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I Can't Download Any Games Into My D Drive - I Have Barely Any Space In My C Drive.

Anonymous
2021-05-26T17:46:27+00:00

I've been trying to download games onto my pc but I can't keep installing them onto my c drive, as you see, I have barely any space for games. The one I've presented is only 6 GB but the other ones I want are about double the amount of space I have in my C Drive. I don't want to randomly start messing with stuff so I'm asking for help. You see I have almost a terrabyte of space left in my D Drive but there's absolutely no use for it if I can't downlowd anything in it besides pictures and videos, please help me fix this problem so I can have my games downlowded in my D Drive instead of the drive I need for actual windows updates.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-05-27T02:49:37+00:00

    No, don't touch those folders in C drive for it will cause problems. Please try running Check Disk Utility to check and fix problems with your D drive that might be causing the said issue:

    • Open Start Menu
    • Type cmd, right-click on the Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
    • In the Command Prompt, Type the command: chkdsk D: /f /r /x

    The parameters for this command:

    D: the drive you want to check (change it to the drive you are having problems with)

    /f option will fix errors on the disk.

    /r option will locate for bad sectors and recovery any readable information

    /x option will force the volume you’re about to check to be dismounted before the utility begins a scan.

    • The scan would take several minutes or hours so please be patient.
    • After the scan, see if it sorts the issue.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-05-26T18:24:01+00:00

    Hi, I'm Benedict, an Independent Advisor. I'm here to help you.

    Kindly open your drive D: in File explorer and see if there is a folder named "WindowsApps" (that folder is usually hidden so make sure to check the option Show hidden items in the View tab). If so, try deleting it or if you can't delete it, try renaming it. If you have successfully done that, see if you could now set the said drive as location for your new apps.

    Regards,

    Benedict P.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-05-27T01:01:46+00:00

    I still keep getting these error message, I successfully deleted the folder that was in my D Drive but there are 4 more in my C drive (the one I don't want to set my location to). Should I delete or try to rename these also?

    (Don't mind these 2 failed images)

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