M‑TECH TECHNICIAN WORKSHEET

Safe Procedure for Moving User Data Folders to D: Drive

(For protecting customer data during system‑image restores)

Technician Name: ______________________

Customer Name: _______________________

Laptop Model: ________________________

Date: ________________________________

1. Pre‑Move Safety Checks

1.1 Confirm System Stability

☐ Windows boots normally
☐ No active BSOD issues
☐ No disk warnings or SMART alerts
☐ No pending Windows updates

1.2 Disable Fast Startup (prevents profile load race conditions)

Control Panel → Power Options → Choose what the power buttons do →
☐ "Turn on Fast Startup” is unchecked

1.3 Create Restore Point

☐ System Restore → Create → "Before Folder Move”

1.4 Rebuild Pagefile (prevents corruption during folder moves)

☐ Set pagefile to No paging file
☐ Reboot
☐ Set pagefile to System managed size
☐ Reboot again

2. Prepare D: Drive Structure

2.1 Create Folder Structure

☐ D:\Users
☐ D:\Users\<customername>

2.2 Fix Permissions

In File Explorer, right‑click D:\Users\<customername> → Properties → Security:
☐ User has Full Control
☐ Inheritance is enabled
☐ Ownership is correct

3. Move Known Folders (One at a Time)

Never move AppData, Searches, Saved Games, or the entire profile.

General Method (for each folder):

Right‑click folder → Properties → Location → Change C: to D: → Approve folder creation → Approve move → Log out / log in.

3.1 Documents
☐ Move
☐ Log out / log in

3.2 Desktop
☐ Move
☐ Log out / log in

3.3 Pictures
☐ Move
☐ Log out / log in

3.4 Music
☐ Move
☐ Log out / log in

3.5 Videos
☐ Move
☐ Log out / log in

3.6 Favorites
☐ Move
☐ Log out / log in

3.7 Contacts
☐ Move
☐ Log out / log in

3.8 Downloads (move last – most volatile folder)
☐ Move
☐ Log out / log in

4. Post‑Move Validation

4.1 Verify Folder Paths

☐ Documents → D:\Users\<name>\Documents
☐ Desktop → D:\Users\<name>\Desktop
☐ Pictures → D:\Users\<name>\Pictures
☐ Downloads → D:\Users\<name>\Downloads
☐ All other moved folders point to D:

4.2 Verify Permissions

☐ User has Full Control on all moved folders
☐ No "Access Denied” errors

4.3 Reboot Twice

☐ First reboot: Windows updates profile hive
☐ Second reboot: Confirms stable load

5. Final Safety Steps

5.1 Confirm No TEMP Profile Was Created

☐ User folder is correct
☐ No C:\Users\<name>.000 or TEMP profile exists

5.2 Create Final Restore Point

☐ "After Folder Move – Stable”

5.3 Document Completion

☐ All steps completed
☐ Customer data verified safe
☐ System image restore will not erase user data

Notes / Observations

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