Jump to content

Installing programs to another drive.

M A J O R
By M A J O R
in Windows
 Share
Go to solution Solved by Windows7ge,

No. Assuming the other drive shows up as D:/, E:/, etc you can just point the installer to that drive and it'll do the rest. You might like to setup some folders for organization but beyond that not really. It's pretty common for people to want to do this.

Posted

Hi, I'm running low on space for programs on my main SSD which currently has Windows and all my programs. I have another SSD in the system that I used to use for games. Can I just install programs directly onto this drive from now on, or is there some prep work required first?

Corsair Air 540 - ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Z170 - Corsair HX850i - Intel i7 6700K - Corsair H100i Pro - Gigabyte RX 5700 XT 8GB - 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 - Samsung 860 QVO 1TB - Samsung 850 500GB - WD Black 4TB

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Solution

No. Assuming the other drive shows up as D:/, E:/, etc you can just point the installer to that drive and it'll do the rest. You might like to setup some folders for organization but beyond that not really. It's pretty common for people to want to do this.

Guides & Tutorials:

PROXMOX - Rebuilding ZFS RAID rpool After Disk Failure

Mass Deploying Customized Windows 10/11 Installs

Building a GNU/Linux Based Windows Deployment Server

GNU/Linux Installer Server: Installation & Configuration

How to: Use (i)PXE to Install Windows from a Network

Why Memorize IP's When You Can Self-Host DNS Instead?

Ventoy - The USB Multi-Boot Utility!

Introduction to PXE/iPXE Network Boot Featuring FreeBSD & Ubuntu Server

 

Don't see what you need? Check the Full List or *PM me, if I haven't made it I'll add it to the list.

*NOTE: I'll only add it to the list if the request is something I know I can do.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Remember that programs needs data/settings files that still will be stored on C. So installing programs on D or E drive (for example) is a solution, but first try to free some space on C anyway.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

-> Moved to Windows

***

 

I have made folders for programs on both drives. So when installing I could only switch drive letter to tell which drive software were to be installed. That being before getting bigger SSD.

^^^^ That's my post ^^^^
<-- This is me --- That's your scrollbar -->
vvvv Who's there? vvvv

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Windows

×