how to move installed ass programs

[lastshot]

Some applications dont let you choose where i want to install them and i dont want those dirty programs on my glorious ssd so how can i install them on my HDD legit?

[Jade]

>dirty programs

>>computer is run on one massive 'program'

ah, yes, I see.

 

Being realistic, you could determine where it's going to install it then symlink it to a folder on your other drive.

[flibberdipper]

I like ass programs.

[lastshot]

>dirty programs

>>computer is run on one massive 'program'

ah, yes, I see.

 

Being realistic, you could determine where it's going to install it then symlink it to a folder on your other drive.

So there is no way to move the files of the application and tell windows that its installed here now?

 

post is fixed sir

[Jade]

So there is no way to move the files of the application and tell windows that its installed here now?

 

post is fixed sir

Eh, there is, but it tends to be painful, long processes and often registry edits. You're probably better off just symlinking, if you want to avoid a messy registry.

[lastshot]

Eh, there is, but it tends to be painful, long processes and often registry edits. You're probably better off just symlinking, if you want to avoid a messy registry.

Can we sue the application creators that dont let us change the install path? /s

[Jade]

Can we sue the application creators that dont let us change the install path? /s

Eh, in some universe, yeah.

[rashdanml]

Cut and paste it somewhere else, then re-launch the application using the .exe; most of the time, it'll work. 

Any files in %appdata% will remain there, but those don't usually eat up space.

[Jade]

Cut and paste it somewhere else, then re-launch the application using the .exe; most of the time, it'll work. 

Any files in %appdata% will remain there, but those don't usually eat up space.

Doesn't update Windows extension association, and more often than not, files need to access other files, and they use %appinstalldir%\, which doesn't get updated past installation. Hardly an ideal way to do things.

[rashdanml]

Doesn't update Windows extension association, and more often than not, files need to access other files, and they use %appinstalldir%\, which doesn't get updated past installation. Hardly an ideal way to do things.

-shrug-

Could always go into the registry and manually edit them. I've done that too, on occasion. 

Very few programs have forced itself onto my SSD though, almost all of them can be set to install elsewhere. 

[GoodBytes]

When you install a software click in the setup click on Advance/Custom. They all have the option (beside Chrome, because its Google). Doing so, allows you to select the drive where your programs will be installed.

In my case I run on 2 partition. C and D.

C is where I have Windows and everything related to it. And D:\ is where I put my files, and programs.

I do this so that when I need to re-install Windows in the case of anything unexpected, I can just do so, without worrying of backing up anything, and most programs will run again, and re-configure themselves with the system without re-installing them. Great for emergencies, lets say during my school semester, where I don't have time.

[GoodBytes]

-shrug-

Could always go into the registry and manually edit them. I've done that too, on occasion. 

Very few programs have forced itself onto my SSD though, almost all of them can be set to install elsewhere.

Or you can just use Defaults Programs panel if you don't want to break your head, just saying.