Program files on SSD

[BaileyEU]

Is there any way to move my Program files (x86) from my SSD to my HDD.. the memory seems to be getting full on the SSD.... Any solution even doing a full restart? to transfer my program files to my D/ drive ???


I found this ... http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-1934205/move-users-programfiles-x86-programdata-hdd-installing-windows-ssd-boot-drive.html would this be the solution ??

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Hey there, BaileyEU.

Basically this should work. However, I'd advise you to thread with caution when you go through system registry if you're now sure what you are doing. Perhaps it would be better just to uninstall the programs/apps you want to move and install them from scratch on your HDD. This way at least there's no way of messing things up with your system.

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD

 

[BaileyEU]

is there an easy way to move your program files (x86) to my HDD not SSD

could anyone send me a link or youtube video showing me how to fix my problem... i would really appreciate it

 

[Puposbali]

Maybe I'm stupid, but why don't you choose the important programs, and move their folders to the HDD? Or If i were you, I would download a driver from the SSD company, and try it with that!

 

[Boogieman_WD]

is there an easy way to move your program files (x86) to my HDD not SSD

could anyone send me a link or youtube video showing me how to fix my problem... i would really appreciate it

Your own suggestions is a good enough tutorial in my opinion, but you should definitely keep in mind what I've mentioned in my previous post.

Maybe I'm stupid, but why don't you choose the important programs, and move their folders to the HDD? Or If i were you, I would download a driver from the SSD company, and try it with that!

Actually your first suggestion might work for some of the programs, but it's really recommended that you uninstall and install them to the other drive instead of just moving them, to avoid any possible issues.
As for the second suggestion, I guess you are referring to a cloning tool, which is not a bad idea if you want to move your whole system to a different drive or any other partition. Unfortunately you can't use it to clone just a folder and its sub-folders.
Don't let this discourage you. You have good ideas, but you just lacked some info on the subject. Keep learning and you'll figure out stuff like this without having a second thought.

 

[BaileyEU]

is there an easy way to move your program files (x86) to my HDD not SSD

could anyone send me a link or youtube video showing me how to fix my problem... i would really appreciate it

Your own suggestions is a good enough tutorial in my opinion, but you should definitely keep in mind what I've mentioned in my previous post.

Maybe I'm stupid, but why don't you choose the important programs, and move their folders to the HDD? Or If i were you, I would download a driver from the SSD company, and try it with that!

Actually your first suggestion might work for some of the programs, but it's really recommended that you uninstall and install them to the other drive instead of just moving them, to avoid any possible issues.
As for the second suggestion, I guess you are referring to a cloning tool, which is not a bad idea if you want to move your whole system to a different drive or any other partition. Unfortunately you can't use it to clone just a folder and its sub-folders.
Don't let this discourage you. You have good ideas, but you just lacked some info on the subject. Keep learning and you'll figure out stuff like this without having a second thought.

If I changed my registry program files (x86) to E drive and left my program files on my ssd .. would this move across my program files (x86) to my HDD ... I only want to move across my Program files (x86) because i know they take the most memory for all the programs I download and what not ?

Would this ruin my PC or effect it in any way? I dont know why my program files (x86) are on my C drive SSD

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Well to tell you the truth I wouldn't risk it. The tutorial you've posted should do the trick, but from what it looks like, you might need to do that when you've installed the OS, but before you create the User. So I wouldn't recommend that you go around and start changing values in the registry. If you really do need to do that, I'd recommend that you contact Microsoft's customer support and ask for their advice regarding this issue.

 

[BaileyEU]

Well to tell you the truth I wouldn't risk it. The tutorial you've posted should do the trick, but from what it looks like, you might need to do that when you've installed the OS, but before you create the User. So I wouldn't recommend that you go around and start changing values in the registry. If you really do need to do that, I'd recommend that you contact Microsoft's customer support and ask for their advice regarding this issue.

I have had my Pc for like 6 weeks and for some reason my program files (x86) are on my C drive.. If I contact " Microsoft's customer support" do you think they will give me a good solution just to move the whole folder and where the programs allocate to on My E drive which I want them to be on...

I installed my OS on my ssd to make it run quicker but for some reason my Program files (x86) are on my C drive I wanted them to do to my E drive.

do you think its too late to do this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMo8krAJd5Q 2.66 where I inpartition the HDD and re-do it all..

 

[Boogieman_WD]

The video tutorial you've posted does not show how to move the Program Files folder from C: drive to D: drive. It just recommend that you install the programs you're going to use on your D: drive (HDD) instead of the C: drive. The Program Files and Program Files (86) folders are always natively written on C: drive. So basically you could do what I've already recommended. Just uninstall the programs you wish to move (by saving everything you need before that) and then install them on your D: drive as shown in the video. You can also follow the other tips shown there.
So basically, yes, it would be better to redo all the programs.

I'm not sure if Microsoft's CS would have a ready solution for what you want to do, but you could always ask if you are not up for installing all the programs to your D: drive as shown in the video.