demonikal
New Member
I just finished installing Windows 8.1 today. johnb said Windows 7 was quite easy when it came to pointing your libraries data to a different drive, i.e. your hard disk drive. It's also really easy with Windows 8/8.1. I couldn't find anything on the Windows search community on how to change the location of the drive files your Downloads, Music, Pictures, Documents, and Videos folders look for. I also saw plenty of forums online with people encountering issues with pointing their SSD libraries to their HDD or bigger SSD to take up less space on their C: drive.
Sorry I don't have screenshots for this, but hopefully this will help anyone who is encountering the same problem.
1. Create a folder on the drive you want all your files to sit and add your files to that folder if they're not already there. In my case, they were backed up to an external drive. Your Windows 8 C: drive is going to call your Videos folder, for example, C:\Users\Computer Name\Videos. If your files are on, let's say, your F: drive, then it'd make sense to keep the folder name the same.
2. Go to your Videos folder on your C: drive. Right-click on it and choose the "Location" tab.
3. Change the target location. In my case, it was F:\Videos.
4. Hit Apply.
5. It asks you if you want to transfer any existing files from your C:\Users\Computer Name\Videos folder to your new location, if applicable. Click Yes.
6. You're done!
Sorry I don't have screenshots for this, but hopefully this will help anyone who is encountering the same problem.
1. Create a folder on the drive you want all your files to sit and add your files to that folder if they're not already there. In my case, they were backed up to an external drive. Your Windows 8 C: drive is going to call your Videos folder, for example, C:\Users\Computer Name\Videos. If your files are on, let's say, your F: drive, then it'd make sense to keep the folder name the same.
2. Go to your Videos folder on your C: drive. Right-click on it and choose the "Location" tab.
3. Change the target location. In my case, it was F:\Videos.
4. Hit Apply.
5. It asks you if you want to transfer any existing files from your C:\Users\Computer Name\Videos folder to your new location, if applicable. Click Yes.
6. You're done!
