With some registry editing, we can move the location of the folder.

If you smack the Public link on the Favorite Links, you’ll see the list of folders.

you might copy them to a new location.

Move the Public Folder in Windows Vista

First copy all the folders inside of the current Public folder into the new D:\Public folder.

Browse down to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

You should see a key called Public.

Reboot, and your public folder will now be moved.

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You should be able to remove the old public folder if you want to.

(double-check you verify the location of the new public folder before you do)

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