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‎02-11-2017 10:41 AM

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Product: HP envy Phoenix 810-150ea
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello, my computer came with the 3 drives installed:

The C drive: 107GB

Recovery drive (D) 10.1GB

Data Drive (E) 1.81TB

 

Would it be possible for me to install and run games from the data drive and how would I set the data drive up? Can I just cut and paste the program files X86 into the data drive or is there something else I need to do? 

thanks

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‎02-11-2017 01:10 PM - edited ‎02-17-2017 02:17 PM

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@pee93,

Your can re-assign folders to the data drive.

1) Select "Settings"

2) In the "Find a setting" box type "storage", then click on "Default save locations"

From that menu, you can assign the New apps, and various folders.

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‎02-11-2017 10:58 AM

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@pee93 wrote:

... Can I just cut and paste the program files X86 into the data drive or is there something else I need to do?

Hi,

 

No, this is not going to work. Some (not all) programs allow you to install on E:

 

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BH
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‎02-11-2017 12:13 PM

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So what can I use that 1.81TB data drive for? Can I somehow add some of that space to my main C drive?

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‎02-11-2017 01:10 PM - edited ‎02-17-2017 02:17 PM

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@pee93,

Your can re-assign folders to the data drive.

1) Select "Settings"

2) In the "Find a setting" box type "storage", then click on "Default save locations"

From that menu, you can assign the New apps, and various folders.

This system is feedback driven thru Solution and Kudo flags. It's the only means of knowing if you have been served. Please click Accept as Solution, if your problem is solved. To say THANK YOU, press the "thumbs up symbol" to render a KUDO. You can render both Solution and KUDO..

HP Envy 8 5010 Tablet
(2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 Legal
Custom Asus Z97D, I7-4790k, 16GB RAM, WIN10 Pro 64bit, ZOTAC GTX1080 AMP Extreme 3 fan 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Asus PB287 4k monitor, Rosewill Blackhawk case and 750W OCZ PSU.
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‎02-12-2017 05:59 AM - edited ‎02-12-2017 06:27 AM

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Appears games cannot be installed on this drive. Can I make the data drive my new C drive seeing as that by far the biggest drive on my pc? Or do I need to upgrade my current internal hard drive and what drive would I need to look for?

thanks

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