Re configuring drives on withdows 10 Pro?

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Keith Stuart

Keith Stuart

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Im hoping someone can help me with this. I just bought this desktop refurbished, and I am a little confused about it. It is a
Device name DESKTOP-QAAM89P
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.20 GHz
Installed RAM 32.0 GB
Device ID D8115B42-AC23-44F0-81FE-073EA940AB42
Product ID 00330-50000-00000-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

I am running widows 10 PRO. For the most part I bought this for music production and I have a LOT of plugins and programs. The add said this:
Lenovo RGB Gaming PC Desktop Computer - Intel Quad I5 up to 3.6GHz, GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6G GDDR6, 32GB Memory, 256G SSD + 3TB
It runs faster than my old PC, and all seems well ecept for this one issue. As a default I suppose is the term, Most all installed programs go to the C: drive wich is only 256G. Drive D: has close to 3TB. Why would someone manufacture something like this? Is it possible to re-rout or configure the D: drive as the default program drive? My C; drive is maxed out and rather quickly I might add. Thanks for any responses.
 
1. Open the File Explorer (Win+E)
2.Click (or right-click) on the Downloads on the quick access panel, and select Properties.
3. On the “Location” tab click (or right-click) the “Move” button and select a new path for your downloads.
 
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and what Georgeks has said will also apply to your Docs, Pics, Videos and Desktop folders if you want to also move them to the D:\ drive to free up C:\ space.

it's done that way as your C:\ drive is a solid state drive (SSD) while the D:\ is the older, slower, but dirt cheap, mechanical hard disk drive (HDD).
 
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So far so good. I record a lot of Music, and I have a lot of different pluggins that have to run with large programs for my DAW, so its been aggrovating to say the least.
 
let's keep this open for a couple more days to see how you get on.
get back to us with an update on your progress. :)
 
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