Windows 10: Moving files from C drive to D drive and storage configuration isnt showing them

Discus and support Moving files from C drive to D drive and storage configuration isnt showing them in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I have a SSD of 250gb and a 1tb hard drive, running windows 10 home 64 bit. My default location for documents, photos, etc has been on drive C, the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by serpentineSylph, Apr 23, 2021.

  1. Moving files from C drive to D drive and storage configuration isnt showing them


    I have a SSD of 250gb and a 1tb hard drive, running windows 10 home 64 bit. My default location for documents, photos, etc has been on drive C, the SSD. Recently i have been filling up space and so moved my documents folder and photos folder to drive D by going right clicking, selecting "Properties", "location" and moving from C:\Users\ME\documents to D:\Users\ME\documents, and likewise with photos. I also selected the option for all future saved content to be sent to D automatically. the folders are browsable when I click on them, both directly on their icons in windows explorer, as well as w

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    serpentineSylph, Apr 23, 2021
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  2. Zaki_j Win User

    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
     
    Zaki_j, Apr 23, 2021
    #2
  3. What to move from C drive to D drive

    Hi Rahul247 -

    I'm Kevin B. Independent advisor and a Windows 10 user like you. I do understand that you want to free some space on your main drive which is the C: drive. You can move some files to do it.

    You can move all the data under your " Users " folder to free some space on your C: drive. but other files like windows files and program files should remain on your C: drive to avoid conflicts.

    You can also change the file directory of your download folders and the files that you want to save to your D: drive for you to save storage.

    Open the Settings app.

    Click on System and then on "Storage" from the side-bar on the left.

    Scroll down to the bottom of the page, where it says "More Storage Settings".

    Click on the text that reads "Change where new content is saved".

    You are taken to a new screen which displays the default save locations for six different types of data: Apps, Documents, Music, Photos and Videos, Movies and TV Shows, and Maps.

    Each of these options is set to "This PC" by default. To change the default save location click on the menu next to a data type and pick one of the available locations from the menu that opens; Windows 10 lists all partitions that are available on the computer.

    Hope this will help, have a good day!

    Kindly reply if you need more help.

    Thanks.

    Kevin B.

    Independent advisor
     
    Kevin Bartolo., Apr 23, 2021
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  4. Rahul247 Win User

    Moving files from C drive to D drive and storage configuration isnt showing them

    What to move from C drive to D drive

    Hi,

    I have a laptop with a 118GB SSD C drive and a 920GB HDD D drive. I have only a few megabytes of space left on my C drive so I need to start moving things from my C drive to my D drive to free up space. However, I have no idea what I can move to the D drive.
    I already store all of my documents on my D drive so I can't move those. Should I move the program files? Would that slow down my apps on startup?

    Many thanks for your help.
     
    Rahul247, Apr 23, 2021
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