Moving data from C: to D:

[CC Brown]

I have all my HTR and Access file on drive C: My one disk is divided between C: and D: but the C: is basically for systems stuff and much smaller than D:. Can I just do a cut/paste and move to D:, and change where Access looks for it's info. Or do I need to reinstall HTR2?

With your help I have finally segregated my files by day of the week, plus a file of races to be exported, races with no results, and a raceresultchart file.
Thanks

[Rick]

I would open Windows Explorer and just drag \HTR from C:\ to D:\

In fact I would right click drag and select move. You could copy first and delete from C:\

After you have all the files on D:\ you can either edit your icon to change the path to D: or you can delete the old HTR2 icon and create a new one.

You can do everything on D: drive except \htrdata

It has to stay on C: drive.

I have tried to create it on D:

Actually HTR2 will create it on D: drive it just doesn't use it. So you have to leave \htrdata on C: drive.

You will then need to modify your Access macros to look at D: drive.

[AwolAtHTR]

Tue 28 Dec 04

hi CC,

there MAYBE a simpler solution using a VIRTUAL DISK which does a substituion
for a path to another '..drive..'. The technical trick is simply the old DOS
command SUBST and the program to do this is FreeWare for a temporary disk.
The permanent version costs about twelve (12) dollars the last I checked.
I have used the FREE program about two months and not had a problem YET.

IF you decided to try it THEN you would move your folder to drive D
Create a VIRTUAL DISK from your D:\AccessOnD (ie new name) to the C: drive.
THEN all your Access tables, queries, ETC would NOT have to changed!!

Just wanted to get a quick post to let you know about this choice.
IF you are interested then I will find the link and post it.

ALSO, be careful about using that '..small disk D..' if that is labeled your
RECOVERY DISK. I have my system partitioned into eleven disk platters
and once used the D instead my own. I think the problem was that the disk
platter D became full and I had not added more data. In other words,
MAYBE, the system is storing more Recovery information on the D platter.
This is just a guess but wanted to give you a head up about using D.

duane

[AwolAtHTR]

aah CC, duane is WRONG!!

:eek: please excuse that BrainFart I just posted!!

when I read the posting, the basic rule registered to me.

The VIRTUAL DISK must be to an UNASSIGNED disk!!

so, SOMETIMES my Access tables are on C or E or K
The real data is on my E drive but by using VIRTUAL DISK
'drive' W, I can do all my data work without moving the
MDB files, etc. to the research disk for the day!!

so, unless my logic is wrong again.
now, I say the SUBST would be a waste of time for you.

duane

[CC Brown]

Wow!
I am constantly amazed at the knowledge on this board! I certainly know my options now.
Thanks