Hi everyone, I am going to show you hot to move Users, Program Files, Program Files (x86) and ProgramData (hidden folder) to HDD after insatlling Windows on SSD boot drive. I did this tut with Windows 7 but I am pretty sure it will work in Windows 8. On this way we will have default folders located in D so we don't need to edit it everytime while installing smt. and we will also have junctions, just in case.
(I assumed C is SSD and D is HDD, if not change it while entering commands)
1. Install Windows 7 on your SSD. Just do the insalling progress, until user creation (last reboot). You can easilly do it. If you don't know how to there are tons of tutorials avalible. Just Google it.
2. Open Command Line before starting user setup. (Use shift + f10)
3. Enter theese commands to copy Users, Program Files, Program Files (x86) and ProgramData to HDD.
3. Now delete these folders from C
Removing ProgramData will give an error about few files, ignore it, we will fix it.
4. Create Just-in-case junctions
5. Open registry editor.
6. Registry edits to set default locations of Users, Program Files, Program Files (x86) and ProgramData
7. Now you can close cmd and regedit and finish winsows setup.
8. After all done reboot windows
9. Enable hidden files & folders in directory settings located at Control Panel
10. Go to SSD (C:\) and delete or shift delete ProgramData
11. Create the just-in-case junction for ProgramData
YOU ARE DONE!
You will never run out of space in your SSD anymore!
Thx for reading this whole thing. If you are interested in my specs, it is:
Core i7 4770k
Gigabyte Z87X- OC
G.Skill RipjawsX 2x8 GB 1600 MHz
Nvidia Gtx 780 ti (will get another one for SLI)
WD Caviar Black 2 TB
Corsair 120GB LS SSD
Creative SB Zx Sound Card
Thermaltake Level 10 GT Case
(I assumed C is SSD and D is HDD, if not change it while entering commands)
1. Install Windows 7 on your SSD. Just do the insalling progress, until user creation (last reboot). You can easilly do it. If you don't know how to there are tons of tutorials avalible. Just Google it.
2. Open Command Line before starting user setup. (Use shift + f10)
3. Enter theese commands to copy Users, Program Files, Program Files (x86) and ProgramData to HDD.
Code:
robocopy "C:\Users" "D:\Users" /E /COPYALL /XJ
robocopy "C:\Program Files" "D:\Program Files" /E /COPYALL /XJ
robocopy "C:\Program Files (x86)" "D:\Program Files (x86)" /E /COPYALL /XJ
robocopy "C:\ProgramData" "D:\ProgramData" /E /COPYALL /XJ3. Now delete these folders from C
Code:
rmdir "C:\Users" /S /Q
rmdir "C:\Program Files" /S /Q
rmdir "C:\Program Files (x86)" /S /Q
rmdir "C:\ProgramData" /S /Q4. Create Just-in-case junctions
Code:
mklink /J "C:\Users" "D:\Users"
mklink /J "C:\Program Files" "D:\Program Files"
mklink /J "C:\Program Files (x86)" "D:\Program Files (x86)"5. Open registry editor.
Code:
regedit6. Registry edits to set default locations of Users, Program Files, Program Files (x86) and ProgramData
Code:
1. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion
2. Do the edits there (screenshot is avalible, scroll down to see edit where)
3. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/ProfileList
4. Do the edits there (screenshot is avalible, scroll down to see edit where)7. Now you can close cmd and regedit and finish winsows setup.
8. After all done reboot windows
9. Enable hidden files & folders in directory settings located at Control Panel
10. Go to SSD (C:\) and delete or shift delete ProgramData
11. Create the just-in-case junction for ProgramData
Code:
1. Open run by pressing windows+r
2. Run cmd
3. Enter this code:
mklink /J "C:\ProgramData" "D:\ProgramData"YOU ARE DONE!
You will never run out of space in your SSD anymore!
Thx for reading this whole thing. If you are interested in my specs, it is:
Core i7 4770k
Gigabyte Z87X- OC
G.Skill RipjawsX 2x8 GB 1600 MHz
Nvidia Gtx 780 ti (will get another one for SLI)
WD Caviar Black 2 TB
Corsair 120GB LS SSD
Creative SB Zx Sound Card
Thermaltake Level 10 GT Case
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