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How to assign different drives?

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I'll ask this as simple as possible by laying out the scenario.

Have 2 ssds.

ssd 1 (C drive) All I want on this drive is Win7, Office and the files associated with them (ie: Windows Files and My Documents save location for office) Oh and I have Anti Virus on here as well (Avast)

ssd 2 (G drive) I want basically everything else on this drive. (Games, Music, Downloads, Browser etc)

I am to the point where I have finished my Windows updates, installed Office and Anti Virus and I want to start downloading my games now. I should have no reason for adding anything to C-Drive unless my G-Drive fills up. I would like for my G-Drive to be my default drive now.

What is the best way to do this?
 
For me, I made a program files / program files x86 folders on my d: and during installs choose d:.

Well, I put regular apps on c: and games on d:

Just use the custom install if your not getting a choice right off where to install.

The pagefile can be set under advanced system settings. As for temp file directories and the like, I have no idea how to set those, I bet someone else here does however.
 
Do I need those folder names to be able assign things to that drive? Or when I go to download is selecting my games drive sufficient?
 
You can name them whatever you want.

I suggest those as they are standards.
 
When installing most programs these days (there are a few dogs), I've found the easiest way just to make sure when I get the chance to tell it where, I change the C drive (what they default to) to the drive I want which in my case is D. That's it, high lite the C and type D. The programs build everything else.

On occasion, installations don't give you the option to tell it where so you have to start over and use the "customize" installation.

A few times and you'll be an old hand at it.
 
If you want most files to go on G: you can change the registry entry to make that the default drive for program files. Then when you actually want a program on C: you can specify that during the install.
 
tacohunter52 said:
If you want most files to go on G: you can change the registry entry to make that the default drive for program files. Then when you actually want a program on C: you can specify that during the install.
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Can you do something like that for temp files? I was thinking about getting a reasonably fast USB stick and setting it up as a "garbage and fragmentation" drive.
 
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