Windows 10: I can't switch 'Where new content is saved' apps from my C drive to my D drive.

I tried installing a game Age of Mythology from the Xbox App onto my D drive. However, it wouldn't let me, I got an error code: 0x80070005So I tried going into the Settings of the Xbox app, to change my default installation path from my C drive to D drive. It would change, but then 3 seconds later a delay it would switch back to C drive.As I dug deeper and looked into my Storage Settings on Windows 10, I went to 'Change where new content is saved'.I then went to 'New apps will save to:' and tried to switch it from C drive to D drive, but I got the same error code: 0x80070005Below are all t

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"Where new content is saved" From C to D drives

Can't change "Where new content is saved" From C to D drive except "New Apps": receive error code 0x80070002 on everything else.

 

I want to save all new content on DATA (D Drive.

I wanted to save all new content i.e new downloads, screenshots, new pictures to DATA (D Drive . Pls help me everything is saving in on OS (C Drive but i wanted to save all new content on DATA (D Drive.

 

C drive and D drive switches up

Hi Rune12357

Thank you for the screenshot, you have a 232GB SSD and your C drive is on that drive and you have only 211MB free space, you also have a D drive on the other drive and that is 931GB with 176GB of free space.

It is normal for Windows to be installed on the C drive, not the D drive.

You would need to move some data from the C drive to that D drive.

Here is the best way to set up a system with a small system drive and large data drive . . .

1.

Move all your User Library folders to D:

Open Windows File Explorer

In the right hand pane, right click your Documents folder and choose Properties

Select the Location tab

In the Location box, type D:\Documents then click Apply and Ok

When that move completes, do the same for Pictures, Videos and Music

Each time, provide a new folder location, for example, Pictures will go to D:\Pictures

2.

Move the location of all future content downloaded from the Microsoft Store

Open the Settings App (gear icon on your Start Menu)

Go to System - Storage - Change where new content is saved:

Change all options you find there to D

Also, for any Apps or games that you may have downloaded, go to Settings - Apps, then select that game or App and there may be a Move option . .

3.

If you are a Steam Gamer

Stop all processes associated with Steam

Move the Steam folder to your D drive manually

Then open the Steam Control Panel and point that to the new location

4.

Please Note: this should ideally be done before you begin installing any software

For 3rd party applications, some will allow you to choose an installation location, for those, create a new Program files folder on your D drive, then for each application, create a new sub-folder of that folder

Other 3rd party applications will not allow you to change the installation location, and there is no safe way to move those to your D drive . . .