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05-25-2020 01:26 PM
Hi
My HP envy has two hard drives, a C which is nearly full and a D nearly empty. I was wondering if there is a fool proof way to move programmes from one to the other? I tried on settings without success.
BTW, I have no files on C and cleaned Bin, temp files, etc. The issue is that C is quite low capacity 1.66 GB while D is over 900GB.
Many thanks for you suggestions!
05-25-2020 01:39 PM
Not all programs/applications can be installed outside Boot drive (in this case C:) But you can move all users data/files to 😧 using the following ways:
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-move-default-user-folders-new-drive-windows-10
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05-25-2020 06:01 PM
Sorry, but there is no way to move already installed applications from one drive to another. You would have to uninstall and reinstall them and as @banhien pointed out, you might not be able to reinstall all of them to a drive other than C:
As to the lack of space on C:, here are some things you can do to recover some of the disk space:
http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3012-disk-cleanup-open-use-windows-10-a.html
http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-clean-up-winsxs-folder-in-windows-10/
Also, the community Win10 Forums has the following suggestions:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/83441-free-up-drive-space-windows-10-a.html
In addition, I have found the utility Cleanmgr+ to have LOTS of options for removing Windows junk, including log files. I use it practically every day. You can get it from here:
https://www.mirinsoft.com/cleanmgrplus
Also, there is a freeware app known as Wise Disk Cleaner. I use it every day to get rid of junk files: https://www.wisecleaner.com/wise-disk-cleaner.html
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