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    Have new Win11 PC. My normal file management practice is to move ALL personal data off OS drive (C:/) onto a separate HDD (D:/) by re-locating/moving my User Folders (Desktop, Documents, Music, Pics, Videos) via their respective Properties/Location tab.  An easy task.  With my new Win11 OS and the advent of OneDrive, I’m confused if I should do the same.  While I understand I can move the OneDrive folder to a separate HDD by Unlinking, Moving, Relinking OnDrive to accomplish this same file management goal for those files/folders in OneDrive, I don’t know how this relates to the User Folders that still exist under C:/User/Username/.  I have noticed that if OneDrive “Backup” is turned “ON”, I don’t see the C:/User/username/Desktop or Pics Folders but do see Documents Folder. However, the its Properties/Location tab for Documents doesn’t appear.   The only time the Properties/Location tab appears with these 3 Folders is when OneDrive “Backup”  is turned OFF.  So there’s some interaction going on that’s not clear and I don’t want to mess up my system file management before I start!

    Summary: With all that said, how do I move ALL my personal data from C:/ to another HDD for both OneDrive folders AND C:/User/Username Folders are synced and I see them all in one place?

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