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Many, but not all programs allow you to specify their install location. In some, however, that ability is somewhat hidden in the install process.

by Leo A. Notenboom, © 2009

How can I install applications to the D: drive in Windows Vista? The C: drive is full and every program wants to load itself into it. I tried saving the application on the D: drive and running it from there, hoping I would get a prompt saying 'setup will install this program in C:Program Files..... if you want to install it elsewhere browse for the location' but the application just automatically installs itself in the C: drive without giving me another option. It then gives an error message saying not enough disc space in C:. How can I do this?

You may not be able to.

But then again, depending on the application, you may.

And that phrase is kind of what it boils down to: 'depending on theapplication'.

In your situation, I'd make sure to first have cleaned up that C: drive asmuch as you can. Even though we may install applications onto other drives,there's still no getting around the fact that Windows, and programs runningunder Windows, will need some amount of space on C:.

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'If it doesn't ask, then there's almost nothing you cando.'

I'd point you toWhere's my disk spacegoing? as a place to start. It includes references to a couple of toolsthat may help you identify exactly what's eating up all the space on your C:drive. Knowing that you may be able to make some decisions on what steps totake to free some of it up.

Where you download your install program actually makes no difference at allto where that program may try to install itself. The key is that at some pointin the installation process it must ask you where you want it to install. If itdoesn't ask, then there's almost nothing you can do. It'll install where itinstalls, and that's likely going to be C:.

Many programs are nice enough to just ask:

That's PDFCreator askingwhere you want it to be installed. No special steps were required, it simplyincludes this as part of the normal setup process. If you want to install it toa different drive you can simply enter the new location here.

Another common scenario has that setting available, but hidden.

Here's a step in the OpenOffice installation process:

As I said, this particular scenario is very common as setup designers wantto make it easy for people to simply take the default settings that mightotherwise confuse or concern them.

Hint: don't.

In this case, choose Custom, and the next step lookssomething like this:

As you can see, the setup program now displays where it will install thesoftware, as well as a Change... button so you can alter that.Click that and:

You can select exactly where the installation should happen.

The specifics of this scenario will vary from application to application,but the big take-away is to choose the 'advanced' or 'custom' installationoption if it's offered. Nine times out of ten, the install location is hiddentherein.

Unfortunately, if it's not, and there's no other place to specify it as partof the install, then there's little you can do.

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Mark Jacobs
July 1, 2009 1:30 PM

It's sometimes risky to install a program on a drive other than c: because plugging in a device or something you may inadvertanty do may change the drive letters on your computer. Why not move a lot of your data files instead?

Ziggie
July 2, 2009 7:46 AM

@Mark Jacobs:
Fixed disks (mounted inside the case) don't change drive letters between boots.

It is never a good idea to install software on a Windows machine on a removeable drive.

Ken B
July 2, 2009 9:59 AM

It used to be that adding a second drive with a primary partition on it would cause the secondary partition(s) on the primary drive to shift. (ie: the primary partition on the second drive became D:, and the former D: became E:.) I haven't seen that behavior in Windows for many years. I don't believe I have ever seen that happen when installing a removable device.

whs
July 7, 2009 10:53 AM

I would recommend to make room on the C: partition by moving the user files (Documents, Pictures, Videos, etc.) to D:. That is dead easy and will free up room.

Mr J McGarry
July 7, 2009 10:56 AM

for what it is worth I have installed windows from Win95a Win95b Win95c Win98se to my current Win XP in the last few times I find it it a good idea to make three hard drives. the first one is half of the whole. The second is half of the remainder. That way I have enough space to cover everything that I want on the drive.

JH
July 8, 2009 2:10 AM

It is possible to force-assign a drive letter using Disk Management. Of course, if you have lots of drives, it is necessary to mess around removing/changing lots of drive letters.

Torben Reffeld
July 8, 2009 3:00 AM

In the registry in the key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion] there is a sting called ProgramFilesDir, by default with the value C:ProgramFiles. If the value is changed to D:ProgramFiles, I feel sure Windows wil propose this directory for installeng new programs. I have not tried this, and there might be a risk to confuse Windows with respect to allready installed programs, but why should there?

howiem
July 11, 2009 9:00 PM

If there is an option to install to other thban Drive C, I always install programs on another drive. For one thing, even if you have to reformat C Drive, at least some programs, usually utilities, will still work. In addtion it helps to remember which programs you were using, as you will still be able to see them. You may not want to reinstall all of them, but it will be easier to remember which ones ou want to continue using. And of course even Windows does not ahve to be installed on C drive. I've installed it on many other drives leaving C to contain the bootup information. At any rate I have never had a problem caused by installing programs on other drives.

sammy
July 23, 2009 9:12 AM

Is it better to install programs on a separate drive, such as a partitioned D, and not on the C drive where my Windows XP is installed? I've been told this is better for the Windows system and less prone to slowing down but it can be so bothersome to have to make sure I'm not installing on the C every time.

While there might be a slight difference, I don't think it's significant. There's an argument for putting your data on a different drive, though, for ease of backup and restore.

NoName
January 3, 2010 11:06 AM

''''''Posted by: JH at July 8, 2009 2:10 AM
In the registry in the key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion] there is a sting called ProgramFilesDir, by default with the value C:ProgramFiles. If the value is changed to D:ProgramFiles, I feel sure Windows wil propose this directory for installeng new programs. I have not tried this, and there might be a risk to confuse Windows with respect to allready installed programs, but why should there?'''''''


I have tried this on my computer and this is possible, you just need change the path from C: to D: and restart computer and then all your program by default go to d: drive or a particular folder in it

Mike
January 27, 2010 1:16 PM

I have also heard that installing the os to the c: drive and programs to another drive is a good idea, particularly on a server. In fact, I believe that Dell offers this as an option when you order a server from them. I agree that it's a good idea to keep data on a separate drive, but most of my saved data exists in the 'My Docs' folder. Can you move the location of 'My Docs' to another drive, or will this confuse Windows?

kiwi888
February 14, 2010 8:54 AM

Thank you so very much for the registry tip. I absolutely hate when a program doesn't give you the choice. I shouldn't have to delete programs on C drive when I have 200 gigs to use on D!!!!

loboloco
August 12, 2010 1:51 PM

If the C-drive and the D-drive are on different physical drives, there likely would be some gain in speed. If D is merely a partition, there would be little, if any gain.

BTW, if you have separate drives, moving the switch file (virtual memory) to the D drive can provide significant gains.

Bevin Meadows
March 20, 2012 11:38 AM

Oh, the irony! I arrived here when trying to figure out how to install the first example (PDF Creator) to a drive other than C:. Alas, they no longer give an installation prompt.

tj
April 16, 2013 8:37 AM

can u please tell me how to install updates on other drives my c drive is almost full and no space is occoupied on d and e

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Is space on your HDD running out? Want to move your steam games from HDD to SSD? Want to move your whole Steam Library to a new Drive? Then fear not, here I will show you how you can safely move your installed steam games from one drive to another.

I faced a similar situation once. I bought a new SSD and wanted to move some of my games from my Hard Disk Drive to the SSD. Once I was done with the transfer, I later decided to write this tutorial on it.

Here in this post, we are going to discuss how you can move a Steam game or your whole Steam Library or a couple of games from there to another Drive. I will be showing multiple ways to move steam games to another drive, so you can try the method with is easy for you to do. There is no need to redownload games that you want to move, just follow some simple steps and you are good to go. Let’s get started.

First, we are going to discuss the easiest way to move games from your steam library to another drive, Steam’s backup and restore Service.

Using Steam’s Backup and Restore.

1. Launch the Steam app on your PC, on the top-left side of the app you will see an option named Steam.

2. Click on it and Select Backup and Restore Games.

3. Select the games that you want to move and click next. On this screen select the backup location and hit enter.

4. Now choose the backup format (preferably CD) and click ok.

5. The backup process is now started; it may take some time to finish depending on the games that you are trying to move so relax and let the steam do its thing.

We will now proceed to restore these games from the backup to your new drive. But before that, you have to uninstall the games from Steam first. (remember not to delete your backup.)

Note: Be careful with the uninstall as it will remove the games from your previous drive. Make sure to follow all the steps correctly to avoid any loss of data.

Final Steps

1. When you have successfully created the backup and uninstalled the games, navigate to “Steam>Settings>Downloads>Steam Library Folders” and add a new library folder there. Add this folder on your new drive where you want to move your games to.

2. Now go to Steam>Backup and Restore Games, select restore a previous backup and hit next.

3. From there, navigate to the backup folder where your game is located and hit next.

4. On the next screen that you are presented with, select the new library location and accept any prompts that appear on your screen.

4. The game will now get installed on to your new drive.

Moving Steam Games Manually

If you don’t want to use the backup and restore method, then you can move steam games manually from one drive to another.

1. First, move all the games to your new drive and put them in a single folder. You can find the currently installed steam games on your current steam library folder. The default location for installed steam games is “C:Program Files (x86)Steam

2. Next, you will have to navigate Steam>Settings>Downloads>Steam Library Folders from the top-left corner of the steam app.

3. From there add a new folder on any location on your new drive where you want to move the games to. Make sure it is not the folder where you have copied your games to.

4. Using a file explorer navigate to the folder that you just created earlier using Steam. A folder named steamapps will be inside there.

5. When in the steamapps folder, create a new folder and call it ‘common.’

6. Now you can proceed to move your steam game to the common folder that you just created.

7. Restart the steam app now and when it launches again, verify that Steam has picked up the new library folder from your other drive. Go to Steam>Settings>Downloads>Steam Library Folders and check your new library folder is there. If it there then you are good to go, if it is not, then you simply have to add it there again.

8. Once it is done, try installing one of the games that you moved to the new drive. On the installation prompt, make sure to select the new Steam library folder and click next. Steam will now proceed to discover existing files, and with this, you have successfully moved steam games to another drive.

You can also set this folder as a default location to make new games automatically install on your preferred drive. For this, right click on the new library folder location on Steam Library Folder and select Make Default Folder.

Now you are done with the transfer, here are some Frequently Asked Questions which people ask when moving or transferring their steam games to a different drive.

F.A.Qs

Q1. Will my saved progress & cutom setting remain when I move my games to new drive?

A. Yes, if you have enabled cloud backup or your game saves are stored on the game folder or even on the Steam installation directory, your progress will not get lost.

Q2. Will it work if I want to transfer my Steam library from an HDD to SSD?

A. Yes, it will. The steps are the same for Hard Disk Drive and a Solid State Drive.

Q3. I have moved the games to a new drive but Steam is prompting me to install the game instead of launching it.

A. If you have manually moved the games to a new library, sometimes you will have to add the library folder to Steam again (refer to step 7 of “Moving Steam Games Manually”).

Q4. Can I use these methods to move my Steam games to an external drive?

A. Yes, the second method will work on external drives as well. But in case of external drives, if you unplug them from your computer when steam is running, you will have to add the library folder again in the settings.

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There you go, enjoy playing your steam games from your new drive.

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I have tried to simplify the tutorials, and the steps are as easy as possible so you should not have any problems following them. Thank you for reading but if you are still facing any error when moving your games, ping us down in the comments below, we will be glad to help you.

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