Windows 10 trouble when installing Applications to different Drives
###Troubleshooting Help:
Hello everyone, I built my computer not too long ago, and everything is running fine on it. My only issue has been the Operating System (Windows 10). I recently switched from OSX, so I should lead with the prerequisite that I have no previous knowledge of Windows.
To sum it up briefly, I want to move most of my applications to my HDD, while keeping a select few on my SSD. I have tried reinstalling, manually moving, attempting to use commands to force move applications, and even the built-in Windows 10 Application Move feature, but none of these have worked. Is there a simple way to bulk move select applications from my Program Files on my SSD to another Application Folder on my HDD?
PS: Incase anyone wants to say I should've selected my HDD while installing, I tried to look for that, but none of the applications I installed gave me that option and instead forced their way into my Program Files folder.
Posted Nov 27, 2016, 5:45 AM UTC
You tried manually moving all of the program files to a different hard drive and what happened?
When you manually move them, they do not start up, and the OS doesn't recognize them as moved in the Application Settings menu.
Interesting. I've definitely run programs successfully this way off of removable drives even, but maybe there is some registry issue keeping your specific applications from running correctly. I'm not sure of any legitimate way to move programs en masse to a different drive. Are you just running out of space on your SSD? Have you set up your libraries so they save data to your HDD instead of the SSD?
All I have done is install everything to the SSD, then try and move the application files from Program Files to a created Folder in the HDD called Applications. When I tried that, it didn't work.
How did you attempt running the applications after moving? Did you find the actual .exe file in the program files folder and click it? Or did you try to use the shortcut created upon first installation?