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Quick question about 2 drives

Dogsparky
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with two drives lets an 850 evo and a wd blue, and i want to install something on the wd blue drive, do i have to format it into anything if it doesn't have my OS on it, just for putting games i want to play on it? and was curious, can i make an icon on my desktop (OS on SSD not on wd blue) but have the program installed be on the wd blue?

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For a drive to store anything, it’ll need to be formatted. If it’s new, just hop over into Disk Management and format it. Most programs will allow you to choose their install location (other than Google Chrome), so you’d just choose the drive you want to have your programs on during installation. 

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On 10/9/2017 at 3:34 AM, Jamiec1130 said:

For a drive to store anything, it’ll need to be formatted. If it’s new, just hop over into Disk Management and format it. Most programs will allow you to choose their install location (other than Google Chrome), so you’d just choose the drive you want to have your programs on during installation. 

i justn ever had something ask me where i want to install it, it just installs on the drive the original program is already on

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27 minutes ago, Dogsparky said:

i justn ever had something ask me where i want to install it, it just installs on the drive the original program is already on

Most programs I’ve seen have a dialogue box that allows the user to select where they want the program to be installed to. 

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42 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

Most programs I’ve seen have a dialogue box that allows the user to select where they want the program to be installed to. 

maybe something i missed in the settings or at some point i clicked don't ask again then

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