Windows Folder and File Redirection
So you’ve got an SSD for your C Drive and don’t want to fill it up with unnecessary data. Redirect those files/folders to another location.
- Launch Windows Explorer from the desktop.
- Make the necessary target folders on your proposed target drive. This is something you must do. If you only specify the drive root (D:), it will attempt to use the entire drive, resulting in a mess. One folder for documents, another for photos, and so on. Again, you must use a subfolder rather than the root. Otherwise, your configuration will be messed up.
- In this tutorial, we will be using the Documents folder as example but these changes can also be applied to other folders that you like to redirect
- Right-click on Documents in Windows File Explorer and select Properties.
- Choose the Location tab.
- Click move.
- Navigate to the newly created ‘Document’ folder.
- Click the ‘Select Folder’ button.
- A confirmation dialog box will appear, asking if you want to relocate all existing documents. You should choose Yes.
- Click the Apply and then OK button.
- You should now see a new folder called Documents on the target drive.
- That is only the name that is visible. The underlying folder name appears to be whatever you provided it originally.
- Anything you save in ‘Documents’ will now be saved to that folder.
- Repeat for the remaining default directories (Pictures, Videos, Music)
References:
https://forums.tomshardware.com/faq/how-to-redirect-folders-to-other-drives-in-windows.1701731/
