[SOLVED] Multiple Users with Multiple harddrives

[andrew.m.lang22]

Hi All,

New here and looking for Ideas, thoughts, suggestions or possibly a 'How To'.

There is no reasoning here, other than keeping files separate or less "confusing"

Currently I have a 1 User setup with 2 hard drives. (250 SSD for Boot and some main applications - 1 TB HDD for everything else)

What I want to do is Create a 2nd User Profile and install an additional 1 TB HDD. (so in total, 1 SSD, 2 HDD)

Is there a simple way to set up each User to boot from SSD (where we both have access to main applications or shared documents) and then both users have 1 HDD to save their own files without accidentally saving in the wrong place?

 

[USAFRet]

You can redirect the Libraries for each user, to whatever drive or folder structure you wish.

Read here and pay close attention to the OS versions. The methods are different, and it makes a HUGE difference in the result:
Do it wrong, and the whole thing is borked up.

Win 7 & 8: https://forums.tomshardware.com/faq/new-ssd-now-what-redirecting-static-files-elsewhere.1518605/

Win 8.1 & 10: How To - How to Redirect Folders to Other Drives in Windows So you’ve gotten a new SSD, and don’t want to fill it up with needless stuff. Redirect those files/folders elsewhere. Open Windows Explorer in Desktop On your proposed target drive, create the relevant target folders. You must do this. If you just designate the drive root (D: ) it will attempt... forums.tomshardware.com

 

[andrew.m.lang22]

You can redirect the Libraries for each user, to whatever drive or folder structure you wish.

Read here and pay close attention to the OS versions. The methods are different, and it makes a HUGE difference in the result:
Do it wrong, and the whole thing is borked up.

Win 7 & 8: https://forums.tomshardware.com/faq/new-ssd-now-what-redirecting-static-files-elsewhere.1518605/

Win 8.1 & 10: How To - How to Redirect Folders to Other Drives in Windows So you’ve gotten a new SSD, and don’t want to fill it up with needless stuff. Redirect those files/folders elsewhere. Open Windows Explorer in Desktop On your proposed target drive, create the relevant target folders. You must do this. If you just designate the drive root (D: ) it will attempt... forums.tomshardware.com

Okay, so its a redirecting Library! That seems pretty easy to manage. Would the logic in having the Boot drive (ssd) with main applications (ex Chrome, itunes, Microsoft Office) be valid, where both users could have access?

 

[USAFRet]

Okay, so its a redirecting Library! That seems pretty easy to manage. Would the logic in having the Boot drive (ssd) with main applications (ex Chrome, itunes, Microsoft Office) be valid, where both users could have access?

Yes.
One set of OS and applications, users personal files on whatever drive is desired.

OS and applications have gotten really good at using 'other places' for your data files.
Often, the applications simply remember where the last place you saved, and use that as the default suggestion the next time.