Moving file structure to a new disk

I am trying to move my catalog and photo files from one disk that is running out of space to another drive. I have tried all the obvious like backing up and restoring to another disk which created the catalog file as well as the file structure but when I open the new catalog it still points to the old file structure. I am using Elements 3.0.
Any Ideas? It is important for me to maintain the original folder structure since I think some filenames are the same.Also it is important for me to maintain all my tagging inof.
Thanks

I have tried all the obvious like backing up and restoring to another disk which created the catalog file as well as the file structure but when I open the new catalog it still points to the old file structure. I am using Elements 3.0.
Any Ideas? It is important for me to maintain the original folder structure since I think some filenames are the same.Also it is important for me to maintain all my tagging inof.
Are you sure you opened the new catalog?
What happens if you just move all the folders to the new disk in Windows, and then change the drive letter so that (for example) if the old drive was D:, then the new drive becomes D: ??

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