How do i set my D drive as the default place for storing files?

davida9202 · Feb 10, 2017

I just got a new gaming rig, and it only came with a 120gb SSD with Windows 10, so I decided to get a larger HDD for storing all my programs and such. I partitioned and formatted it just fine, but things will still download to the C drive. I have tried searching for answers on the internet but nothing seems to help. So far, I have tried going into the settings and changing the default location and changing the default path in registry editor. I'd appreciate any input.

USAFRet · Feb 10, 2017

davida9202 :

This:
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

The Paladin · Feb 10, 2017

Davida9202,

1. open a explorer window
1. make a new folder called "Documents" on your D:\
2. right click on documents, got to properties, then select location tab, enter new location d:\documents
system will ask to move all files to new location.

repeat the same process for downloads, pictures, videos, music, this will ensure all those files are properly moved to D: drive but also set in system where the path are going to be located from now on by default

hope this answers your question

t53186 · Feb 10, 2017

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17436/windows-internet-explorer-download-files-from-web

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/933700/microsoft-does-not-support-changing-the-location-of-the-program-files-folder-by-modifying-the-programfilesdir-registry-value

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