Windows 10 wont reset

[eddiec1]

A month or two back i decided to upgrade from windows 7 to 10. After upgrading i realised that the upgrade has caused my SSD to not only be my boot drive but also be used as my storage device, i have since been trying to reset windows using the reset feature but whenever i try to reset it tells me that it was unable to make any changes. Also, everytime i boot up, it tries to update windows but cant implement the changes (i assume this is due to lack of memory on my SSD because it stuffed to the brim).

How can i reset windows 10 aswell as ensure the storage goes to my HDD and the OS goes on the SSD? Could the update be stopping me from resetting? What did i do wrong the first time i updated as to not make the same mistake again?

Thanks for any help,
eddiec1

[MrDrWho13]

What was your setup on windows 7?

You had your user files and stuff on the HDD?

[eddiec1]

User files and general stuff on the HDD, OS and a couple of important programmes on the SSD

[MrDrWho13]

Well you can set it up to use a different drive in the settings, then change the location of documents etc via the file browser. I'll show some screenshots if you like.

[eddiec1]

if you could, please

[MrDrWho13]

You might need to move any files you already have on your HDD after doing this.

 

So, to start with go to settings-->system-->storage then change these locations to the drive you want

 

Now this will sort out most of the default stuff and save new files under your name and the appropriate folder in your HDD.

 

Next, this bit should clear up any strange file explorer issues: 

Go to your file explorer, and open the "This PC" dropdown thingy on the left.

Right click any icon that you want to be on your HDD (Desktop, documents etc) -->Properties-->Location then choose where you set it in the settings, or alongside in a new folder if it's downloads or something which isn't in the settings menu.

 

It might give a prompt to move your SSD files into the new location which would help you out.

 

That's pretty much it apart from moving any other files you had on the HDD to appropriate locations.

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[Tran]

On 7/20/2016 at 8:13 AM, MrDrWho13 said:

You might need to move any files you already have on your HDD after doing this.

 

So, to start with go to settings-->system-->storage then change these locations to the drive you want

 

Now this will sort out most of the default stuff and save new files under your name and the appropriate folder in your HDD.

 

Next, this bit should clear up any strange file explorer issues: 

Go to your file explorer, and open the "This PC" dropdown thingy on the left.

Right click any icon that you want to be on your HDD (Desktop, documents etc) -->Properties-->Location then choose where you set it in the settings, or alongside in a new folder if it's downloads or something which isn't in the settings menu.

 

It might give a prompt to move your SSD files into the new location which would help you out.

 

That's pretty much it apart from moving any other files you had on the HDD to appropriate locations.

Please quote this post for more answers since I'll get a notification.