.... Then there is a lot of space in user
profiles.

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
news:uRF1FxJ0HHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
> "ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u6QtKHJ0HHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> My Windows Server 2003 boot drive is filling up and reporting low disk
>> space.
>>
>> I need to move the User Profiles folders to another partition. What is
>> the best way to do this? I assume I should change the %USERPROFILE%
>> system variable but I don't know how to do this...
>>
>> Please help.
>>
>
> The environmental variable %UserProfile% reflects the registry
> setting for the current user profile folder. Changing this variable
> (as suggested by your Subject line) won't do any good. In fact
> moving all user profiles to a different drive would most likely be
> futile: On a server they contain only the adminstrators' profiles,
> and they should consume very little disk space.
>
> The normal way to free up space on your server's system drive
> is to move your users' home shares and the various other shares
> to a different drive. You should reserve the system drive for
> Windows and for your applications.
>
 
Re: Environment variables in Server 2003

I love these posts where we get the opportunity to play
guessing games and where the essential facts are only
gradually revealed . . .

Moving the user profiles to a different drive is a highly
intrusive change that is likely to have serious repercussions.
If this was my machine then I would do this instead:
- Move "My Documents" to a different drive for each
user.
- Create a new "Default User" profile in which "My Documents"
is located on a drive other than the system drive.


"Jeremy" <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D565059-3755-409B-9558-AB286234FBE8@microsoft.com...
> Unless its a terminal server.... Then there is a lot of space in user
> profiles.
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
> news:uRF1FxJ0HHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:u6QtKHJ0HHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> My Windows Server 2003 boot drive is filling up and reporting low disk
>>> space.
>>>
>>> I need to move the User Profiles folders to another partition. What is
>>> the best way to do this? I assume I should change the %USERPROFILE%
>>> system variable but I don't know how to do this...
>>>
>>> Please help.
>>>
>>
>> The environmental variable %UserProfile% reflects the registry
>> setting for the current user profile folder. Changing this variable
>> (as suggested by your Subject line) won't do any good. In fact
>> moving all user profiles to a different drive would most likely be
>> futile: On a server they contain only the adminstrators' profiles,
>> and they should consume very little disk space.
>>
>> The normal way to free up space on your server's system drive
>> is to move your users' home shares and the various other shares
>> to a different drive. You should reserve the system drive for
>> Windows and for your applications.
>>
>
 
Re: Environment variables in Server 2003

Yes I wish people would make posts that read:

I've got this environment, this is the problem, this is what I have tried
and I learned this extra fact but am stuck. Help me.

I've moved the profiles using the method I described in my post, its pretty
safe.

Cheers,
Jeremy.

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
news:u7BwowO0HHA.5476@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I love these posts where we get the opportunity to play
> guessing games and where the essential facts are only
> gradually revealed . . .
>
> Moving the user profiles to a different drive is a highly
> intrusive change that is likely to have serious repercussions.
> If this was my machine then I would do this instead:
> - Move "My Documents" to a different drive for each
> user.
> - Create a new "Default User" profile in which "My Documents"
> is located on a drive other than the system drive.
>
>
> "Jeremy" <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4D565059-3755-409B-9558-AB286234FBE8@microsoft.com...
>> Unless its a terminal server.... Then there is a lot of space in user
>> profiles.
>>
>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>> news:uRF1FxJ0HHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u6QtKHJ0HHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> My Windows Server 2003 boot drive is filling up and reporting low disk
>>>> space.
>>>>
>>>> I need to move the User Profiles folders to another partition. What is
>>>> the best way to do this? I assume I should change the %USERPROFILE%
>>>> system variable but I don't know how to do this...
>>>>
>>>> Please help.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The environmental variable %UserProfile% reflects the registry
>>> setting for the current user profile folder. Changing this variable
>>> (as suggested by your Subject line) won't do any good. In fact
>>> moving all user profiles to a different drive would most likely be
>>> futile: On a server they contain only the adminstrators' profiles,
>>> and they should consume very little disk space.
>>>
>>> The normal way to free up space on your server's system drive
>>> is to move your users' home shares and the various other shares
>>> to a different drive. You should reserve the system drive for
>>> Windows and for your applications.
>>>
>>
>
>
 
Re: Environment variables in Server 2003

Lesson learned. I apologise, you guys are right, I should have described my
environment better....much better.

Real quick because I'm on borrowed time right now.

It's a Terminal Server in a Domain. I set up roaming profiles via Active
Directory but the local profile that is used in case the server share with
the roaming profiles is not available is located on the boot drive and that
is now really low on space. So moving the local profiles to a different
local drive would be ideal and I would probably still maintain the roaming
profiles on a different server via a share.

So I'm stuck on the best way to do this...please help.

-mike

"Jeremy" <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CCBDD629-EF87-4997-B2AA-4B5749615AFF@microsoft.com...
> Yes I wish people would make posts that read:
>
> I've got this environment, this is the problem, this is what I have tried
> and I learned this extra fact but am stuck. Help me.
>
> I've moved the profiles using the method I described in my post, its
> pretty safe.
>
> Cheers,
> Jeremy.
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
> news:u7BwowO0HHA.5476@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I love these posts where we get the opportunity to play
>> guessing games and where the essential facts are only
>> gradually revealed . . .
>>
>> Moving the user profiles to a different drive is a highly
>> intrusive change that is likely to have serious repercussions.
>> If this was my machine then I would do this instead:
>> - Move "My Documents" to a different drive for each
>> user.
>> - Create a new "Default User" profile in which "My Documents"
>> is located on a drive other than the system drive.
>>
>>
>> "Jeremy" <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4D565059-3755-409B-9558-AB286234FBE8@microsoft.com...
>>> Unless its a terminal server.... Then there is a lot of space in user
>>> profiles.
>>>
>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uRF1FxJ0HHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> "ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:u6QtKHJ0HHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> My Windows Server 2003 boot drive is filling up and reporting low disk
>>>>> space.
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to move the User Profiles folders to another partition. What
>>>>> is the best way to do this? I assume I should change the
>>>>> %USERPROFILE% system variable but I don't know how to do this...
>>>>>
>>>>> Please help.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The environmental variable %UserProfile% reflects the registry
>>>> setting for the current user profile folder. Changing this variable
>>>> (as suggested by your Subject line) won't do any good. In fact
>>>> moving all user profiles to a different drive would most likely be
>>>> futile: On a server they contain only the adminstrators' profiles,
>>>> and they should consume very little disk space.
>>>>
>>>> The normal way to free up space on your server's system drive
>>>> is to move your users' home shares and the various other shares
>>>> to a different drive. You should reserve the system drive for
>>>> Windows and for your applications.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
 
Re: Environment variables in Server 2003

ZBon42 <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote:
> Lesson learned. I apologise, you guys are right, I should have
> described my environment better....much better.
>
> Real quick because I'm on borrowed time right now.
>
> It's a Terminal Server in a Domain. I set up roaming profiles via
> Active Directory but the local profile that is used in case the
> server share with the roaming profiles is not available is located on
> the boot drive and that is now really low on space. So moving the
> local profiles to a different local drive would be ideal and I would
> probably still maintain the roaming profiles on a different server
> via a share.
> So I'm stuck on the best way to do this...please help.

I agree with Pegasus; don't muck around with the shell folder paths. A few
thoughts -

1) Keep the system volume/partition for OS and server apps *only* - no user
data.

2) Don't store *any* user profiles or data on your TS box. Your TS box
should be just a big fat shared workstation which you can
reboot/rebuild/restore without worrying about lost data.

3) If you have roaming profile paths specified in ADUC, do not use them for
TS. Set *different* TS profile paths for each user in ADUC, or you will run
into problems.

4) Use folder redirection via Group Policy - for My Documents, Application
Data, and Desktop - to another file server on your domain. Your profiles
(both TS and roaming) should really be miniscule. You might also consider
removing the locally cached profiles via group policy (or periodically run
DELPROF to keep it clean of old/unused cached profiles).

5) Try posting in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services for more help
(with perhaps a crosspost to m.p.windows.group_policy)....I believe you're
going to want to use "loopback processing."

HTH.

>
> -mike
>
> "Jeremy" <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CCBDD629-EF87-4997-B2AA-4B5749615AFF@microsoft.com...
>> Yes I wish people would make posts that read:
>>
>> I've got this environment, this is the problem, this is what I have
>> tried and I learned this extra fact but am stuck. Help me.
>>
>> I've moved the profiles using the method I described in my post, its
>> pretty safe.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jeremy.
>>
>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>> news:u7BwowO0HHA.5476@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> I love these posts where we get the opportunity to play
>>> guessing games and where the essential facts are only
>>> gradually revealed . . .
>>>
>>> Moving the user profiles to a different drive is a highly
>>> intrusive change that is likely to have serious repercussions.
>>> If this was my machine then I would do this instead:
>>> - Move "My Documents" to a different drive for each
>>> user.
>>> - Create a new "Default User" profile in which "My Documents"
>>> is located on a drive other than the system drive.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jeremy" <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4D565059-3755-409B-9558-AB286234FBE8@microsoft.com...
>>>> Unless its a terminal server.... Then there is a lot of space in
>>>> user profiles.
>>>>
>>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uRF1FxJ0HHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>> "ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:u6QtKHJ0HHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> My Windows Server 2003 boot drive is filling up and reporting
>>>>>> low disk space.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I need to move the User Profiles folders to another partition. What
>>>>>> is the best way to do this? I assume I should change the
>>>>>> %USERPROFILE% system variable but I don't know how to do this...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The environmental variable %UserProfile% reflects the registry
>>>>> setting for the current user profile folder. Changing this
>>>>> variable (as suggested by your Subject line) won't do any good.
>>>>> In fact moving all user profiles to a different drive would most
>>>>> likely be futile: On a server they contain only the
>>>>> adminstrators' profiles, and they should consume very little disk
>>>>> space. The normal way to free up space on your server's system drive
>>>>> is to move your users' home shares and the various other shares
>>>>> to a different drive. You should reserve the system drive for
>>>>> Windows and for your applications.
 
Re: Environment variables in Server 2003

See the More Information, Entire Folder section of
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;236621 for
additional information.

--
Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders

It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.



"ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:u6QtKHJ0HHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> My Windows Server 2003 boot drive is filling up and reporting low disk
> space.
>
> I need to move the User Profiles folders to another partition. What is
> the best way to do this? I assume I should change the %USERPROFILE%
> system variable but I don't know how to do this...
>
> Please help.
>
>
 
Re: Environment variables in Server 2003

There is absolutely nothing unsafe about moving the root user profile path.
It is just laborious to move them all.

Is there something you didn't understand from my earlier post? Its a simply
case of logging everyone off, changing the location in the registry key for
each user then moving the profile in question. If you want the save some
keystrokes, then you can script it, but doing it manually wouldn't take
anyone longer than 30 minutes to move 50 profiles.
"ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23eB2YVT0HHA.5408@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Lesson learned. I apologise, you guys are right, I should have described
> my environment better....much better.
>
> Real quick because I'm on borrowed time right now.
>
> It's a Terminal Server in a Domain. I set up roaming profiles via Active
> Directory but the local profile that is used in case the server share with
> the roaming profiles is not available is located on the boot drive and
> that is now really low on space. So moving the local profiles to a
> different local drive would be ideal and I would probably still maintain
> the roaming profiles on a different server via a share.
>
> So I'm stuck on the best way to do this...please help.
>
> -mike
>
> "Jeremy" <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CCBDD629-EF87-4997-B2AA-4B5749615AFF@microsoft.com...
>> Yes I wish people would make posts that read:
>>
>> I've got this environment, this is the problem, this is what I have tried
>> and I learned this extra fact but am stuck. Help me.
>>
>> I've moved the profiles using the method I described in my post, its
>> pretty safe.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jeremy.
>>
>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>> news:u7BwowO0HHA.5476@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>I love these posts where we get the opportunity to play
>>> guessing games and where the essential facts are only
>>> gradually revealed . . .
>>>
>>> Moving the user profiles to a different drive is a highly
>>> intrusive change that is likely to have serious repercussions.
>>> If this was my machine then I would do this instead:
>>> - Move "My Documents" to a different drive for each
>>> user.
>>> - Create a new "Default User" profile in which "My Documents"
>>> is located on a drive other than the system drive.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jeremy" <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4D565059-3755-409B-9558-AB286234FBE8@microsoft.com...
>>>> Unless its a terminal server.... Then there is a lot of space in user
>>>> profiles.
>>>>
>>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uRF1FxJ0HHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>> "ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:u6QtKHJ0HHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> My Windows Server 2003 boot drive is filling up and reporting low
>>>>>> disk space.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I need to move the User Profiles folders to another partition. What
>>>>>> is the best way to do this? I assume I should change the
>>>>>> %USERPROFILE% system variable but I don't know how to do this...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The environmental variable %UserProfile% reflects the registry
>>>>> setting for the current user profile folder. Changing this variable
>>>>> (as suggested by your Subject line) won't do any good. In fact
>>>>> moving all user profiles to a different drive would most likely be
>>>>> futile: On a server they contain only the adminstrators' profiles,
>>>>> and they should consume very little disk space.
>>>>>
>>>>> The normal way to free up space on your server's system drive
>>>>> is to move your users' home shares and the various other shares
>>>>> to a different drive. You should reserve the system drive for
>>>>> Windows and for your applications.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
 
Re: Environment variables in Server 2003

Jeremy <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> There is absolutely nothing unsafe about moving the root user profile
> path. It is just laborious to move them all.

Note that Microsoft doesn't recommend this....

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=236621


>
> Is there something you didn't understand from my earlier post? Its a
> simply case of logging everyone off, changing the location in the
> registry key for each user then moving the profile in question. If
> you want the save some keystrokes, then you can script it, but doing
> it manually wouldn't take anyone longer than 30 minutes to move 50
> profiles.

Perhaps not, but it may not be necessary anyway.


> "ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23eB2YVT0HHA.5408@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Lesson learned. I apologise, you guys are right, I should have
>> described my environment better....much better.
>>
>> Real quick because I'm on borrowed time right now.
>>
>> It's a Terminal Server in a Domain. I set up roaming profiles via
>> Active Directory but the local profile that is used in case the
>> server share with the roaming profiles is not available is located
>> on the boot drive and that is now really low on space. So moving
>> the local profiles to a different local drive would be ideal and I
>> would probably still maintain the roaming profiles on a different
>> server via a share. So I'm stuck on the best way to do this...please
>> help.
>>
>> -mike
>>
>> "Jeremy" <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CCBDD629-EF87-4997-B2AA-4B5749615AFF@microsoft.com...
>>> Yes I wish people would make posts that read:
>>>
>>> I've got this environment, this is the problem, this is what I have
>>> tried and I learned this extra fact but am stuck. Help me.
>>>
>>> I've moved the profiles using the method I described in my post, its
>>> pretty safe.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Jeremy.
>>>
>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u7BwowO0HHA.5476@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> I love these posts where we get the opportunity to play
>>>> guessing games and where the essential facts are only
>>>> gradually revealed . . .
>>>>
>>>> Moving the user profiles to a different drive is a highly
>>>> intrusive change that is likely to have serious repercussions.
>>>> If this was my machine then I would do this instead:
>>>> - Move "My Documents" to a different drive for each
>>>> user.
>>>> - Create a new "Default User" profile in which "My Documents"
>>>> is located on a drive other than the system drive.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Jeremy" <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:4D565059-3755-409B-9558-AB286234FBE8@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Unless its a terminal server.... Then there is a lot of space in
>>>>> user profiles.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:uRF1FxJ0HHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:u6QtKHJ0HHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> My Windows Server 2003 boot drive is filling up and reporting
>>>>>>> low disk space.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I need to move the User Profiles folders to another partition. What
>>>>>>> is the best way to do this? I assume I should change the
>>>>>>> %USERPROFILE% system variable but I don't know how to do this...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The environmental variable %UserProfile% reflects the registry
>>>>>> setting for the current user profile folder. Changing this
>>>>>> variable (as suggested by your Subject line) won't do any good.
>>>>>> In fact moving all user profiles to a different drive would most
>>>>>> likely be futile: On a server they contain only the
>>>>>> adminstrators' profiles, and they should consume very little
>>>>>> disk space. The normal way to free up space on your server's system
>>>>>> drive
>>>>>> is to move your users' home shares and the various other shares
>>>>>> to a different drive. You should reserve the system drive for
>>>>>> Windows and for your applications.
 
Re: Environment variables in Server 2003

Despite that, its common practice in TS environments. They can't be too
worried about it if they put a switch in the unattend.txt for it.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:e5aQW730HHA.4824@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Jeremy <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> There is absolutely nothing unsafe about moving the root user profile
>> path. It is just laborious to move them all.
>
> Note that Microsoft doesn't recommend this....
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=236621
>
>
>>
>> Is there something you didn't understand from my earlier post? Its a
>> simply case of logging everyone off, changing the location in the
>> registry key for each user then moving the profile in question. If
>> you want the save some keystrokes, then you can script it, but doing
>> it manually wouldn't take anyone longer than 30 minutes to move 50
>> profiles.
>
> Perhaps not, but it may not be necessary anyway.
>
>
>> "ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23eB2YVT0HHA.5408@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Lesson learned. I apologise, you guys are right, I should have
>>> described my environment better....much better.
>>>
>>> Real quick because I'm on borrowed time right now.
>>>
>>> It's a Terminal Server in a Domain. I set up roaming profiles via
>>> Active Directory but the local profile that is used in case the
>>> server share with the roaming profiles is not available is located
>>> on the boot drive and that is now really low on space. So moving
>>> the local profiles to a different local drive would be ideal and I
>>> would probably still maintain the roaming profiles on a different
>>> server via a share. So I'm stuck on the best way to do this...please
>>> help.
>>>
>>> -mike
>>>
>>> "Jeremy" <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:CCBDD629-EF87-4997-B2AA-4B5749615AFF@microsoft.com...
>>>> Yes I wish people would make posts that read:
>>>>
>>>> I've got this environment, this is the problem, this is what I have
>>>> tried and I learned this extra fact but am stuck. Help me.
>>>>
>>>> I've moved the profiles using the method I described in my post, its
>>>> pretty safe.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Jeremy.
>>>>
>>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:u7BwowO0HHA.5476@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I love these posts where we get the opportunity to play
>>>>> guessing games and where the essential facts are only
>>>>> gradually revealed . . .
>>>>>
>>>>> Moving the user profiles to a different drive is a highly
>>>>> intrusive change that is likely to have serious repercussions.
>>>>> If this was my machine then I would do this instead:
>>>>> - Move "My Documents" to a different drive for each
>>>>> user.
>>>>> - Create a new "Default User" profile in which "My Documents"
>>>>> is located on a drive other than the system drive.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jeremy" <jeremy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:4D565059-3755-409B-9558-AB286234FBE8@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> Unless its a terminal server.... Then there is a lot of space in
>>>>>> user profiles.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uRF1FxJ0HHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "ZBon42" <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:u6QtKHJ0HHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> My Windows Server 2003 boot drive is filling up and reporting
>>>>>>>> low disk space.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I need to move the User Profiles folders to another partition. What
>>>>>>>> is the best way to do this? I assume I should change the
>>>>>>>> %USERPROFILE% system variable but I don't know how to do this...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Please help.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The environmental variable %UserProfile% reflects the registry
>>>>>>> setting for the current user profile folder. Changing this
>>>>>>> variable (as suggested by your Subject line) won't do any good.
>>>>>>> In fact moving all user profiles to a different drive would most
>>>>>>> likely be futile: On a server they contain only the
>>>>>>> adminstrators' profiles, and they should consume very little
>>>>>>> disk space. The normal way to free up space on your server's system
>>>>>>> drive
>>>>>>> is to move your users' home shares and the various other shares
>>>>>>> to a different drive. You should reserve the system drive for
>>>>>>> Windows and for your applications.
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