dsc106 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Is there a way to change OS X's default assignment of your User files? I would like to make my documents/movies/pictures folders to default to a different volume than my system volume, if possible Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52517-changing-user-folders/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsc106 Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 bump... anyone? please? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52517-changing-user-folders/#findComment-377437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I don't think you can... Why don't you just install OS X on this other volume? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52517-changing-user-folders/#findComment-377452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 You can do that easily by modifying your user's "home" entry from your netinfo application (applications->utilities). Here's a link with a short tutorial on how to customize a user: http://www.samspublishing.com/library/cont...um=182&rl=1 I have never tried this myself though because of rumors I've heard about some apps (specifically Microsoft Word. What a surprise, huh?) failing to work properly when files are not in the standard paths. I would recommend you try creating a whole new user from scratch and see how it works first. Good luck, hecker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52517-changing-user-folders/#findComment-377666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knacker Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Couldn't you also just create a symlink in the drive's user directory to the path on your drive? I'm pretty sure that symlinks can be used to link drives together... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52517-changing-user-folders/#findComment-381902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Yeah, the symlink thing works but you'll lose the pretty icons on the finder's left panel side. At least that's what happend when I tried it. hecker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52517-changing-user-folders/#findComment-382000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeSuKuN Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Why wouldn't be possible to do it as linux users do? just reboot in single user mode, create the partition, copy the contents to it, and modify the auto mount con fig so that partition mounts on that mount point. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52517-changing-user-folders/#findComment-382021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBits Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 It works with symlink.... in singleuser mode move user folder wherever you want and create symlink to it in original location... just be sure to have the other drive or partition mounted on boot OSX doesnt even notice you changed it... no problems... When you reinstall just create symlink again in singleuser mode. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52517-changing-user-folders/#findComment-382041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knacker Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Yeah, the symlink thing works but you'll lose the pretty icons on the finder's left panel side. At least that's what happend when I tried it. hecker There is a way to assign any arbitrary icon to any folder in OS X, isn't there? Sorry, OS X newb. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52517-changing-user-folders/#findComment-382042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Oh god, don't mess with Terminal commands if there is a simpler solution (and there always is). It's easier to create a documents/music/movies/{censored} folder elsewhere (not Library) AND THEN create the symbolic links to them in the home folder. It works and the system still doesn't care and you're not mucking in Terminals or single user modes. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52517-changing-user-folders/#findComment-382142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBits Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 WTF... what problems do you expect if you do it right? I use same /Users folder for 2 installs... (both with symlink) it works 100% (one normal and one for testing install) Even if osx fails to find your /users folder or user... it just creates new one with default settings But you must know what you are doing... i agree on that Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52517-changing-user-folders/#findComment-382157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I have actually done this in the distant (10.3 on a Wallstreet) past. Things did not work very well, and from other posts I have read it does not sound like any improvement to relocation your home directory was made in 10.4. I would STRONGLY recommend you leave your home directory where it is. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/52517-changing-user-folders/#findComment-382205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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