Specifying a user's profile

A user profile is a set of files used by Windows to provide the user's desktop when they log on to a computer in the network.

To view a user's profile

From the left-hand pane, expand Users and choose All Users.
From the right-hand pane, right-click the user and from the menu, choose Properties.
Choose the Disk Usage tab. The 'Profile location' field displays the location of the profile folder.
To view the contents of profile folder, click the Explore button alongside the 'Profile location' field.
When you have finished, close the window.
Click OK.

Notes

You must have the correct permissions to be able to manage a user's home folder.
User properties are also available by selecting the user and choosing in the toolbar, or by double-clicking the user in the right-hand pane.

Managing user properties: overview