Windows 10: Main storage drive D: stores %appdata% and program files, etc, on BOOT C: drive. PLEASE HELP

OEIGINAL TITLE: URGENT: DEVESTATING: Storage Drive Locations:EXTREMELY ADVANCED USERS ONLY: Because if you are not very advanced I most likely already know about it.



Here are what I've sent to others. Including a geek squad agent, but here is what I wrote because it has a lot of information you'll need.


I have the correct installer, and it is to install and using Windows 10 Home, but currently unactivated.


I downloaded Steam and the games on the d drive. But when I play the games, my app data, "users" folder files are always saved to C: USERS "USERNAME"

I think this is because that is where windows is installed. READ BELOW:


WHat I am trying to do here is:


BOOT:

NVME M.2 SSD 256GB = BOOT DRIVE WINDOWS ONLY, plus one or two programs like video editors and need for speed games like csgo. These are programs I can do manually by choosing the location since there would only be a couple and not often will I do this.


Then there is my MAIN STORAGE DRIVE:

Sata NAND SSD 1tb: My everything else drive. For downloads like games, pictures, videos, not critical programs like an alarm clock or netflix, etc. This would probably be labeled d drive because my boot drive is forced as c drive and cannot be changed, I've tried it before.


Now I do not know this, but if I can be told this will be the quickest easiest fastest way for all my problems to be fixed and I will be so very thankfully grateful: The question is: If [THESE FILES: ==>]"""app data folder's and files, the "program files" , and "users" folder files, ETC Which are installed onto my nvme because thats were windows is installed""":==> are going to end up making large game files and game saves and program app data and stuff, are going to use up my boot drive space/data? As I also want to keep around no more than 60% used to keep speed.


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1. You:
   
   I desperately need your help.
   
   
2. You:
   
   But I am sure it will be a hard one.
   
   
3. You:
   
   I am not a computer noob, I built my pc yesterday!
   
   
4. You:
   
   I have two drives.
   
   
5. You:
   
   They are both ssd's
   
   
6. You:
   
   One is an NVME m.2, and teh other is a sata NAND
   
   
7. You:
   
   I have been trying to use them for games and other things.
   
   
8. You:
   
   My nvme is my boot drive, as it is ultra fast and very high performing.
   
   
9. You:
   
   It is 256gb
   
   
10. You:
    
    my main storage is a sata nand 1tb ssd.
    
    
11. You:
    
    They are correctly installed.
    
    
12. You:
    
    I installed windows onto my nvme.
    
    
13. You:
    
    All was good.
    
    
14. You:
    
    Then I initiated and allocated my other main drive.
    
    
15. You:
    
    All is good.
    
    
16. You:
    
    But The program files and appdata and users are stored on my boot/nvme drive.
    
    
17. You:
    
    SO When I downloaded steam onto my main 1tb drive.
    
    
18. You:
    
    I installed games.
    
    
19. You:
    
    I checked and saw that app data and users and other files and data were auto installed onto the nvme.
    
    
20. You:
    
    But I do not want this because over time it will use up all my storage.
    
    
21. You:
    
    The only reason I would use the nvme boot drive for something else is for high advanced and very important programs.
    
    
22. You:
    
    Like a high performing game and anti virus and videoeditors, etc.
    
    
23. You:
    
    I have tried online things like changing regedit and directory locations of the files.
    
    
24. [COLOR=rgba85, 85, 90, 1]10:39 a.m.[/COLOR]
    You:
    
    Like changing desktop to d drive, and like program files x86 to the other drive.
    
    
25. You:
    
    I want ALL files on my main drive to stay on my main drive, I do not want app data that is on my main drive to be stored on my boot drive.
    
    
26. You:
    
    The only way I have found to do this is by installing windows to my main drive, but then I cannot move my boot drive files from the main drive to my boot drive; without paying wasted money for a program that probably will not work.
    
    
27. 
    
    NOTE: I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET RID OF THESE BUBBLES.
    

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No C: but D: drive has all the data

Hi Austin,

To help you with your concern regarding the data on the drive C:, you're seeing the drive "C:" as the drive "D:" because you're booting your computer outside Windows. When booting your computer outside Windows, the system is reading the recovery partition
as drive C: and the data in the drive C: \ are listed on the drive D: \. Try to boot your computer and try to check again the data in the drive C: \ and see if the data are listed.

Regards.

 

Change program download drive from C to D

My program default download drive is C, but it has much less storage space on it than my D drive. How can I change the default drive for program downloads to D so as to keep my C drive faster and functioning well.

 

C drive full, how to move some to D drive

Hi Dan,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand that your computer is running out of space and you would like to move the data from C drive to D Drive.

• When you say “How can I move some GB's from C to external D drive?“ do you want to free space on the c drive or do you want to extent the C partition?

If you want to free up space on C drive, I suggest to follow the below given suggestions.

Personal files such as videos, music, photos, and documents can take up a lot of space on your device. To see which files are using the most space:

1. Select File Explorer from the taskbar and find the files you want to move.
   
2. Under This PC in the menu on the left, select a folder to see what files are saved in it. The
   Videos, Music, Pictures, and
   Downloads folders usually contain the largest files that you’ve saved to your device.
   
3. To see the size of the files in a folder, select
   View > Details. Right-click in the open space and then select
   Sort by > Size to show the largest files at the top of the list.
   
4. If there are files you no longer need on your device, you can either delete them or move them to an external storage device like a USB drive or an SD card.
   

Note: If you delete any files, remember to empty the Recycle Bin to completely remove them from your device and free up space.

To move photos, music, videos, or other files that you want to keep but don't use very often, consider saving them to an external storage device like a USB drive or an SD card. You'll still be able to use them when the drive is connected, but they won't take
up space on your PC.

1. Connect an external storage device like a USB drive or SD card to your PC.
   
2. Select File Explorer from the taskbar and go to the folder that contains the files you want to move.
   
3. Select the files, select the Home tab, and then select
   Move to > Choose location.
   
4. Select the external storage device you connected in the location list, and then select
   Move.

In Windows 10 you can also move the installed Windows Store apps to any other drive in order to free up space. You can also change the path of the default installation directory, for new apps.

If you would like to move the installed apps to another drive, try the below given suggestions.

Press Windows key + I to bring up the Settings menu and click Apps. You should be on the
Apps & features page of the left-hand navigation.

Click on the app entry that you would like to move to a different drive to see
Move and Uninstall
options. Click Move button and then select a drive of your choice to move the app.

Note: When you click on a traditional desktop program or an app that came preinstalled with Windows 10, Windows 10 offers only Uninstall option and you can’t move desktop applications
using this method.

For more information on how to free up space on your computer I suggest you refer to the suggestion from the given article

Free up drive space in Windows 10 - Windows Help

Regards,

Zaki