Another important question please

[seban]

Can i move files from %appdata folders, like for ex. "Microsoft Flight Simulator" folder or "discord" folder, to my other drive without the applications not working? I hope someone gets this question but i dont know how to explain.. I need to move bigger, not frequently used folders, from %appdata%, to my HDD to free up my SSD space.

 

Thank you, once again.

[Electronics Wizardy]

It will normally break this if you move it from app data

 

 

How big is appdata, it shouldn't be that big normally, and Id keep most of that on a ssd as you want programs and cache files to be accessed quickly.

[Murasaki]

Discord runs from Appdata actually. If an application has files there it most likely will need them.

By the way you can use a program like Wiztree to scan the drive for its directory/file structure and find potential space to free up. I'd stay away from Appdata.

[seban]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

It will normally break this if you move it from app data

 

 

How big is appdata, it shouldn't be that big normally, and Id keep most of that on a ssd as you want programs and cache files to be accessed quickly.

In total 14.2GB

[seban]

Just now, Murasaki said:

Discord runs from Appdata actually. If an application has files there it most likely will need them.

By the way you can use a program like Wiztree to scan the drive for its directory/file structure and find potential space to free up. I'd stay away from Appdata.

Aha, ill check that program out then... thnx

[AlwaysFSX]

What you're probably gonna want to use is a Symbolic Link to move the folder to a new location and have it link back to the original place.

[Tristerin]

TreeSize Free is another good option too

[Electronics Wizardy]

5 minutes ago, 1ppOverheat said:

In total 14.2GB

Yea thats pretty normaly. I wouldn't worry about it.

[seban]

13 hours ago, Murasaki said:

Discord runs from Appdata actually. If an application has files there it most likely will need them.

By the way you can use a program like Wiztree to scan the drive for its directory/file structure and find potential space to free up. I'd stay away from Appdata.

So i installed it and Scanned my C: drive, it found loads of files ive never seen by manually searching (obviously), am i supposed to delete them or what does this program exactly do? Sorry, i'm still kind of dumb in these kind of things..

 

13 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

What you're probably gonna want to use is a Symbolic Link to move the folder to a new location and have it link back to the original place.

Oh alright, i'm gonna do that as my last option.. thnx!

 

13 hours ago, Tristerin said:

TreeSize Free is another good option too

Downloading rn.. thnx!

[Murasaki]

4 minutes ago, 1ppOverheat said:

So i installed it and Scanned my C: drive, it found loads of files ive never seen by manually searching (obviously), am i supposed to delete them or what does this program exactly do? Sorry, i'm still kind of dumb in these kind of things..

It more or less presents your drive in a more "chunky" view so you can locate larger folders or junk folders but if you don't know what to look for I'd advise not to delete anything.

Edited March 11, 2021 by Murasaki
OH GOD GRAMMER!

[seban]

Just now, Murasaki said:

It more or less presents your drive in a more "chunky" view so you can locate larger folders or junk folders but if you don't know what to look for I'd advise not to delete anything.

Oh okay.. i think i'd rather take your guys's words. Im gonna think about trying the Symbolic Link program then.

 

Thank you guys, always appreciate the help. 

[AlwaysFSX]

4 minutes ago, 1ppOverheat said:

what does this program exactly do?

TreeSize gives you a breakdown showing you folder branches and how much space is taken up and by what. E.g. whether a lot of space is taken up by say your Program Files folder or your Users folder, you can expand it and see further where space is taken up.

[LogicalDrm]

13 hours ago, 1ppOverheat said:

So i installed it and Scanned my C: drive, it found loads of files ive never seen by manually searching (obviously), am i supposed to delete them or what does this program exactly do? Sorry, i'm still kind of dumb in these kind of things..

You shouldn't delete anything really. If you see folders named "cache", "temp" or "tmp", those could be emptied. They are just temporary files, like thumbnails or previews created when you access files and folders.

 

AppData is settings and profiles folder for software. While you can place your main software folder anywhere, AppData will always be on boot drive. Overall, the size will stay rather low compared to actual software files or OS files. So if you have small SSD as boot drive, just install everything on other drives.

 

Using Symbolic Links is an option. But I would recommend against using them unless you have very critical need. If you have any issues with Windows and have to do repair or load from restore point, those will be removed and it will be annoying to fix.

[seban]

1 hour ago, LogicalDrm said:

You shouldn't delete anything really. If you see folders named "cache", "temp" or "tmp", those could be emptied. They are just temporary files, like thumbnails or previews created when you access files and folders.

 

AppData is settings and profiles folder for software. While you can place your main software folder anywhere, AppData will always be on boot drive. Overall, the size will stay rather low compared to actual software files or OS files. So if you have small SSD as boot drive, just install everything on other drives.

 

Using Symbolic Links is an option. But I would recommend against using them unless you have very critical need. If you have any issues with Windows and have to do repair or load from restore point, those will be removed and it will be annoying to fix.

Damn alright, thank you for the information.. really useful because at the moment im still figuring out this problem