[SOLVED] How do I choose where I download programs?

[sayooyas]

Just finished my pc built, I work from home and want to have all important programs on my m.2 nvme and the games and stuff on my hard drive. But whenever I download steam or riot they go straight to my C drive.
Is there a way to where they get stored?
Also what programs do you recommend are a must store on fastest drive? (I game to pass time, I work from home so I need to have communication help to run quick (eg. microsoft teams, zoom, discord))
PC specs:
32 gb ram 3600
i9 10850k
no gpu
2tb hdd
1tb m.2 (c drive)

 

[ThatVietGuy]

In the main Steam window, click Steam in the top left and go to settings. Go to the Downloads section and go to Steam Library Folders and you can change where Steam saves its games.

 

[sayooyas]

In the main Steam window, click Steam in the top left and go to settings. Go to the Downloads section and go to Steam Library Folders and you can change where Steam saves its games.

i did that but steam still boots from the c drive

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Uninstall Steam. When you reinstall it should give an option early in the process to change the installation folder to a different location. This goes for pretty much any program out there.

 

[sayooyas]

Uninstall Steam. When you reinstall it should give an option early in the process to change the installation folder to a different location. This goes for pretty much any program out there.

did this, is there a way i can check where the program is booting from?

 

[Cj-tech]

did this, is there a way i can check where the program is booting from?

If you changed the installation folder to the second drive, it will launch from that drive.

 

[USAFRet]

The Steam client (and all your other applications) should be on the C drive.

The games can go anywhere.

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

To move an already installed game
Games library
Right click the game
Properties
Local Files
Move Install Folder

 

[Alabalcho]

did this, is there a way i can check where the program is booting from?

Start, right-click on "Steam" menu entry, "More", "Open file location". A File Explorer window will open, from there, right-click on "Steam" link, then "Properties". A window will open where you can see where the .exe file is being started from.