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Hello, I recently build a gaming PC, and I got a 250 GB SSD, as well as a 1TB Hard Drive, and was wondering how to save files to my hard drive. When I go to install things, it auto installs onto my SSD and gives me no option to change this. Help?
 
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Generally, if you click "custom install", you will be afforded a chance to change the path. In steam, you can add a new library (and set games to install here).

IF a program is particularly belligerent, though know you could break something, you can always:
1. Close program
2. Move its folder to where you want it to be
3. MKLINK /J "Old location, same name" "new location, current name"
Those being the paths you put in, replace as appropriate. Windows treats this as semantically the...
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Generally, if you click "custom install", you will be afforded a chance to change the path. In steam, you can add a new library (and set games to install here).

IF a program is particularly belligerent, though know you could break something, you can always:
1. Close program
2. Move its folder to where you want it to be
3. MKLINK /J "Old location, same name" "new location, current name"
Those being the paths you put in, replace as appropriate. Windows treats this as semantically the same location as the original folder, but without having it actually stored on that drive.

Read your installers carefully, there's not much I know of that doesn't let you pick, if you select the right options. IS there a particular program giving you issues?
 
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