Is there a program that will move an installation from the program files directory on the c drive to another directory on the d drive instead?
It would have to do more than just copy as it has to fix the shortcuts and the registry entries and whatever else gets changed when you move programs.
Is there a program that will move an installation from the program files directory on the c drive to another directory on the d drive instead?
It would have to do more than just copy as it has to fix the shortcuts and the registry entries and whatever else gets changed when you move programs.
Oliver wrote:
Is there a program that will move an installation from the program files
directory on the c drive to another directory on the d drive instead?
It would have to do more than just copy as it has to fix the shortcuts and >> the registry entries and whatever else gets changed when you move programs.
I am pretty sure there is no such general-purpose program, because it
would have to account for ill-behaved software that contains its own hard-coded links to a particular install location.
On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 18:30:10 -0700, Oliver wrote:
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directory on the c drive to another directory on the d drive instead?
It would have to do more than just copy as it has to fix the shortcuts and the registry entries and whatever else gets changed when you move programs.
If your intention is to free up disk space in drive C:, you can move the application folder to other drive (e.g. from "C:\Program Files\My App" to "E:\Apps\MyApps"), then create a folder symlink (shortcut) in drive C: (with the same name as the original one) which points to the folder in drive D:.
In this case, you'll still see "C:\Program Files\My App", but it's a symlink to a different folder. Any access to that symlink folder, will be actually
be applied to the symlink's target folder.
On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 18:30:10 -0700, Oliver wrote:
Is there a program that will move an installation from the program files
directory on the c drive to another directory on the d drive instead?
It would have to do more than just copy as it has to fix the shortcuts and >> the registry entries and whatever else gets changed when you move programs.
I am pretty sure there is no such general-purpose program, because it
would have to account for ill-behaved software that contains its own >hard-coded links to a particular install location.
Or to put it another way, even if a general-purpose "program mover"
existed, it could not guarantee that the program that got moved would
still work properly in its new location.
Reinstalling a program isn't hard. Why not just run the installer up
to the point where you would click a button to start the install.
(Only, don't click that button. Instead, cancel.) If the program
gives you an option along the way to set the install location, you
can then uninstall it from "C:\Program Files" (using the program's >uninstaller) and install it where you wish. If it doesn't, that
suggests that probably you'd be better off leaving it where it is.
I've got the same problem with a well known game
On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 17:49:25 -0800, Stan Brown
<the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:
On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 18:30:10 -0700, Oliver wrote:
I am pretty sure there is no such general-purpose program, because it
Is there a program that will move an installation from the program files >>> directory on the c drive to another directory on the d drive instead?
It would have to do more than just copy as it has to fix the shortcuts and >>> the registry entries and whatever else gets changed when you move programs. >>
would have to account for ill-behaved software that contains its own
hard-coded links to a particular install location.
Or to put it another way, even if a general-purpose "program mover"
existed, it could not guarantee that the program that got moved would
still work properly in its new location.
Reinstalling a program isn't hard. Why not just run the installer up
to the point where you would click a button to start the install.
(Only, don't click that button. Instead, cancel.) If the program
gives you an option along the way to set the install location, you
can then uninstall it from "C:\Program Files" (using the program's
uninstaller) and install it where you wish. If it doesn't, that
suggests that probably you'd be better off leaving it where it is.
I've got the same problem with a well known game that produced a "10th anniversary edition" which is very nice BUT was installed through
Steam automatically to the C: drive. Catch is on my machine C: is the
SSD which I've got reserved for the operating system to speed up
operations - nothing other than the OS is supposed to be installed
there.
Since the game has lots of mods I'd hate to lose I now have 2
installations - the one from Steam and the one I carefully installed
with my favorite mods.
Besides uninstalling everything (which would cancel my ongoing game)
any suggestions? There are features of both versions I would hate to
lose....
On 08/01/2024 18:13, The Horny Goat wrote:
On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 17:49:25 -0800, Stan Brown
<the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:
On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 18:30:10 -0700, Oliver wrote:
Is there a program that will move an installation from the program files >>>> directory on the c drive to another directory on the d drive instead?
It would have to do more than just copy as it has to fix the shortcuts and >>>> the registry entries and whatever else gets changed when you move programs.
I am pretty sure there is no such general-purpose program, because it
would have to account for ill-behaved software that contains its own
hard-coded links to a particular install location.
Or to put it another way, even if a general-purpose "program mover"
existed, it could not guarantee that the program that got moved would
still work properly in its new location.
Reinstalling a program isn't hard. Why not just run the installer up
to the point where you would click a button to start the install.
(Only, don't click that button. Instead, cancel.) If the program
gives you an option along the way to set the install location, you
can then uninstall it from "C:\Program Files" (using the program's
uninstaller) and install it where you wish. If it doesn't, that
suggests that probably you'd be better off leaving it where it is.
I've got the same problem with a well known game that produced a "10th
anniversary edition" which is very nice BUT was installed through
Steam automatically to the C: drive. Catch is on my machine C: is the
SSD which I've got reserved for the operating system to speed up
operations - nothing other than the OS is supposed to be installed
there.
Since the game has lots of mods I'd hate to lose I now have 2
installations - the one from Steam and the one I carefully installed
with my favorite mods.
Besides uninstalling everything (which would cancel my ongoing game)
any suggestions? There are features of both versions I would hate to
lose....
Not free ($15), but there is Application Mover from Funduc which may do
what you require
- https://www.funduc.com/app_mover.htm
AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional also purports to move programmes
-
https://www.diskpart.com/articles/how-to-move-installed-programs-to-another-drive-windows-10-0725.html
W Mon, 8 Jan 2024 15:38:53 -0500, Larry Wolff napisal:v14n11.zip <http://www.lanet.lv/ftp/simtelnet/msdos/pcmag/v14n11.zip>
I've got the same problem with a well known game
I can't remember the name of the program which debuted around the
Windows
95 or Windows 2000 time frame, probably by Russinovich or someone
like that
which moved programs from where they were to where you wanted them to
go.
I think it started with "C" and it was an 8-character all-caps name.
Anyone remember the name?
It did exactly what the original poster is asking for.
PC Magazine Change of Address (COA32.exe). It started as 16 bit COA.exe.
Then it became COA2.exe (I think when things went to 64 bits).
Ziff-Davis reported COA was the most downloaded program for years on end.
Don't know where to get it now, or even if it exists, but let's search. https://www.google.com/search?q=COA32.exe
I didn't check these links but they were in the first page of results. https://www2.isye.gatech.edu/~mgoetsch/cali/Windows%20Configuration/Windows%20Configuration%20Html/COA32_RelocatingApplicationswithoutReinstalling.htm
http://mc-computing.com/technical/Win_95_Suggestions.htm http://www.nettally.com/waldoe/freeware/fileutil.html https://www.techrepublic.com/forums/discussions/modify-program-location/ http://www.ericphelps.com/favorites/utilities.html
I've got the same problem with a well known game
I can't remember the name of the program which debuted around the Windows
95 or Windows 2000 time frame, probably by Russinovich or someone like that which moved programs from where they were to where you wanted them to go.
I think it started with "C" and it was an 8-character all-caps name.
Anyone remember the name?
It did exactly what the original poster is asking for.
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