How to move and replace data from C drive to D drive and use it comfortably

This time, I will explain how to move and replace data from C drive to D drive on your computer for convenient use.

Since the C drive is used by an OS such as Windows, it is prone to failure whether it is an HDD or an SSD. Therefore, if you create a D drive on an HDD and save data there, you can immediately rescue the data even if the C drive fails.

In particular, in the case of SSDs, if a failure occurs, it is almost impossible for amateurs to rescue data. Therefore, the data must be stored on a separate drive or backed up.

Also, as the capacity increases, the operation may become slower, so moving just data to the D drive may slow down the operation.

Some of the latest laptops are equipped with an SSD and an HDD, or have space for an SSD, so we recommend them.

How to move folders such as documents, pictures, desktop, etc. from C drive to D drive

Documents and picture folders are usually stored on C drive, but they can be moved to D drive.

You can also move pictures and desktop using the following method.

How to move data from C drive to D drive in Windows 10

[How to move documents to D drive]

1. Open "Explorer (folder mark)"
2. Right click on "Document"
3. Select "Properties"
4. Select the “Location” tab
5. Select "Move"
6. Select D drive
7. Select "Select Folder"
8. Enter "D:\Documents" in the path name of "Document properties"
9. Select "OK"
10. When "Folder D:\Documents does not exist. Do you want to create a new one?" is displayed, select "Yes".
11. Select "Yes"
12. Select "OK"

How to move data from C drive to D drive in Windows 11

[How to move documents to D drive]

1. Create a “Documents” folder in the D drive
2. open explorer
3. Right click on "Documents" on C drive
4. Select "Properties"
5. Select the “Location” tab
6. Select "Move"
7. Select the “Documents” folder on D drive
8. Select "Select Folder"
9. Select "Apply"
10. Select "Yes" when the message "Do you want to move all files from the original location to the new location?" appears.

How to move game data etc. from C drive to D drive

If you are playing games on your computer or are planning to do so, we recommend that you save your game data to your D drive.

You can save space on the SSD by making the C drive an SSD and using the HDD as the D drive and saving game data there.

It depends on the application such as the game, but if you can specify where to load the save data, you can move it.

After transferring the save data, it is a good idea to change the save data load destination from the game's system settings to the D drive.

Is it okay to move data from C drive to D drive?

However, some people may wonder whether it is okay to move data from C drive to D drive.

Basically, if the D drive is on the same device as the C drive, you can move it.

In addition, it is possible to move storage that is directly connected to the device you are using, such as an external hard disk. However, devices on the network such as NAS cannot be moved.

Also, if you move OS such as Windows or system-related data, your computer may stop working, so avoid moving system-related data or data that you do not understand.

Move applications and game programs to D drive

Earlier, I explained about saving game data to the D drive. So, if you want to move not only save data but also applications and game programs to the D drive, what should you do?

Basically, it is impossible to move apps and game programs to another drive.

However, you can eventually move it by reinstalling it.

What this means is that a folder for installing the game will be created on the D drive.

However, if the C drive is an SSD and the D drive is an HDD, apps and games may not be able to take advantage of the SSD, resulting in slow startup times.

[How to save program data such as games from C drive to D drive]

1. Create a folder called "program Files" on the D drive
2. Create a folder called "program Files(X86)" on the D drive.
3. Uninstall the games and other applications you want to move from your C drive.
4. Install applications such as games that you want to move to the D drive again.

How to use C drive and D drive differently for games

As mentioned earlier, if you save all your game data to the D drive, you may not be able to benefit from the SSD.

Basically, SSD has the characteristic that data can be read and written faster than HDD.

Depending on the game you want to play, the speed of reading and writing data is important, so if possible, you'll want to take advantage of the benefits of an SSD.

However, if the SSD is C drive and the HDD is D drive, if you put everything in C drive, the capacity will be compressed.

If you want to save data space on the C drive while getting the most benefit from an SSD, it is a good idea to save game apps on the C drive and game data on the D drive.

By the way, what happens if the data is saved on the HDD is that when you start up the game, the game data is moved to memory.

Therefore, there is no need to worry even if the game data is saved on the HDD.

How to allocate C drive space to D drive or reduce C drive space to create D drive

In the previous section, we explained how to use SSDs and HDDs to use one drive as the C drive and the other as the D drive.

In this article, we will explain how to divide a single SSD/HDD and use it as a C drive and D drive.

Dividing a single storage in this way is called "partitioning."

• What are the benefits of partitioning?
• How to reduce C drive space and allocate it to D drive
• How to reduce the capacity of C drive and create a new D drive

What are the benefits of partitioning?

So, what are the benefits of partitioning?

For example, suppose you have partitioned your computer and have system data such as Windows OS stored on the C drive, and application and game data on the D drive.

One day, something went wrong with my C drive and I needed to recover it. When you recover this C drive, the internal data will be deleted once.

If you save everything to the C drive in this situation, all game and application data will be lost during recovery.

If all your data is deleted, it will take a lot of effort to reinstall it, and you may also lose all of your customized settings for applications.
By dividing the partition and storing game and application data on the D drive, the data on the D drive will not be lost even if you recover the C drive.

How to reduce C drive space and allocate it to D drive

We will explain a case where you originally have a D drive and want to reduce the capacity of the C drive and allocate it to the D drive. In this case, it would be a good idea to first reduce the volume of C drive and then use the unallocated space to allocate it to D drive. However, be sure to leave some space on your C drive.

Also, this procedure will delete all data on the D drive, so be sure to back up your D drive.

The specific steps are as follows.

[How to reduce the capacity of C drive and allocate it to D drive]

1. Back up the data on the D drive (because it will all be deleted during the procedure)
2. Sign in to your account with administrator privileges
3. Right click on "Start (Windows mark)"
4. Select "Disk Management"
5. On the "Disk Management" screen, right-click the C drive (C:)
6. Select "Shrink volume"
7. Wait until the pop-up "Query reduced area" appears.
8. When the "Shrink C" screen appears, select the "Size of area to shrink" section for the amount of space you want to add to the D drive.
9. Select "Shrink"
10. *Just to be sure, make sure you have backed up the data on your D drive.
11. Return to the "Disk Management" screen, then right-click on the D drive
12. Select "Delete Volume"
13. ``Deleting this volume will delete all data on the volume.'' will be displayed, so confirm that you have taken a backup and select ``Yes''.
14. D drive becomes "unallocated" space
15. Right click on the area that says "Unassigned"
16. Select "New Simple Volume"
17. When the “New Simple Volume Wizard” appears, select “Next”
18. On the “Specify volume size” screen, select “Simple volume size”
19. Select "Next"
20. On the "Assign drive letter or path" screen, select "Assign the following drive letter"
21. Select the desired letter, such as "D"
22. Select "Next"
23. On the "Format Partition" screen, select "Format this volume with the following settings"
24. Change other settings if necessary
    (If you check "Perform a quick format", formatting will be faster.
    In addition, you can set the name of the D drive in "Volume Label". )
25. When "Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard" appears, select "Finish"
26. Confirm that the newly created D drive exists on the "Disk Management" screen.

How to reduce the capacity of C drive and create a new D drive

If you want to reduce the size of C drive and create a new D drive, first shrink the volume of C drive and set it as a new D drive by following the steps below. The specific steps are as follows.

[How to reduce the capacity of C drive and create a new D drive]

1. Sign in to your account with administrator privileges
2. Right click on "Start (Windows mark)"
3. Select "Disk Management"
4. On the "Disk Management" screen, right-click the C drive (C:)
5. Select "Shrink volume"
6. Wait until the pop-up "Query reduced area" appears.
7. When the "Reduce C" screen is displayed, select "Area size to reduce" to the capacity of the new D drive you want to create.
8. Select "Shrink"
9. Return to the "Disk Management" screen, right-click on the area that is displayed as "Unallocated"
10. Select "New Simple Volume"
11. When the “New Simple Volume Wizard” appears, select “Next”
12. On the “Specify volume size” screen, select “Simple volume size”
13. Select "Next"
14. On the "Assign drive letter or path" screen, select "Assign the following drive letter"
15. Select the desired letter, such as "D"
16. Select "Next"
17. On the "Format Partition" screen, select "Format this volume with the following settings"
18. Change other settings if necessary
    (If you check "Perform a quick format", formatting will be faster.
    In addition, you can set the name of the D drive in "Volume Label". )
19. When "Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard" appears, select "Finish"
20. Confirm that the newly created D drive exists on the "Disk Management" screen.

Summary, how to move and replace data from C drive to D drive and use it comfortably

This time, we explained how to move and replace data from C drive to D drive and use it comfortably.

If you put all your data only on the C drive, you may end up running out of space, or you may have to erase all your data during recovery.

Modern laptops are equipped with SSDs and HDDs, or have space for them. It is a good idea to use them to save data not only to the C drive but also to the D drive.

In addition, we also explained how to divide one storage into C drive and D drive. When performing this task, we recommend that you back up your computer first, just in case.