SSD with HDD

[wkelly]

I have built a PC and it works fine but I have put a 60gb SSD and a 1tb HDD in it. I have managed to get both drives to show up but when ever I download something it will go straight to the SSD and not to the HDD.

Please help

[AlwaysFSX]

Change your download location in your browser settings.

[PixelPips]

I don't remember how, but you can tell windows to relocate your entire user folder to your secondary drive. This will move downloads, (most) programs, AppData, etc. over to the drive you choose.

[wkelly]

I don't remember how, but you can tell windows to relocate your entire user folder to your secondary drive. This will move downloads, (most) programs, AppData, etc. over to the drive you choose.

Is there any way you can find out

[Altecice]

I don't remember how, but you can tell windows to relocate your entire user folder to your secondary drive. This will move downloads, (most) programs, AppData, etc. over to the drive you choose.

 

 

Is there any way you can find out

 

 

Locate your user file folder: (C:\Users\USERNAME)

 

Right click the folders you want to move (Desktop,Documents,Downloads,Music,Pictures and videos normally). Properties > Location, and change it.

[wkelly]

Locate your user file folder: (C:\Users\USERNAME)

 

Right click the folders you want to move (Desktop,Documents,Downloads,Music,Pictures and videos normally). Properties > Location, and change it.

I'm on windows 8.1 and it won't let me change the location

[PixelPips]

Is there any way you can find out

Apparently it's not a good idea to do this, it can have issues, and it won't let you service or update/upgrade windows. [link]

 

What I would do instead is just change your downloads directory to your HDD. You can also install just about any program to a specific folder on your hard drive. If you have a lot of steam games, you can install them to your HDD as well. 

 

60B is a pretty small SSD, especially considering some games are 30-60GB (Looking at you GTAV)

[Altecice]

I'm on windows 8.1 and it won't let me change the location

 

I am also on 8.1 and can do it fine

[Redsun20]

Go into settings in your web browser, select advanced settings, and select download location. Change it to where you want it to go

[pwn_intended]

Apparently it's not a good idea to do this, it can have issues, and it won't let you service or update/upgrade windows. [link]

 

What I would do instead is just change your downloads directory to your HDD. You can also install just about any program to a specific folder on your hard drive. If you have a lot of steam games, you can install them to your HDD as well. 

 

60B is a pretty small SSD, especially considering some games are 30-60GB (Looking at you GTAV)

I dont know where microsoft pulled that info from but I can confirm that I have been running multiple drives with my downloads, desktop, pics, videos, docs, etc. folders spread out over 3 different drives which are not boot drives without ANY problems. Goin from win 7 -> 8 -> 8.1 -> 10 has all worked flawlessly, along with all updates working.....

 

EDIT: upon closer reading, this is referring to moving the ENTIRE Users directory, which is not at all what was being recommended, and definitely not something i have tried.

[Kurtis444]

I'm on windows 8.1 and it won't let me change the location

Check that you have permission to change the folder location.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/redirect-folder-new-location#1TC=windows-7

This is for Windows 7, but the process is exactly the same once you've found the folder

[Lazmarr]

I'm on windows 8.1 and it won't let me change the location

Open explorer, on the left pane right click the folder you want to change E.g. Right click downloads > Properties > Location > change to desired location