C drive software transfer, software installed on C drive is moved to D drive or other drives

How to transfer C drive software to other drive letters? Have you ever encountered too many software installed on the C drive, causing system space congestion? PHP editor Banana will introduce you to a simple method to help you easily transfer the software on the C drive to other drive letters, free up system space, and improve computer performance. Continue reading this article to learn the detailed steps.

The C drive is red again, and everything that can be moved has been moved. The space on the C drive is still not enough. How can I squeeze out some space? In fact, there are many methods. Today I will introduce to you how to transfer software to free up space on C drive.

Generally speaking, the software installed on the C drive only needs to be uninstalled and then reinstalled to another drive. However, some software cannot specify the installation location, or the configuration is cumbersome, and some software requires registration and activation. Maybe after uninstalling and reinstalling, an error will be reported and the installation cannot be performed. Then it is safe and convenient to transfer.

First you need to determine the target location and determine the target disk and directory you want to move the software to. Make sure the target disk has enough space to accommodate the software.

C drive software transfer

As an example of moving Office to D drive, the default installation location of Office is "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office", you only need to move the "Microsoft Office" directory To a drive letter other than C drive, we take D drive as an example.

1) Create a new folder "Program Files" on the D drive, then press "Hold the Shift key and click Restart Computer" to enter safe mode;

2) In safe mode (normal mode Under the system, some software cannot be completely closed and the transfer cannot be completed. Only enter safe mode or PE system), enter the "C:\Program Files\" directory, cut the "Microsoft Office" folder, and then paste it into "D:\Program Files\" directory;

3) After the move is completed, open the "Command Prompt" in administrator mode and enter mklink /j "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office " "D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office", press Enter and be prompted to create a connection;

4) At this point, Office has been moved to the D drive. You are done. Restart the computer. Yes; the "Microsoft Office" generated by the "Program Files" directory of the C drive actually points to the location of the D drive, not the occupied C drive space.

The same method is used to transfer other software, such as the Edge browser, which is located in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft" directory and only needs to be on the D drive Create a "Program Files (x86)" folder, in safe mode, cut the "Microsoft" folder under "D:\Program Files (x86)\", and then use the command prompt to create a connection.

Notes:

1) The path in the command is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft, You need to add double quotes [""], otherwise an error may be reported;

2) If you want to transfer the software to the root directory of drive D, you do not need to create a folder such as "Program Files", you only need to transfer the software Just copy the directory to the root directory, and change the command to this [mklink /j "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office" "D:\Microsoft Office"];

3) If the software runs after the transfer, an error will be reported , enter safe mode, first delete the connection to the original installation location of the software, and then move the software directory to the original installation location.

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