Move installed software / Game to another drive in Windows 10/11

[@unseen6940]

This Indian man on the internet saved my life god bless

[@1nject258]

Fr

[@isaiah6332]

Smh indian men are the best at saving people

[@sankalp5710]

TechE

[@ColorDumper]

@@isaiah6332 and scamming you

[@luch78]

Hey, I did that then i tried to open the app its Lightroom, the item Lightroom has been changed or moved so this shortcut will no longer work properly, do you want to delete..... Even when I try opening the app directly without using the shortcut I get the same error message

[@R0ttenRed]

I don't usually comment on videos, but you just saved me a ton of headache! Thanks so much, such a simple and effective video. :)

[@hannahcastillo.official]

I was here 2 years ago to transfer 15 GB file, and now here i am, seeking your knowledge once again, you explained it so simple and clear thank you!😭

[@vaibhavyadav9912]

Does it also transfer the space from source to destination or just re-routes the path of folder? Like if a folder of 5 gb is transferred from C to D, does C gets freed of 5 gb space?

[@etondabeat3528]

@@vaibhavyadav9912 u get the answer??

[@vaibhavyadav9912]

@@etondabeat3528 I didn't check afterwards. But I think it does free the space.

[@lildrewZ]

@@vaibhavyadav9912 This is what I want to know.

[@Strexile]

@@vaibhavyadav9912 no, you have moved file to another drive so once you are pretty sure it is fully copied to the new drive, you can delete it from the old drive. I THINK.

[@ox3lea]

This definitely has worked for me the first time, after spending hours on the net, painfully searching for 'how to do it' Bravo! A 1000 thank yous!

[@Gaminggroupknight]

Fantastic! Thank you for the simple walk-through on how to move files. You just saved me hours!

[@positivetimewithladre3596]

Does this works for Xbox one games for example if I wanted to move all my games another flash drive without redownloding them

[@Iam_rennas]

simple?? or am i just slow😅

[@akazetaxyz]

After 2 years, I just found a really good video like this, thank you.

[@Jxey69]

Indian tech guy is the best one you can hire to solve any tech problem in thia world

[@mandareyes8211]

Excellent lesson. The instructor made this easy to understand and put into practice. Thank you for this resource.

[@Xaol]

npc

[@_5urrendered]

@@Xaol fr

[@NottsNinja]

@@Xaol damn who knew showing appreciation makes you an npc 🤦

[@Xaol]

@@NottsNinja lol mb bro, old comment relax I’m not like that anymore 😭

[@NottsNinja]

@@Xaol fair enough 🫡

[@gyrocracy]

Yo this is really helpful, having issue with c: drive filled with so many programs is actually annoying. Your explanation for each step also very easy to understand, thank you so much!

[@markjeromebungag1156]

Bro, I got an error saying cannot create a file when that file already exists when I did the mklink

[@manoj10x]

same

[@SceneOracle]

Same

[@Ilmar768]

Same did u find a solution?

[@Nesta13194]

Same

[@mayasoro9290]

Happened to me at first, but remembered that when I searched for command prompt I just left clicked on it twice for it to open, and so I deleted from the D the program I'm trying to move to it. Searched for the command prompt again, but this time right clicked on it and run it as administrator then try the commands again and it finally worked!

[@TheDjcrux]

Bro.. This just saved me like 2 hours.... YES!! You're a boss!

[@squeaks6307]

Same lmao needed to move a 60gb game to my solid

[@Jupiners]

@@squeaks6307 what game is that? lol

[@squeaks6307]

@@Jupiners The Division 2 😁

[@pakyu8077]

@@squeaks6307 how do i move everything to my hdd from ssd

[@squeaks6307]

@@pakyu8077 I assume it's the same process but reverse. I believe hdd and ssd are just your simple C and D drive. So just reverse should be simple

[@electronx5594]

It worked! followed the steps and it absolutely worked, just a little note, if you see tons of repeated "new files" and it's taking a long time don't worry its because there's a lot of files to transfer, as an example I moved Genshin impact (a game) from drive c to d, and it took me 14 mins bcs of the small files. don't forget to mklink too. Good luck and have patience. Edit: the process is 100% reversible

[@Enzoisdaname]

bro i got "Access is denied" in the end what should I do?

[@itme3929]

@@Enzoisdaname U should run it as adminstrator

[@Sdk-no9wi]

lol, my reason is same....

[@pranavadhitya3348]

@@Sdk-no9wi same

[@martial6474]

So you moved a game; did you ever receive a blue screen in the process or is the game still running normally? According to another commentor, he said he experienced "blue screens" and etc. Did you ever need to reinstall the game for any reason? I'm asking because I really don't wanna reinstall Battlefront 2 haha... Considering the game's pretty much dead because of Dice, I might just uninstall it anyways :/

[@wadeschmidtyy]

Who else is here because your first hard drive has like, no room

[@UnturnedClips41]

YES

[@C-J707]

Fr

[@kcichy]

YES BRO🙏 I just got my new 1 TB FINALLYYYY

[@PizzaOfficials]

@@kcichy did you guys actually do this? and does it work?

[@cricetix1001]

Im here for future

[@Jamster3116]

I've looked at partition software and was very tempted to purchase... till I found you. Thank you very much

[@mente4290]

guys when u have problem transferring like you followed his steps but it didnt work, it just copies the the folder, right? you have to run the command prompt as administrator, then follow his steps. it will work fine and u can see that your file has been transferred into the different drive

[@Hannahwawa]

Thank you! I wondered why it didn't work saying access denied when I run the command. Turns out I didn't run the command prompt as administrator. I need to watch carefully next time

[@amazingdoge8388]

i did it and it says cannot create file while it already exists

[@yuwo8969]

OHMY THANK YOU SO MUCH! I TOUGHT THE INAZUMA UPDATE WAS THE END FOR MY GENSHIN ERA BECAUSE I HAD NO SPACE LEFT, BUT I WAS SAVED BY YOU! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@Lainonomer1]

I literally have 22,6GB left on the Local DIsk C: and 550GB on the other one and im scared if i wont have space anymore ): cause of genshin.

[@yuwo8969]

@@Lainonomer1 Yeah, good thing it was pointed out that there were 2 storages on my laptop. That scared the life out of me

[@jhansbernard9856]

@@yuwo8969 how do i do it pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@yuwo8969]

@@jhansbernard9856 literally just do each step CORRECTLY. You gotta catch up to Arataka Itto banner asap man!

[@nyettstandinov4738]

Lol same i have 5gb left and i want to change my voice language to Japanese/Chinese

[@nahidhassandipu357]

when i run the second code in promt it shows "Cannot create a file when that file already exists.". What is wrong?

[@muntasirmahinsiam3657]

same problem. Have you got any solution to it?

[@emotionalavocado2336]

Honestly very helpful! had to manually delete the original files in the original drive before carrying out mklink, but think worked perfectly fine in my experience(moving video game "The finals" and "genshin impact")

[@glue_angel.a5768]

You are AMAZING. I’ve been trying to work my way around this for YEARS and you actually helped me FINALLY

[@nacongamer555]

thank you so much. you are a channel that everyone can thrust without having fear that somthing doesnt work

[@abhaymohan2597]

Really helpful video! Thank you so much for giving such clear instructions. I was facing quite a lot of issues with storage on my laptop (especially on the C drive) , and this really helped. Thank you!

[@xsmx6992]

After ive linked it to my new drive, is it safe to then delete it from my c drive and it will still stay in the other drive to use and play ?

[@mente4290]

@@xsmx6992 bro, when u have problem transferring like you followed his steps but it didnt work, it just copies the the folder, right? you have to run the command prompt as administrator, then follow his steps. it will work fine and u can see that your file has been transferred into the different drive

[@nepyxl7057]

yep my d drive is so big and my c drive is so cramped

[@nepyxl7057]

so i'm moving all my program files there

[@AbdulAhad-ol1ju]

@@mente4290 bro i also face this issue plz help me only folders are moving files are not moving

[@ftvshsbdbsjcndbshsgxnfg302]

Dude you just helped me a lot in just 6 minutes , imma give you a sub now

[@Sinz24]

omg tysm dude i was searching all over internet on how to change default app location or how to move app folders cuz its too big cuz i bought new gaming pc but the c drive was short like 200 gb and storage was going low FAST so i tried searching but i cudnt find but....THERE IS A SAVIOUR TYSM AGAIN IT RLLY WORKED

[@DethronerX]

Thanks for asking us to Create Restore Point, its very important for us to do that before any changes. Thank you!

[@yamyamsogn5338]

I’ve tried this method and it moves it to destination folder but also leaves it in original location so the program now won’t open

[@vteclee7100]

Thanks to this guy! Plain and Simple straight to it!

[@dennisomar2584]

After an eternity it seemed like I found you. Thanks bro deadass helped my stress levels decrease!! Much love

[@Sowmya-h1v]

hlo one problem at 5:25 when i clicked enter it is saying "cannot create a file when that already exists " ANYONE PLS HELP

[@FletchAvox]

I’m the same… :(

[@sheetalgawade-vs9sf]

Same

[@SherazAl-b3o]

Same

[@Rengokulysm]

I mean it's late but it must've already copied the data and would be visible in the folder of other drive, you just have to remove it from the original location.

[@aneeshnairvo]

Brother, you've saved me a ton of work and hours and hours of trying to figure out how to make space in C drive. Thank you so much!

[@kazu_chi]

i have one problem, at 4:30 it supposed the file u move wont be there but mine, it still there. can i just delete the file or not?

[@frankkorsel9989]

this man deserves the nobel peace price. I fk love you bro. Not all hero's wear capes

[@dhiaanthakkar9272]

who knows maybe he does lal

[@xtreme6018]

🤣🤣

[@SkyBooFast]

this actually save my life, I have plenty of software installed on my C driver and now I can move it to another disk ... thanks!

[@JakeGlobox]

YOU SAVED MY LIFE

[@goldendodo.]

I agree

[@AntAntixx]

Oh look who we have here, didn’t work for me lol

[@JakeGlobox]

@@AntAntixx 😩😩

[@goldendodo.]

if it didn't work make sure the game wasn't installed on steam because if it was installed in steam you have to use do something different

[@eduardodias3702]

if i saw this before my games stopped opening i would say the same lmao

[@damtokill21]

Hi, I have done the 1st step and wanted to check the security of my file I just transferred to the hard drive but there's no security icon on my file ... may I know why 4:08

[@tacticalmythic7945]

Thank you! I am moving my entire unity project from my 500gb m.2 nvme ssd to my 2tb hddr! Thanks a ton!

[@firstvideo6339]

@Tactical Mythic: how much time it took to move 500 Gb???

[@tacticalmythic7945]

@@firstvideo6339 not long only a couple mins because my m.2 has a 8gb/s rate and my he has a 6.5gb/s

[@firstvideo6339]

@@tacticalmythic7945 Gosh.... Thanks dear.. great.. pls tell which company hddr u use? Is that external portable drive? I have two portae external drives, 1Tb silcon power and 1tb segate, but they transfer in 35mb/s.

[@rubyzeng9017]

It's nice to partition your disk after installing Win 11, partition assistant can handle this perfectly.

[@4k3el]

Thank you! This video was easy to follow and it worked. Transfered a 30GB game to my external hard drive.

[@bengtrust]

How long did it take? Im wondering if my time is normal?

[@justindominguez6156]

@@bengtrust hey what happen it’s been a month?

[@bengtrust]

@@justindominguez6156 It worked out fine and I got my game Rust moved over perfectly to my drive, you should trust this video and it only took about 20 minutes.

[@weird2100]

TYSM!! my space on the c drive was really about to go full then i found this tutorial, now i can play more faster and my space in the c drive is good now :D

[@AMPKC]

GOATED Thank you I've been looking everywhere for this command. You saved me a lot of time and work.

[@dhruvsaxenadstar]

I did tried this with a software just now. But it's showing in both the drives (C and E)... what to do ? I got this doubt >> later I experimented by deleting all related files from C drive and changed the start menu shortcut location to the E drive program file application and now it works smooth.. Big Thanks to the geek page! Kudos for sharing such wonderful information.

[@thecowardlycabbage4485]

Thanks man you made this way less confusing than other people way to be short and simple👍

[@hamzagamalelgamal]

You're my hero thank you some much for this awesome tutorial. Everything is easy to follow + you don't need any program for this with that you got yourself a new subscriber!!

[@blistrz6036]

i have a problem. It got moved perfectly fine, however its still in my Local Disk and well as my C drive

[@bigc327]

same thing here, not sure how to get rid of it or if it matters and still taking up space on my C drive

[@Kornackifs]

@@bigc327 and also the moved folder is empty !

[@morganwebbrealestate6040]

This helped me with one file so far, but the others say 'cannot create a file when that file already exists" when I do the mklink command???

[@glorialastra5775]

i’m having the same problem

[@1stadc836]

me too

[@MarvHLP]

The best vido so far! Thanks bro this help out a lot! yuo got a sub!

[@rahyemetaylor7092]

this man has me feeling like a tech wizard! thank you Sir

[@yellowsprinkles8288]

omg I had no idea that this needed to be done before actually moving it I actually copy and pasted and now I had to reinstall REASON WHY I'M HERE AAAAAAAAAAA :< ok I feel sad it was 4gb game no sht and internet in our country had to suck yk

[@Lobotobeaver]

the only solution that helped me clear disk space. Thank you

[@hollow_9476]

Will i lose my save files i've been playing some games for a long time and i wanna move them to another drive i'm wondering if i will lose my progress

[@raymundjaygarcia]

The instructions are very clear and easy to follow. Such a big help. Thank you so much!

[@booky8148]

so clear you cant understand him....

[@xokrabbed2614]

@@booky8148just follow the video💀💀

[@rocksreviewsreactions337]

Roc and Ks: ours says "accessed denied" and "cannot be moved when the file already exists." Do you know what causes that?

[@AstraRudra]

For access denied - run the cmd in admin

[@dipperstan8226]

@@AstraRudra thanks man

[@pqripper]

@@AstraRudra how

[@congotipi8371]

@@pqripper right click cmd in the windows tab and hit run as admininstrator

[@generalkray_4167]

i have the same problem but administrator wont work

[@belasersthereals3476]

I moved a folder from a C drive to D drive and the transaction was successful, however, the same folder exists in my C drive. How can I solve that?

[@earlgallardo762]

i deleted the file from the c drive and the application still worked

[@ZchryGold]

@@earlgallardo762 the file you move is what file?? software or a game?

[@earlgallardo762]

@@ZchryGold photoshop

[@ZchryGold]

@@earlgallardo762 ohh cool? i wonder if it works on STEAM games or othe big file games with the same procedure.. i already tried now on a Google SketchUp Software and it did well tho its not that a big file size software.. Hope it works..

[@rayoo210]

doesn't copy anything inside the folder, just creates an empty one with the same name in the new location. Also it doesn't delete it from the first location for me so the second command gives an error. Help please.

[@Lia-fd2ud]

AFTER 3 HOURS OF STRESS I FINALLY FOUND THIS VIDEO AND IT HELPED ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH BROTHER

[@lauryn1111]

Better to backup your original system with ao mei in case of Win 11 crashes, it can restore your system.

[@sanidhyahaldaniya8003]

bro help me i completely done the first command but when i use mklink it says that( C:\Users\SANIDHYA>mklink "C:\Program Files\BlueStacks" "H:\BlueStacks" /j Cannot create a file when that file already exists.) please help me fast bro it's urgent.

[@sanidhyahaldaniya8003]

and it's saying that acces is denied waiting for 30 seconds.

[@ahmedismail4743]

same thing, what's the solution?

[@mrbrain697]

restart your pc and quickly delete the files that are in the original drive then try the second commad(mklink......).it worked for me(*-*)

[@pranspareno4791]

@@mrbrain697 wdym original files. where can i find it

[@sanidhyahaldaniya8003]

Which files

[@im_Dafox]

Hey there, thanks a LOT for the trick. Quick question, let's say I have this game on C: that I move to D: using your technique. Now there is a junction. If I want to move it back to where it was on C: later using to first command, will it erase the junction automatically and make it "back to normal" ? Thanks

[@nijeodjacavabajo]

When you saw a video from Indian man is 100% true.Thank you so much you are a lifesaver

[@Morales-x5j]

Thanks man. Very clear, simple steps and straight to the point!

[@zaibashrafi8682]

this didnt work for me i dont know what im doing wrong

[@fwagile]

Same

[@Vicky-zd3uv]

I cloned the disk with ao mei backup this is really a help for me

[@earncredible]

Damn! and here I thought all it takes is to copy and paste the folders. Will try this soon since I'll be getting a designated HDD for all my games.

[@dubsdiditup]

thank you so much man you even put the command in the description that's clutch asf thank you man

[@komedykeem9706]

when i do the mklink i get " cannot create file when that file already exist" and the file is on both ssd instead of transfer

[@xXCyrano98Xx]

Wow thank you so much! Very easy to follow and works 100%.

[@positivetimewithladre3596]

Does this works for Xbox one games for example if I wanted to move all my games another flash drive without redownloding them

[@GehMemories]

I tried it and it works. It's slower in opening the programs but it works. Or at least I think it works. I never really tested all the program functions. I came back here to thank you for this as now my "C" drive have drop considerably as I moved a bunch of programs to another drive. There is one thing I want to ask, can I move "Program Data" from "C" to another drive?? 💕😊👍

[@TheGeekPageGuy]

I don’t think it’s viable

[@TheWor1d-k1f]

InDiAn TeCh SuPpOrTeR but a good one thanks u helped me out

[@swiftsteve5721]

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF THE APPLICATION IS STILL IN THE DRIVE?

[@mikrely6705]

I'm so thankful that I found you, you made it easy to follow and it is just reasonable that you did that video :>

[@luisalee6850]

My Win 11 cannot boot and I resoted it with ao mei backup per I'm glad I backed up my system in advance.

[@kristenwinters7079]

Any Genshin players trying to get this put together for the Inazuma update? XD

[@xnxonline6726]

ME OMG

[@xnxonline6726]

Any luck bestie?

[@Swevenie]

YES LMAOO

[@kristenwinters7079]

OKAY GUYS, LISTEN.. I FINALLY GOT IT. AFTER SO MANY HOURS... I'm no computer geek or whatever, so all that file and drive stuff is confusing... So herea what I did. 1. Made a desktop folder to copy all my genshin stuff in. 2. Double clicked the (C:) File 3. Opened Program Files --> Genshin Impact 4. Copied everything genshin related or what was in that folder. 5.) Threw it all into that desktop folder from earlier. 6.) Deleted everything genshin related from the (C:) drive 7.) After that, took the desktop folder and dragged it to the second drive that had 100% nothing in it... Idk if it even make sense, but I hope It helped even just a bit..!

[@Swevenie]

@@kristenwinters7079 actually… I just skipped the whole “hard” part and when I was installing it, it asked me what file I wanted to put it in, and I put the file I wanted.😀

[@felicitybrown368]

I did this with partition assistant it's great, also nice when clone the disk.

[@maleeshamevan]

I'm getting this in Cmd when mklink step "cannot create a file when that file already exists." what can I do

[@muntasirmahinsiam3657]

how did you do it after that?It has been more than a year you commented.

[@maleeshamevan]

@@muntasirmahinsiam3657 I gave up😉

[@KT-ow1sz]

Thanks a lot ! I really didn't understand the 'link' and thought just 'cutting and pasting' SHOULD be enough Sir, but you've finally dispelled this myth ! ( And helped me understand where I was going wrong ! ) Thanks a lot and and good luck Sir !

[@BWVidventures]

in dir theres no "junction" shown, is it ok?

[@electronx5594]

i like how you made the mklink so understandable XD, btw is this applyable to default storage like downloads too?

[@saeedalketbi9051]

0% understanding 100% trust

[@DT74786]

😂

[@anto7293]

Very useful and ez to understand, thank you!

[@kurumilover880]

Hey bro, i noticed after these the file will come back into Disc C, but as shortcut files. isit normal?

[@kingoftheworld5753]

Very helpful and friendly. Easy to understand too. Wish you all the best

[@tanvirmahfuz202]

This is exactly what I needed.

[@lhemuelleesamillano5697]

thanks a lot bro i almost reinstall the my call of duty because one of my HHD got full

[@AkbarAthallah]

how long do u take to move the file?

[@lhemuelleesamillano5697]

@@AkbarAthallah probably just 10mins

[@siminye8037]

I use partition assistant from aomei it's very practical.

[@rubyzeng9017]

I want to know if this work for bad sectors drive?

[@TheGrittyOptimist.]

i don't usually post comments. but this dude is hell awesome!!!! Thank you for you help! please continue to post more and different tutorials.

[@rickkirkhamswaystomakemone2494]

I was surprised you didn't have to do anything in the registry.

[@keyiwan5947]

I cloned with aomei, it's just really good for me.

[@guvnorlee]

Thank you for your helpful tutorial. Your explanation was on point.

[@momo.netorare898]

This is by far the most useful video I've come across

[@rajeevrathod3183]

Thank you for clearing some space on my C drive. Love from Mumbai❤️

[@mayankmayank6450]

Access denied....

[@Muffin542]

Open cmd by :- Right click > Run as administrator

[@kaminari8793]

Thank you for this tutorial!

[@cythinn]

me watching this on warzone update

[@zubl7868]

same

[@Zyxifymarc_]

@Max crafter /Captain fortnite sameee

[@pewe899]

Same

[@AldrarieRoselph]

all these comments, are true. thank you so much. what a life saver, my ssd only had 11GB left. follow the tutorial. i now have 92 GB left.

[@kushaldangal2161]

OMG ! This Video Saved Like 20 Hours Of My Life ! I tried to transfer MInecraft ( With Mods & Versions ) By Looking other videos , It only get complicated ! BUt NOw After I Did every Step of this video it got ! I usually Never commet on videos But I switched from TV to laptop to comment On HIs VIdeo, SO i sub and like from my side

[@logannewton5519]

Thank you so much!! This was a very easy to follow tutorial! and it helped me out lots as I needed to have more storage space on my pc.

[@lauryn1111]

As far as I know robocopy cannot copy open files and also other limitaions, I use partition assistant ao mei to move this, it's nice.

[@PJ_Procerity]

This is absolutely brilliant! However, can someone help me understand how this works. I'm interested how these things work so I can understand in detail. Like I can see after you do the mklink the folder re-appears in the drive you moved it from but doesn't actually take the space it did originally. I'm assuming this is so the app still opens as it's still got it's original path. Just interested how it's in the original drive but not taking the space, I noticed the little arrow on it so I assume it's something to do with that. Would really appreciate a response but if not thanks for the video this is a massive help and really easy to do! subbed and liked (Y)

[@TheGeekPageGuy]

Its just like call forwarding .

[@PJ_Procerity]

@@TheGeekPageGuy cheers pal, I thought it was something like that. Is it just a shortcut it creates (or similar). Anyway I like it pal, very clear and straight forward video. Thanks for the reply.

[@sigmarules3967]

@@TheGeekPageGuy Hey, I need help. The file that I moved stayed in my C Drive and basically duplicated itself.

[@arorakirti]

@@TheGeekPageGuy Can we do it to transfer apps to SSD ? Can we format that C drive after moving ? Will it create any problem ?

[@SyedMuneeb12]

@@TheGeekPageGuy 1) is it necesarry to link with the orginal drive that you have moved from? 2) what if i delete from the original drive after linking? will it open in the drive that i have moved to? pls reply

[@0xxhomie981]

will i need to reinstall the programs if I move to another disk? otherwise I may try to just clone the disk with aomei

[@basselzaki]

i have a question why we do the 2nd step of conjunction ? i can see that the conjunction step keep the program in C as same old size .... i believe we did this to give some extra space to drive C right ?

[@hamsterlovers4254]

Thanks, now i know i have 2 braincells