Pc downloading to different drive

Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next. One more thing. I even tried burning the download to a disk and attempt a download that way but it still keeps attempting to download to my D drive.

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Best Tech Gifts for Kids Aged Awesome PC Accessories. Best Linux Laptops. Best Bluetooth Trackers. Best eReaders. Best Gaming Monitors. Best Android Phones. Browse All News Articles. Xbox Series X Bundle. Also, this eliminates the need for your installed applications to create or set their own downloads folder. In Windows, each user has their own Downloads folder within their home directory located in the C drive.

As you download different things, the downloads folder gets crowded and takes up the precious hard drive space in the C drive. Filling up C drive limits the number of applications you can install and might even show low disk space warning.

Not to mention, when you re-install Windows or when you cannot boot into it, you might lose all the files in the Downloads folder. To avoid that, you can move the downloads folder to another drive in Windows This makes sure that you are not filling up the C drive with random downloads.

Personally, moving the downloads folder to another drive is one of the first things I do after installing Windows. Before you can move downloads folder, you first have to create a new downloads folder in the new location.

The new location will be added to the properties window. You will be prompted whether you would like to move all the files from the old to new location. And you can see that all the downloaded files have already been checked for you. Step 3: Click Select to set the folder you made in part one as the location and the D drive's Downloads folder will be chosen here. For Windows.