Windows 10 Low Disk Space? Move Installed Programs to Different Drive
9Windows 10 Low Disk Space? Move Installed Programs to Different Drive.
Sometimes, a user finds an alternative to move program files and folders to another drive to free up space. If you have got a lot of applications and programs installed on your Windows 10 system, you might require to move them to different drive to free up space. It may also be needed to change your default install location. Mainly, all of these things are possible. Here, in this article, we are going to discuss appropriate techniques to move program files and folders to another drive. Basically, there are two situations you may need to move program files to another drive on Windows 10, 8, 7. The following circumstances are discussed below have a look:
It doesn't matter if it's a Windows Store or traditional desktop (Win32) app, they all end up installed (by default) on your primary computer's hard drive. Although this makes sense in most cases, there are many reasons you may want to install apps on a separate drive.
It could happen that you have a low-end device, such as a tablet or laptop, that came with a very limited local storage and you're running out of space. If you need to run demanding applications, you may want to install them on a faster hard drive to improve performance. Or it could be that you just want to keep your apps separate from the Windows 10 installation drive.
Whatever the reason it might be, Windows 10 includes a number of ways to help you install apps on an external hard drive or SD card storage, whether you're dealing with Windows Store or Win32 apps.
In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the steps to install traditional desktop and Store apps into a separate drive, and you'll also get the steps to move already installed apps to another location that being for speed or to save space on your primary drive.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.