c drive full, d drive empty, how to move programs

[Lisa]

I am getting error messages to the effect that my 20GB
hard drive is full. The C: drive is nearly full but the
D: drive has almost 10 GB available.

Is there an easy way to move whole programs/files from C:
to D:? I tried this, and some programs became unusable.
I thought perhaps I should move my photograph program
(Kodak) and all my photo files and some other non-
essential applications to the D: drive. Are there things
I should be aware of before I try to do this? Can I move
a program without losing all the information I have added
(photos)?

Thanks in advance.

Lisa

 

[Cari MS-MVP]

Not an easy way because programs put entries in the registry which then will
become broken if you move the programs.

Uninstall the program(s) in question and then reinstall them... using the
custom install... and tell the installer you want to install them on the d:
drive. Some parts do often need to be on the c: drive and in the Windows
dir4ectory but the largest part of them will now be on d:

Cari
www.coribright.com

 

[Lisa]

Thanks, Cari.

Lisa

-----Original Message-----
Not an easy way because programs put entries in the registry which then will
become broken if you move the programs.

Uninstall the program(s) in question and then reinstall them... using the
custom install... and tell the installer you want to install them on the d:
drive. Some parts do often need to be on the c: drive and in the Windows
dir4ectory but the largest part of them will now be on d:

Cari
www.coribright.com




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[mikey]

give COA2 from
www.pcmag.com
utilities.
moves programs and adjusts registry



(e-mail address removed)



I am getting error messages to the effect that my 20GB
hard drive is full. The C: drive is nearly full but the
D: drive has almost 10 GB available.

Is there an easy way to move whole programs/files from C:
to D:? I tried this, and some programs became unusable.
I thought perhaps I should move my photograph program
(Kodak) and all my photo files and some other non-
essential applications to the D: drive. Are there things
I should be aware of before I try to do this? Can I move
a program without losing all the information I have added
(photos)?

Thanks in advance.

Lisa