Separating user data removed hidden bottlenecks choking my system drive.

Deleting a Windows 7 user folder removes all personalized settings and data in addition to any files or folders stored in folders specific to the user's account, such as the user's "My Documents" and ...

User profile folders on Windows 10 or 11 are important directories that store personal files, app settings, and system configuration of each created account. It is located in the system drive ...

Some users who updated their Macs to OS 10.9.3 yesterday are reporting that their Users folder has disappeared. Like the name suggests, the Users folder holds all of the folders for a given computer, ...

If you accidentally merged User folders, like the downloads Library with another drive or folder, here is how to unmerge folders in Windows and restore them back to default location. Note: Even if you ...

Windows enthusiasts just love to tweak their systems. Through the years, the Windows community has built up an impressive body of tips and tricks designed to squeeze extra performance out of a stock ...

A user profile folder (or User Folder) in Windows 11/10 contains files and folders stored in different locations like Desktop, Documents, Favorites, Downloads, Searches, Pictures, and more. It is ...

While demoting your user account to a non-admin account provides a more secure environment in OS X, it is likely that some system resources may still be accessible by the account. Here is how to ...

I currently monkeying with my user folders structure. I've been using a replacement shell (geoshell) for a while, and consequently mostly ignoring the "Documents and Settings" default win2k setup. But ...

This is more of an administrative sanity thing than a problem, per se... I've got a file share full of user home directories, where they can save stuff that they don't need to share with each other.