Programs keep being installed on SSD

[swaggycreeper11]

I have built up a pc and I got both an ssd and hdd. The problem is that, even though after downloading any program, i make it download on the hdd, only the setup file goes there, and everything else goes on the ssd. (That doesnt happen when installers makes you set where you want the program to be installed.)

 

[CountMike]

That's normal, program itself has to be written so place to install it is on another disk/partition. Even in that case, most programs will install a part of it in C: (OS disk). Installation file could be anywhere, CD/DVD, USB, other disk/partition but will install where it's programmed to install.

 

[swaggycreeper11]

Can't this change? Because the whole file goes to the ssd not a part of it.

 

[Peter Martin]

you usually have the ability to select where programs install in most installers. still as mentioned before, it still may put some software on the boot drive, sometimes in system and sometimes in the defined PROGRAMFILES directory

 

[CountMike]

Can't this change? Because the whole file goes to the ssd not a part of it.

Lol. no, unless you reprogram the program.
Only portable programs can install in same folder they are but that's not real installation, more like just unzip.

 

[Peter Martin]

as someone who knows a lot about installing things and writing installers, I wish we could just go back to unzipping... lol

all of my installers allow customers to specify what drive and directory they want. but some of their dependencies get installed on the system drive

 

[CountMike]

Or un-RaR, or un-7z or.... Yes I prefer portable programs. While we are at it, uninstall routines are even worse, leaving so much garbage in files, settings and registry.

 

[Peter Martin]

there is a way, when you are initially installing windows to make it use a different drive for Program Files, but it must be done beforehand and most users will never figure out how to do it.

if you try to modify it after the fact, then you are stuck because you will most likely break windows or updates of programs

 

[Peter Martin]

Or un-RaR, or un-7z or.... Yes I prefer portable programs. While we are at it, uninstall routines are even worse, leaving so much garbage in files, settings and registry.

not mine, good sir.... not mine. mine are TIGHT, TIGHT TIGHT like Tuco says from Breaking Bad. I am the Walter White of installers (MSI, Install Script, Wix#, whatever).

that being said, when you have to make all your products work together, you do need to leave some stuff that is shared and such, but yes, proper cleanup is a must. too many n00bs

 

[CountMike]

Yeah, that's why Revo Uninstaller is my favorite application.

 

[Peter Martin]

I have seen it do damage before though, I tested it uninstalling my stuff, and in shared env, it didn't care, BAM, deleted. then the other product didn't work... so be warned.

 

[CountMike]

Never failed me yet except for AVs which are too tough to remove anyway, that's why the all have own uninstaller apps. Always have full backup so no problem.