How to NOT install uTorrent on C: Drive?

anoori9000 · May 26, 2014

So i have an SSD (c: drive) and an HDD (f: drive). When i go through the installation. it doesn't let me chose where to install it. How can I either install it on the SSD and move it, or install it at a different location?

Thanks!

dextermat · May 26, 2014

Hi,

Their should be an advance installation option, if you choose this option, it will ask you where you want to install it.

rajesh356 · May 26, 2014

Latest version dont provide way to install to alternate location , so the solution is

Install the Utorrent with required options

It will be installed to c:\program files\Utorrent

CUT the folder and Paste it to required folder and create a shortcut to Desktop

Someone Somewhere · May 26, 2014

I can't see an easy option. However, it's probably <5MiB after installation.

Changing your default download destination is going to make significantly more difference to your space.

anoori9000 · May 26, 2014

Someone Somewhere :

The problem is, it make alot of small writes to a hard drive which isnt good for an SSD

anoori9000 · May 26, 2014

rajesh356 :

It is not installed in program files. It is in C:\Users\Anoori9000\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent

Someone Somewhere · May 26, 2014

For modern SSDs, doesn't matter at all. That's what wear levelling is for.

Also, I think you'll find those writes (and I doubt there's all that many of them) are in the history/config, rather than the program itself. Program itself is almost entirely read-only for most stuff.

anoori9000 · May 26, 2014

Someone Somewhere :

So your telling me that an 840 evo 120gb wont get ruined or shorten its life span if i have utorrent on it.

Someone Somewhere · May 26, 2014

Perfectly fine.

anoori9000 · May 26, 2014

Someone Somewhere :

I did some looking and i change all the download saves and finished downloads to the F; drive. So that i guess is ok.

USAFRet · May 26, 2014

I haven't installed this in a LONG time, so I put it on this spare laptop just to see. This appears to be one of the few recent applications that does not allow the choice of where to install.

But....the install size is only around 5mb.
And if you tell it to save those torrents elsewhere, writing excessively to the SSD is not an issue.

I have it on my 128GB Kingston SSD (18 months old) and there is no problem. I don't do that a whole lot, though.

anoori9000 · May 26, 2014

Someone Somewhere :

http://forum.utorrent.com/topic/86857-utorrent-on-ssd/
http://forum.notebookreview.com/solid-state-drives-ssds-flash-storage/573768-bit-torrent-ssds.html
http://superuser.com/questions/161145/is-it-ok-to-use-bittorrent-on-solid-state-drives-ssd

There is no way to move it to the F: drive?

anoori9000 · May 26, 2014

USAFRet :

I don't plan to be a big downloader. I changed all the download saves to the F: drive. So it should be ok?

USAFRet · May 26, 2014

anoori9000 :

From your first link: "I've been hearing a couple of stories..."
Such 'stories' are usually hearsay.

Tell it to save the torrents on your F drive. The client living on the C is fine.

USAFRet · May 26, 2014

anoori9000 :

USAFRet :

I don't plan to be a big downloader. I changed all the download saves to the F: drive. So it should be ok?

Yes, it will be fine.

anoori9000 · May 26, 2014

USAFRet :

Thanks

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