Configuring Default Storage Location in Windows 10

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If you do not intend to use OneDrive, then the best option would be to uninstall the OneDrive app from your PC.

Before you do that, open OneDrive settings from its cloud icon on the taskbar, and check OneDrive settings, if it is set to 'Files on Demand', turn off that option, then wait for all your files to get downloaded from the cloud to your PC, once that is done, you can uninstall the OneDrive app.

It depends, there are many methods avaialble, if you are running out of space on your C drive, then below is the best methods to move data and storage to another drive, I have assumed the other drive is a D drive in this tutorial.

If this is not what you need, please provide more information on your requirements.

1.

Move all your User Library folders to D:

Open Windows File Explorer

In the right hand pane, right click your Documents folder and choose Properties

Select the Location tab

In the Location box, type D:\Documents then click Apply and OK.

NOTE: you must specify a folder on the D drive like D:\Docuuments, not just the D drive like D:\

When that move completes, do the same for Pictures, Videos, Downloads and Music folders.

Each time, provide a new folder location, for example, Pictures will go to D:\Pictures

2.

Move the location of all future content downloaded from the Microsoft Store

Open the Settings App (gear icon on your Start Menu)

Go to System - Storage - Change where new content is saved:

Change all options you find there to D

Also, for any Apps or games that you may have downloaded, go to Settings - Apps, then select that game or App and there may be a Move option . .

3.

If you are a Steam Gamer

Stop all processes associated with Steam

Move the Steam folder to your D drive manually

Then open the Steam Control Panel and point that to the new location

4.

Please Note: this should ideally be done before you begin installing any software

For 3rd party applications, some will allow you to choose an installation location, for those, create a new Program files folder on your D drive, then for each application, create a new sub-folder of that folder

Other 3rd party applications will not allow you to change the installation location, and there is no safe way to move those to your D drive.