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KiGamji2022-02-12 14:36:50
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KiGamji, 2022-02-12 14:36:50

How to prevent the program from creating its files on the C: drive if it is installed on another drive?

I have 2 disks in my computer: a 120 GB SSD for Windows and a couple of important programs (hereinafter referred to as the C :) drive, and a 2 terabyte HDD for all my data, downloads, games and programs (hereinafter referred to as the D :) drive). But my C: drive was barely breathing being ~95% full. When I started solving this problem, I found out that most of the programs that are on the D: drive create their own files, save (if it's a game) and load in AppData.
In the end, I realized that the main hero of the occasion is Visual Studio. All add-ons, all extensions and its files - everything was on the C drive:
Also a bunch of other programs, such as Nox, VirtualBox, and others like that also put their files on the C drive:

Is it possible to somehow move these add-on programs (in Visual Studio) and move folders with program files from AppData without moving the folder itself?
If it’s not possible separately, then how can I move the AppData folder in general, so that all programs work properly, since completely reinstalling all this is not an option.

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Saboteur, 2022-02-12
@KiGamji

Use the links, Luke.

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kalapanga, 2022-02-12
@kalapanga

Extremely wrong approach. It is those files that are often accessed that you want to remove from the ssd! What's the point of fast loading Windows, if all the rest of the work will shamelessly slow down?
Objective reality - 120 gigs is not enough for a system disk. This size is a relic of those times when ssd were not common and very expensive.
You need at least twice as much.

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