Short SSD setup guide
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Created: January 5, 2013 / Updated: November 2, 2024 / Status: unknown / 1 min read (~141 words)
Created: January 5, 2013 / Updated: November 2, 2024 / Status: unknown / 1 min read (~141 words)
Backup everything. First rename, then remove when you confirmed it worked. Better safe than sorry.
REM Set the new root location
REM Ex. NEW_ROOT=D:
REM NEW_ROOT=D:\Data
REM NEW_ROOT=D:\MyStuff\MyComputer
set NEW_ROOT=D:
REM (Make sure that C:\Users doesn't exist anymore)
move C:\Users C:\Users.Backup
mklink /J C:\Users %NEW_ROOT%\Users
REM DO NOT DO THE FOLLOWING
REM (Rename C:\ProgramData before creating the link)
move C:\ProgramData C:\ProgramData.Backup
mklink /J C:\ProgramData %NEW_ROOT%\ProgramData
REM Update the TEMP folder at system level
setx /m TEMP %NEW_ROOT%\Windows\Temp
setx /m TMP %NEW_ROOT%\Windows\Temp
move C:\Windows\Temp C:\Windows\Temp.Backup
mklink /J C:\Windows\Temp %NEW_ROOT%\Windows\Temp
REM END DO NOT DO