Windows 10: How to move apps downloaded from the Microsoft Store to D: drive?

I’ve downloaded quite a few apps from the Microsoft Store, and they all ended up on the C: drive by default. As a result, my C: drive is running out of space. While I’ve already changed the default install location to the D: drive, I’m still unsure how to move the existing apps from the C: drive. Is there a way to move all my existing apps from C drive to D? Thanks!

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Downloading from Windows App Store to a D: drive

I have only limited space on my C: drive and want to download apps from the Windows App store to my D: drive. I am running Windows 10. I have tried the following:

1. Changing the system storage download location for apps to D:.

2. Using regedit to change the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx "Package Root" to D:\WindowsApps

3. Using regedit to change the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion "ProgramFilesDir" to "D:\Program Files".

When I try to install from the app store it still comes back with error 0x80070070 (not enough space) because it is still trying to download to C:\Program Files\Winapps.

 

Downloading from Windows App Store to a D: drive

Hi Richard,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand that you are trying to Changing the system storage download location for apps to D: Drive. We will help you.

I suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.

To change the value, you'll need to take ownership of "Appx" key using following link:

Take Ownership of a File or Folder.

Take Ownership of a File or Folder

• After taking ownership and assigning full control to your user account, double-click on PackageRoot and change its value to your custom location such as E:\WindowsApps or any other location.
• That's it. Close Registry Editor and restart your system and now whenever you'll install a new app from Store, it'll be installed in the new location instead of default installation location.

Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For
added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
(How to back up and restore the registry in Windows - Microsoft Support
)

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows.

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.