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  1. BekirBeko Win User

    Why is windows going to erase files when I change my save location to my secondary hard...


    Hi,


    I just saw that Forza Motorsport 6 is free and I pressed install but it said there is no room on the drive so it wanted me to open some room for it. Instead I went for changing save location but it said this is going to erase the other applications on the secondary drive and I don't want that because nearly all my Steam games are in it. What should I do?

    :)
     
    BekirBeko, Oct 7, 2018
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  2. How to default files to save to secondary hard drive in Windows 10?

    I just bought a new PC with 2 hard drives - the primary is a 256 MB SSD and the secondary is 2T HD. I was told the computer would be set up to run OS and applications off the primary drive (SSD) and files would automatically be saved to the second drive
    (ie: Documents/Videos/Pictures/Music folders), but that is not how it's set up - everything is set to save automatically to the primary drive. How do I change this so that when I import music or save documents or upload pictures to those folders that it will
    be saving to the secondary drive? I've found this question in the Microsoft forum, but not related to Windows 10. I've tried making the change in Start > Settings > System and selecting the secondary drive for files types to save to a different drive. All
    this does is create a user folder with subfolders of Documents, Videos, Pictures, Music, but when I save files to "documents" instead of choosing the secondary drive and finding the folder on that drive, it still is saving to the primary drive. I tried right-clicking
    on the folders, going to the Location tab, changing the location to the secondary drive, but that doesn't work and seemed to mess some things up so I reset my computer to factory settings since it's new and I haven't transferred my old computer files to this
    new one yet.

    HELP! I'm good enough with computers to follow instructions, but I can't find a good set of instructions to follow at this point.

    Thanks!
     
    AngelaC_918, Oct 7, 2018
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  3. Xylee Del Win User
    hard drive full, but can<t find the item to erase

    Windows 10 has the option to change the storage location. We suggest that you change the storage location so you can still use your hard drive instead of using the SSD. Kindly follow the steps below on how to change the storage location:

    • On the Search bar, type in storage and select the top most result.
    • On the Storage screen, change the location of each options to your desired hard drive. The files will now be saved on the specific hard drive.

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    Xylee Del, Oct 7, 2018
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  4. Geethu B Win User

    Why is windows going to erase files when I change my save location to my secondary hard...

    Making HDD as default saving location instead of sdd for files

    Hi Kiefer,

    Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.
    I will surely help you to fix this issue.

    I suggest you to try the following steps to change default saving locations. Check if it helps.


    • Click on Start and click on
      Settings.

    • Open System and click on
      Storage in the left-pane.

    • Under the section Save Locations in the
      right-pane, select the appropriate location to which you want to save files.

    • Restart the computer and check if it helps.
    Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.
     
    Geethu B, Oct 7, 2018
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