Trouble installing programs on HDD rather than SSD

adamottey · Jan 20, 2015

Hello,

I recently bought a new computer and the company installed my OS on the SSD. I now want EVERY other program onto my HDD so that my free space on my SDD (which is currently 61.7GB will not change at all). Is there a way that I can make everything automatically install on my HDD?

I am aware that some programs give you an option but I have just installed skype and there was no option and now it is on my SSD which I do not want.

If somebody could help me and explain how to properly set up my new HDD that would be great. There may be other threads like mine but not one that particularly answers my question. ( I am on windows 7)

Thanks!

USAFRet · Jan 20, 2015

Almost all current applications give the opportunity to select where.
If you just click next/next/next....it will install to the boot drive (C)

Choose Custom or Advanced during the install. It should give you the option of where.
And you shouldn't accept the defaults anyway. Far too many applications will want to install other junk. Toolbars, change your search options, etc.

However...given a 120GB SSD or larger...that will fit the OS and most/all applications. The things that really take up space is games/music/movies.
Make those live elsewhere.

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