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Moving anything that belongs to the system off the SSD defeats the purpose of the SSD which is speed. I would advise you to leave ALL system files on the SSD and only place the user files on the HDD.
Moving anything that belongs to the system off the SSD defeats the purpose of the SSD which is speed. I would advise you to leave ALL system files on the SSD and only place the user files on the HDD.
Keeping your OS on an ssd boot drive is fine. Most installers allow you to change the destination folder - drive to what ever you like. I do the same, for example d:\games\. You can install most programs where ever you want. I think MS did that separately to have their 32/64 exe's such as IE in definable folders.
Now I can't speak for Origin but Steam installs can be switched to an alternate drive other than C.
That's not the question. To me the question is will having Program Files Program Data and Program Files (x86) under x:\Programs cause issues (e.g. break software.) I think it will. You can install programs under D:\MyPrograms. That doesn't remove the Program Files folders.You can install most programs where ever you want.
But perhaps the OP will post in a week or so if the change was negligible.
I will not touch the system created 'Program Files' and 'Program Files (x86)'. It will stay where it is, on the SSD.
I want to create a secondary folder for programs on my HDD, because I don't want all programs to be on the SSD. I just thought putting Program Files into another folder at start would cause programs that will later be installed there to not function properly.
What would happen if I created a folder on my H:/ drive (the HDD, not the SSD where the system is) and named the folder 'Programs'. in it I create two more folders, called '64bit' and '32bit'. (path e.g. H:/Programs/64bit). Now could I install a program there? Do programs have to be installed in folders called 'Program Files'? Does the name matter?
Reading your first post again I see where I got lost. Pardon my confusion. If using the standard names on another drive without a Windows install on that drive/partition will cause any issues I cannot say. I have never tried it.I will not touch the system created 'Program Files' and 'Program Files (x86)'. It will stay where it is
Sorry for the misunderstanding. :)
With most programs you have the option to install them on a folder of your choice - which could be on the HDD. That is the easiest way to get them to a folder that is different from the standard program files.
Thanks all.
This is now solved.