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Hello all,
I have a small dilema with my Axim. I originally purchased a CF card for additional storage but have decided to get a SD card instead. I am going to use the CF card for my MP3 player.

I currently have three applications installed on the CF card and would like to move everything to my SD card. How can I get this to work? It there some registry settings that point to where the program's files are located? Do I have to reinstall the applications? There has to be an easy way to do this...

thanks in advance...

Raynne413

The best and most sure way would be to reinstall, since they are actual programs. If they were just files, such as e-books, documents, or MP3s, you could just cut and paste.

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Mizar

Raynne's right: safest way is just to uninstall and reinstall.

If, however, you really want to move your apps directly, I'll tell you how.

But:

DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. It works for me (I know what I'm doing); but if you move something critical or something that's running at the time, you could really mess things up and have to hard reset. (Kids, don't try this with your Windows folder!)

This assumes that you're comfortable working with File Explorer or another file manager, and that you have and are comfortable using a registry editor.

In a nutshell:
- Move the app's folder from CF to SD.
- Update shortcuts to point to the new path.
- Update registry entries to refer to the new path.

In detail:
- Close all your apps. Run File Explorer or your favourite file manager.
- Locate the folder containing the app you want to move. (For example: \CF Card\PocketSomethingOrOther).
- Cut it
- Navigate to where you want the folder to go (e.g. \SD Card).
- Paste. The folder should now appear, contents intact.
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If you use File Explorer:
- Open the app's (newly moved) folder. Copy the app (the .exe file. File Explorer seems to hide filename extensions. In that case, the app proper is probably the file showing that app's distinctive icon).
- Locate the shortcut to the app (check in \Windows\Start Menu and its children). If you use Launcher or something similar, don't forget to check in its shortcuts folder, too. Paste Shortcut, replacing the one already there. If it creates a new shortcut with a different name (e.g. Shortcut to TaskBarDate rather than the original TaskBarDate, delete the old shortcut and rename the new). The new shortcut will correctly point to the newly-moved app.
Otherwise:
- Find all shortcuts to the app (*.lnk), view properties on each, and edit the path to point to the new location.
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- Run your favourite Registry editor. Search for all references to the original path the app was in (e.g. \CF Card\PocketSomethingOrOther). Edit each such entry to refer to the new path (e.g. \SD Card\PocketSomethingOrOther).

That should do it. It's basically the technique I've been using to get all my apps organised under a "Program Files" folder (and it's worked flawlessly), because I hate a messy root directory.

Once again: DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Attempting to follow the above instructions shall constitute acceptance of this disclaimer. If you're not comfortable with file management, or Registry editing, or any part of the instructions above, DON'T TRY IT. I don't want angry emails, or Process Servers at my door, or www.mizar-sucks.com... ;)

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