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‎02-10-2017 09:31 AM

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Product: HP Office Jet 5740
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

How can I install the printer software on  drive (D:) rather than accept automatic installation on (C:). Most programs provide the option of manually selecting the drive on where software is to be installed.

 

Reason for installing on (D:): free up storage space on 30GB SDD (C:) which containd Windows OS. Both drives are RAID which allows programs to be installed on either drive.  

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‎02-11-2017 08:46 AM

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@Wolverto

 

Welcome to HP Support Forums. 🙂 I came across your post and would like to help.

 

I understand that you have an HP OfficeJet 5740 e-All-in-One Printer and would like to know if the printer drivers/software could get installed on the D drive. This is to free up some space on the C drive. 

 

I did some research on this and found that the drivers usually get installed on the primary partition where the operating system is present for better functioning of the drivers. We don't recommend moving the installation to a secondary partition because in future if there are any updates for the drivers or the printer firmware, then that will be default take place on the C (primary partition). That would again lead to a deviation nd the drivers may not function correctly.

 

Moreover, the file size of the drivers is 143.7 MB only. I hope this answers your question. Please feel free to let me know if you have any more questions. Cheers! 🙂

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‎02-11-2017 08:46 AM

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@Wolverto

 

Welcome to HP Support Forums. 🙂 I came across your post and would like to help.

 

I understand that you have an HP OfficeJet 5740 e-All-in-One Printer and would like to know if the printer drivers/software could get installed on the D drive. This is to free up some space on the C drive. 

 

I did some research on this and found that the drivers usually get installed on the primary partition where the operating system is present for better functioning of the drivers. We don't recommend moving the installation to a secondary partition because in future if there are any updates for the drivers or the printer firmware, then that will be default take place on the C (primary partition). That would again lead to a deviation nd the drivers may not function correctly.

 

Moreover, the file size of the drivers is 143.7 MB only. I hope this answers your question. Please feel free to let me know if you have any more questions. Cheers! 🙂

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‎02-12-2017 10:11 AM

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I am impressed with your prompt reply to my queston. I accept rour explanation of why print drivers are stored on the same drive as Windows10. I have been able to free up sufficient storage on SSD (C:) by moving other programs and all Apps to another RAID drive. TKS

 

 

 

 

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‎02-12-2017 11:18 AM

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@Wolverto

 

You're most welcome. 🙂

 

Thanks for letting me know. Take care!

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