Windows 10: Changing where apps will save | "We couldn't set your default save location". Error 0x80070005

For the past two days, I've been trying to download games from the Xbox app (from the Game Pass) onto my hard drive, not my SSD. I simply don't have enough space on my SSD and my HDD is there for game storage. Now, putting past my frustrations at how absurdly difficult Microsoft has made it to download games on two separate Hard Drives, where other platforms do it seamlessly, here is what I've been getting.

THE PROBLEM:


Xbox (beta) tells me "This location isn't set up for installing games" and gives me a button to get to the Windows Settings to set a new location for apps. From there, I am given an option as to where I can save my apps. Once I select my HDD and hit apply, it tells me I have apps "from another device" on this drive. In order to use the drive, they must be deleted. After pressing "Yes", it tells me "We couldn't set your default save location,", and gives me an error code of 0x80070005.

THE WAY'S I'VE TRIED FIXING IT:


I've gone through many google searches, and many forums, all of which virtually suggested the same few things. The main of which, was gaining and giving full control over the Packages folder in Appdata/Local, gaining control over and deleting the empty WindowsApps folder on your drive, updating windows, restarting the computer of course, and running a few commands in the CMD. Ultimately, the most popular one where people replied "omg this works, thanks!!!!" ended up being the deleting or moving the WindowsApps folder. It seems like every thread ended with THAT being the solution, however with deleting the WindowsApps folder, moving it to a dfiferent folder, renaming it, and basically doing anything and everything to that dang folder, everytime I delete it and prompt it to delete the apps, it just creates a new folder that again, has nothing in it. I don't have any microsoft apps on this drive, not in the Apps Control Panel area, and not in the WindowsApps folder. I'm hoping some of you have something to contribute to this, I've been trying to find something all day.

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Changing default save location for apps

Hi and thanks for reaching out. My name is Glen. I'm happy to assist you.

Before Changing default drive save location for the app. Make sure no one app are still running.

For this error code 0x80070005. Please check the solutions indicated in the link below.

https://www.diskgenius.com/how-to/fix-error-cod...

And if still doesn't change the save location of your drive you have to uninstall the app. Or else Format the drive D using NTFS.

Hope it will help.

Please let me know if you need any further assistance.

Thank you.

 

Error 0x80070003 Couldnt set default save location, xbox game pass

hi, Im trying to install xbox (beta) game apps to the d:\ (game installs) yet it wont let me unless its the default app directory.

i also cant change the default app directory from c:\ to d:\ idk why. attached in the error message 0x80070003.

I read here that 0x80070005 is denied access so i tried the icacl solution in command prompt, but it didnt help. any ideas?









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I fixed it, by removing all my "d:\game_installs" and Steam_directory off the drive, formatting the drive, and then changing location of windows 10 default apps. it took about 2 hrs to move everything :S theres gotta be an easier way to manipulate microsoft apps and folders than formatting a drive?

 

0x80070005 when trying to change the default save location from c:\ to e:\

Within the settings

(Settings - System - Storage - Change where new content is saved)

it will not allow me to change the default location from one harddisk (c) to another (e).

I receive error code 0x80070005

Trying to change permissions to 'everyone' on the drives does not fix the problem.