How to change default storage location on windows 10?

[SamWrecks]

My friends PC is downloading everything to a 120gb drive and nothing is going to his 1.8tb drive. How can he make it so the 1.8tb drive is his default and how does he move all his files from the 120gb drive to the 1.8tb drive?

 

[rcxtra]

Open Explorer and navigate to C:-Users-username. Right click on the folder you want to move (e.g. My Downloads) and select Properties. At the top of the Properties window you will see a tab called Location. Click on the Location tab and then use the Move button to select and move the files to a different drive.

 

[SamWrecks]

Open Explorer and navigate to C:-Users-username. Right click on the folder you want to move (e.g. My Downloads) and select Properties. At the top of the Properties window you will see a tab called Location. Click on the Location tab and then use the Move button to select and move the files to a different drive.

But that didnt answer my question? I asked how to change the default one as well... Moving just the files doesnt fix my problem as much

 

[rcxtra]

But that didnt answer my question? I asked how to change the default one as well... Moving just the files doesnt fix my problem as much

When you move the files it gives you an option to make the new location the default so all future files are saved there as well.

 

[SamWrecks]

But that didnt answer my question? I asked how to change the default one as well... Moving just the files doesnt fix my problem as much

When you move the files it gives you an option to make the new location the default so all future files are saved there as well.

It says "Access is Denied"

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, SamWrecks!

What you need to do first, if you get the "Access is Denied" error, is take ownership of the drive and make sure you have Admin rights. Once you do that, you should be able to change the default storage location to your secondary drive. Here's a tutorial from the community that will give you the step-by-step instructions.

Hope it helps. Keep us posted!
SuperSoph_WD