Windows 10: How do I fix my second drive?

Discus and support How do I fix my second drive? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; About a year ago, I got and installed and ssd, got gamepass and set that SSD as the install location. It then made some folders for gamepass itself.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by ShayaanKhan1, Feb 10, 2025.

  1. SHAYAANKHAN1
    ShayaanKhan1 Win User

    How do I fix my second drive?


    About a year ago, I got and installed and ssd, got gamepass and set that SSD as the install location. It then made some folders for gamepass itself. Now that my gamepass has expired and I didn't play any games, i decided to format the drive from file explorer itself. Yet it made those folders once again. I checked the default file install locations in windows and xbox settings and they were both set to my C drive. My SSD is E drive.After the format, the gamepass folders show up in the ssd still, I can drag and drop files into it from my desktop, but cannot add the drive as an install locatio

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    ShayaanKhan1, Feb 10, 2025
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  2. ASROCK
    AsRock Win User

    Wondering about a second hard drive and installing Vista on it and also a ..

    Annoying having to go into the bios each time though. And for me not a option unless i run 2 arrays.
     
    AsRock, Feb 10, 2025
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  3. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User
    little cat, Feb 10, 2025
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  4. MIKE100
    Mike100 Win User

    How do I fix my second drive?

    Directing data to a second drive ?

    To direct data to a second drive I thought you opened File Explorer > This PC > then right clicked (for example) Music > Properties and changed the Location.

    However I can also open File Explorer > This PC > then left click Documents which displays Music along with other the folders.
    1) If I right click the Documents folder & change the Location, will that also change the Music & other folders listed within Documents?
    2) Why are the Music & other folders listed in Documents when they are already listed under This PC?
    File Explorer also shows Music under Quick Access. That’s 3 occurrences I’m looking at. Does it make a difference which one I use to change the Location?

    Recently I came across this method which looks like it does the same thing, but does it?
    How to Change the Default Hard Drive for Saving Documents and Apps in Windows 10

    Some online comments suggested creating a separate folder for each user account and make the new folders as subfolders of the user account folder. I am the only user. Is there some advantage of creating a user folder?

    I've never used a second drive for storage & any suggestions would be appreciated.
    Thanks
     
    Mike100, Feb 10, 2025
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