Need SSD and HDD help

coryortega · Sep 24, 2016

So, i have just built my computer with a 120gb SSD and 1TB HDD. My plan was to use the SSD as a boot drive, and store everything else on the hard drive but it doesn't seem to be going that way. In windows 10, i have selected to send all downloads, apps, music, etc. to download to my hard drive but from what i can see, everything is going straight into my SSD anyways. How can i fix this? Is it because all my program files are in the SSD? Help be so very much appreciated

Isokolon · Sep 24, 2016

shouldn't be. I got the same setup with Win7
you have to change the path of Documents/Downloads/Muisc to your HDD. this can be done in the registry.

USAFRet · Sep 24, 2016

Don't need any Registry edits. Nor should you.

See here:
Win 7 & 8: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1834397/ssd-redirecting-static-files.html
Win 8.1 & 10: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2024314/windows-redirecting-folders-drives.html

coryortega · Sep 24, 2016

Okay so i followed your guide to move all documents and what not to the HDD, but still when i go to download a game, it wants me to download it in my program files that is in my SSD. How do i get program files to route to HDD?

USAFRet · Sep 24, 2016

coryortega :

Steam games location
In the steam client:
Steam
Settings
Downloads
Steam Library Folders
Add library folder

I believe Origin has a similar function. You'd have to look around and see how to do it.

USAFRet · Sep 24, 2016

For all other applications and games, the vast majority give you the option of where to install it to. Don't just let it default...choose Custom or Advanced.
YOU choose where it gets installed to.

Isokolon · Sep 25, 2016

@USAFRet: doesn't hurt to Check the Registry afterwards.
I changed it according to the links provided above but my registry didn't change the paths therefore windows wasn't able to create new folders when installing new software (I changed the drive letter from D to E) and no newly installed software than saved something in %Documents% was able to launch.
But yes generally it should work like shown above

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