I Got a SSD for a Boot drive and when trying to install programs to another HDD I get an Error

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Hi, i just got a new SSD and i'm using it for a boot-drive. when i try to install programs to it, it shows this Error:

Error opening file for writing:
H:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\public\steambootstrapper_english.txt
Click Retry to try again, or cancel to stop the installation

the H drive is the HDD that im trying to install the program to. This is happening to other programs as well, not just Steam.
 
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SuperSoph_WD
Hey there, letsgodevils!

How did you update to the SSD? Was it a clean install or cloning the OS from the HDD and then reformatting the HDD?
It's possible that if you had done a clean install with the HDD still connected to the motherboard, you're simply facing an OS confusion which would require you to reinstall everything and reformat once again.
One thing that might help is redirecting the default save location to the HDD, you can refer to these tutorials for assistance:
Win 7 & 8: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-1834397/ssd-redirecting-static-files.html
Win 8.1 & 10: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-2024314/redirect-folders-drives-windows-windows.html

I'd strongly recommend you backup all your important data to an...
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Hey there, letsgodevils!

How did you update to the SSD? Was it a clean install or cloning the OS from the HDD and then reformatting the HDD?
It's possible that if you had done a clean install with the HDD still connected to the motherboard, you're simply facing an OS confusion which would require you to reinstall everything and reformat once again.
One thing that might help is redirecting the default save location to the HDD, you can refer to these tutorials for assistance:
Win 7 & 8: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-1834397/ssd-redirecting-static-files.html
Win 8.1 & 10: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-2024314/redirect-folders-drives-windows-windows.html

I'd strongly recommend you backup all your important data to an external and consider reinstalling everything. Follow this
Windows install & optimization guide for SSDs & HDDs as it's very detailed and precise.

Hope this helps. Keep me posted.
SuperSoph_WD
 
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