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Can I change the location of the Microsoft folder from AppData\Roaming to another disk?

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2024-11-20T17:50:03+00:00

I want to know if I can change the location of the Microsoft folder because I don't have enough free space in my local c drive

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  1. Ramesh 176.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-11-20T18:00:03+00:00

    Hi,

    While it's possible to redirect AppData by editing the shell folder location in the registry, doing so causes problems when installing a Feature Update. The setup will most likely fail due to a migration error.

    You can instead do the following:

    1. Redirect the shell folders such as Desktop, Documents, Music, Music, Videos, and Downloads to another partition. To change the location of a personal folder, follow these steps:
    • Right-click the personal folder, and then click Properties.
    • Switch to the Location tab in the dialog box.
    • Click Move....
    • Select the destination folder path and then click OK.
    1. Turn off the paging file on the OS partition. You can enable it in the non-OS partition.
    2. Turn off hibernation if you don't use the feature. But it turns off Fast Startup as well. There is a way to turn off hibernation without disabling Fast Startup.

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