[SOLVED] Installing games on D: rather than C:

[JoeFig44]

Just built a new gaming PC and have 2x 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 drives installed.

Is it good practice to install Windows on the C: and games on the D: even though both of these are fast SSD drives?

 

[jeremyj_83]

You can install the games wherever you want. Since you have 2 SSDs, I would recommend having the D drive primarily for games though.

 

[MJS WARLORD]

Hi joe I have done exactly as Jeremy told you to do , I have a 450gb ssd for windows and all the things you cant "custom install" to somewhere else , all my games and everything else that can be moved is on a second 900gb ssd

 

[JoeFig44]

You can install the games wherever you want. Since you have 2 SSDs, I would recommend having the D drive primarily for games though.

I can't seem to find where to tell Steam to install games to.

 

[cryoburner]

I believe you go to "Settings > Downloads > Steam Library Folders > Add Library Folder", unless they changed it since I last checked. Then, you can select which library folder you want to install to when you go to download a game. Or for a game that's already installed to one drive, you can move it to the other by going to the game's "Properties" menu in Steam, then "Local Files > Move Install Folder" and selecting the library folder you want.

You can of course install games to both drives, as it shouldn't significantly affect performance having games on the same SSD as your OS.

 

[USAFRet]

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