Question How to change the default installation path ?

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Im wanting to separate mainly my OS from everything else. I changed the location of my Downloads folder from C: to D: , but I noticed some software/programs do not give you the option to specify where you want to install it. Im sure there is a name for that, but Idk what it is. Most give me the option to choose where I want it installed, but occasionally I have no choice.

How or what can I do to fix this?
 
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Downloads or Install?

Downloads through the browser, change that setting in the browser.
Not relocate the /Downloads/ folder.
All my downloaded stuff goes to a whole different system by default, a mapped drive letter that points to a subfolder on my NAS.

Installation?
Yes, some applications do not give you the option to install on a place other than the C.
Basically, live with it.

And in reality, there is little reason to install applications elsewhere.
 
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USAFRet said:
And in reality, there is little reason to install applications elsewhere.
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Well, if you get one of those Dell Inspirons with 256 GB SSD primary drives, it can get full real fast.

My own PC I built has a 500 GB SSD as my primary C: drive and a 2TB secondary hard disk D: data drive that I mapped all the Docs, Downloads, Music, Pics, and Video folders to. I run AudoCAD Architecture and Revit (building information modeling software) on it that I put on the D: drive because, Revit especially, are multi GB installation programs. And then I have a second 2 TB HDD for the CAD and Revit data files.

Right now, after nearly 2 years with this build, both the C: and D: drives are half full. My second HDD, which I mapped as P: drive is only about 1/4 full.

But it's true that some apps just won't install anywhere but the C: drive. MS Office for one.
 
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Actually, for Microsoft office, there is a registries key that you can set that will send your install to a specified folder. And I know exactly why they did this to because too many problems happen when people get creative with their install locations. I do the same thing for our own products at my company, there is a registry key that can be modified with a base path pointing to a different drive and all of our software products will respect that decision and use that base path to install our products correctly. Many customers have this request as well

https://social.technet.microsoft.co...-windows-installation?forum=officesetupdeploy
 
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joeldf said:
Well, if you get one of those Dell Inspirons with 256 GB SSD primary drives, it can get full real fast.

My own PC I built has a 500 GB SSD as my primary C: drive and a 2TB secondary hard disk D: data drive that I mapped all the Docs, Downloads, Music, Pics, and Video folders to. I run AudoCAD Architecture and Revit (building information modeling software) on it that I put on the D: drive because, Revit especially, are multi GB installation programs. And then I have a second 2 TB HDD for the CAD and Revit data files.

Right now, after nearly 2 years with this build, both the C: and D: drives are half full. My second HDD, which I mapped as P: drive is only about 1/4 full.

But it's true that some apps just won't install anywhere but the C: drive. MS Office for one.
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Even then....most applications don't take up that much space.

A single movie is larger than the entirety of MS Office.
 
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