One thing you can do is to change the location of your 'My Documents' folder (which by default is inside c:Documents and Settings). All of your user data should be stored in there, and the contents can get quite large in total. In 'My Computer', open 'Documents and Settings', open the folder with your login name, then right-click on 'My Documents', and click 'Properties' to see how much disk space is being used. If you have a lot of stuff there, XP makes it really easy to relocate it: On your desktop, right-click on 'My Documents', click 'Properties' and click 'Move...'. You can then specify your new drive.
It may be that you're not storing much in your 'My Documents' folder, but that there is a lot in the whole of the 'Documents and Settings' folder. In this case, you'll want to relocate the whole of the 'Documents and Settings' folder - see this Microsoft Article for detailed advice there.
Whatever you do, be careful! Back up all your documents to CD/USB drive/etc before attempting any data moves. It's quite easy to mess this sort of stuff up, so be warned: Do this at your own risk.
Hmmm... Yer dealing with a sticky program there, but I think there's a chance you could get away with it, if you end up REPLACING the old drive with the new one (so long as you make sure that the new drive will have the same letter as the old one, once you have transferred everything over)...
The reason I say this, is that there are settings and such in the system registry that can only be reassigned if you do a full re-install of the program... Also, there are other factors involved with moving a program and having it function as originally installed (hidden files, read-only archive files, things like that).
BUT...if you simply do a copy/paste (making sure before hand to select 'Show Hidden Files' in the drive options...highlight the drive in explorer, then go to 'Tools' -> 'Folder Options' -> 'View' -> 'Hidden files and folders -> 'Show hidden files and folders' -> 'Apply'(button) -> 'Ok'(button)) to create a duplicate copy of the program on the new drive, (assuming this isn't the drive the Operating System is installed on, if it is, that's a whole different story) then shut down, disconnect the old drive, put the new drive in it's place (on the cable, physical location isn't nearly as important as cable location...after making sure the settings on the drive are the same as the old one [master or slave drive]), then re-boot your system, and see if it works. If not, then that means that there is some portion of iTunes that Apple decided to hide away in such fashion to make it much more difficult (if not impossible) to copy or move.
Now, if this works, you can then shut-down, re-install the old drive (if you still want to use it) in a different location (either a different cable inside the case, or in an external drive enclosure outside of it), then re-start, see if all still works as intended, THEN AND ONLY THEN deleting the original files from the old drive.
If for any reason this doesn't work, things get a LOT stickier, and should probably involve the assistance of an actual Apple phone technician....
I wish you all the luck in the world...the one time I installed iTunes on my system, it tried to take over all functions of my media file playback, and when I wanted to get rid of it, wouldn't uninistall without manual tweaks in the registry (very dangerous to do), so I won't install ANY Apple software in my computers (I even use the QuickTime Alternative, rather than the official download), so I hope things go well for you...
And I hope this proves to be of some help to you...
Just to reply to a further question by nascarnut - it's up to you exactly where you move your 'My Documents' folder to, but you may find it more logical to keep it in the same folder structure as it was on your C: drive. It's up to you, and as long as the stuff ends up on your new drive you will have achieved your aim.
comment made by MadBiker 5 months ago
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