Optimizing file and folder organization in Windows
Contributed by ibe98765 
June 18, 2006 
Tagged: Windows
This tutorial describes one method for organizing your windows installation. Find your files, folders and applications easier. Also make backing up and reinstalls easier.
For far too many people, organization and Windows are mutually exclusive terms. Most average users stick with a single C: physical and logical drive. Folders and content are poorly categorized and files are commonly lost.
One of the first things I recommend is to partition that huge single hard drive into more manageable logical drives. For instance, with a single 200MB hard drive, you might make a C: drive of 10-15MB for Windows system files. Then a D: Drive of say 20 MB for data and personal settings. Then an E: drive of 50MB for installed programs (Freeware, shareware, commercial, etc.). Finally an F: drive with the remaining MB’s for media storage (video’s & music). I always move my C:\Documents and Settings\Username folder structure from the C: drive to my D: Drive. I covered how to do this in my tip here: