Moving AppData off an SSD?

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BetaTMW

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Hello,

I'm having trouble moving AppData off my SSD. I tried a method where in I ''repaired'' from the boot disc, however I came upon a problem. I needed to input a line of code to change it from my ''C'' drive to my ''E'' drive. During repair the computer did not designate the correct drives (C appeared as E, E appeared as D). The line of code requires I use the repair designation for C (E) and then the standard designation for where I want to move it to (also E) this then throws up an error, as it can't copy to the same place. This all takes place on Windows 8.1.

Are there any other ways to move the AppData folder?

Many Thanks
 
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BetaTMW

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120GB. The current issue is Minecraft. It installs itself directly into AppData and won't allow install anywhere else. There are options to move its folders, however it still installs everything else onto AppData. The method I tried above effectively re-routed everything but because of the same drive error I was unable to do so.
 
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edmundo096

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Do what I did..
Make a folder Junction (a kind of symbolic link, Google for it; type on the window's console "mklink" and you will get the instructions of it).

I moved ".minecraft" of AppData to another partition or to a HDD, then I created a junction folder on the AppData folder pointing to the other partition...

It would be something like: mklink /j "C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft" "E:\.minecraft"

Hope it may help anyone in the future.
Regards
 
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