It might be possible to create "Folder Shortcuts" to all your folders - read about them here

You'd have to automate some batch script or something to create them all, but it should work - as the "Folder Shortcuts" are actually folders with a CLSID extension - like "MyFolder.{00000010-0000-0010-8000-00AA006D2EA4}" - then the extension becomes invisible and the icon takes on the properties defined in the registry.

It would be really nice if there was some way to specify the path of the target inside the folder (possibly a desktop.ini file); otherwise you're going to have separate registry entries for each folder. Play around, see what you can come up with!

hmm.. just played around a bit with the idea and it doesn't seem to be working like I remember it did. I must be doing something wrong...

Yeah, I can't get it to work, either.

If it's an NTFS disk, try using junctions via tools like NTFS Link. This way you can have folders point to other folders on the same or a different disk.

Thank you, craeonics, NTFS Link seems to be exactly what I need.

Junctions rock.

Take heed when deleting junctions though. You might accidentally delete the original folder instead of the junction. Safest way is to unlink the junctions first, so they become normal, empty folders. Then it's safe to delete them.

Do junctions work on separate partitions?

I've used them over separate drives before (C: <-> D:), so I imagine partitions will work, too.

They do.

I am a bit puzzled as to if they still function when you move the drive to another machine and drive letters and such change. Recently did that and some folder became inaccessible. I can't remember and have yet to check if these folders were originally junctions. I suspect they were andalso suspect they stopped working because I moved the drive. Not sure though.

On the other hand, I just tried to replace My Documents with a junction to another partition...Crashed explorer. Guess I Should stop messing with system files.

If you have TweakUI you can set a custom location for My Documents, plus a bunch of other system folders including Startup, SendTo and the Start Menu etc.
You'll find the settings under 'My Computer' > 'Special Folders'.

Found out I could just change the location of My Documents in the properties folder.
Yes, tweakUI works swell too.

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