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‎09-25-2020 09:18 AM

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Product: Z240 Workstation SFF
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Added a HDD SATA  drive to system. I want the 250gb solid state to have Programs only and ALL data to default to New drive.  A procedure to change c:/user/denis/documents to h:/user/denis/documents by default.  to free-up space on drive C:   How To?

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‎09-25-2020 09:14 PM - edited ‎09-25-2020 09:15 PM

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Create folders on H: drive first (no need to copy any data).

 

Back on your C: drive, right click on Documents folder, properties. Click the Location tab. Click Move. Choose new folder you created on H: drive, answer YES when it asks if you want to move all your data to H: drive.

 

Done!

 

**NOTE: I've had issues with Windows update, specifically the update to version 2004, where it would not complete when the location of the "desktop" folder had been moved. I simply moved it back to C: drive for the upgrade to 2004 then moved it back to my D drive and everything worked out fine.

 

-Jamie M.

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‎09-25-2020 09:14 PM - edited ‎09-25-2020 09:15 PM

HP Recommended

Create folders on H: drive first (no need to copy any data).

 

Back on your C: drive, right click on Documents folder, properties. Click the Location tab. Click Move. Choose new folder you created on H: drive, answer YES when it asks if you want to move all your data to H: drive.

 

Done!

 

**NOTE: I've had issues with Windows update, specifically the update to version 2004, where it would not complete when the location of the "desktop" folder had been moved. I simply moved it back to C: drive for the upgrade to 2004 then moved it back to my D drive and everything worked out fine.

 

-Jamie M.

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‎09-26-2020 06:10 AM

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Thank you so much.  I sometimes over-think or confuse myself and doubts creep in.  Again, thank you for you Kind words.

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