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Title: Changing the location of the Downloads folder Post by: Misaki on 2009 December 01, 15:04:14 Hey.
I've got 2 partitions, both C:\ and D:\, and C:\ is mainly only for windows and misc programs, while D:\ is for files that have got alot more GB (loads of music, several games). I'd like to change the location of the Downloads folder to the partition D:\ since I do not have enough space to allocate all of the custom content I'd like to have, is there anyway I can do this? Thanks in advance. Title: Re: Changing the location of the Downloads folder Post by: GnatGoSplat on 2009 December 01, 16:47:19 Yes, you can use a junction or symlink. I typically use junctions, but they work the same as far as I can tell.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-symlinks-in-windows-vista/ You can use junctions or symlinks to change the location of any folder without your programs being any the wiser. For example, I didn't like my saved game folder being in "My Documents" so I moved the "Electronic Arts" folder to the "Saved Games" folder and made a junction in "My Documents" pointing to the new location. You can also right-click on the junction and make it hidden if you don't want to see it. |